UNRA Probe: More Ghost Contractors Unearthed
Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has Wednesday presented before Parliament more contractors that have been illegally receiving payments from the Authority. The list presented to the Committee of...
View ArticleInter-Burundi Dialogue Still EAC’s Top Priority – Mkapa
The former President of the Republic of Tanzania, H.E Benjamin William Mkapa has said that the Inter-Burundi dialogue remains a top priority for the East African Community. Mkapa made was hosting EALA...
View ArticleUganda Kenya, Rwanda to Jointly Showcase at World Travel Market
The regional tourism ministries are set to participate in the World Travel Market day that is scheduled in London from 7th to 9th November. Under the Joint Tourism Marketing Community initiative;...
View ArticleEALA Rolls Out Third Round of Stakeholders’ Sensitisation
EALA has commenced the third round of sensitization in the Partner States with legislators targeting various stakeholders in outreach. The sensitization activities, carried out by the EALA local...
View ArticleTears, Grief as Family Mourns Shamira
A dark cloud hovered over St John’s Church Kamwokya, Kampala as friends and relatives gathered to pay their last respects to Shamira Nyangoma. At the age of 25, Nyangoma succumbed to a brain tumour at...
View ArticleUBC Downplays Looming Workers’ Strike
The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) has dismissed as “misguiding and malicious” an internal memo leaked on social media yesterday, calling upon workers to lay down their tools on Friday this week...
View ArticleIMF, EU Root for Further EAC Integration, Reforms on Road to Monetary Union
The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat, the European Union (EU), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) jointly organized a high-level conference entitled “Regional Integration in the EAC:...
View ArticleKuteesa Defends Uganda’s Human Rights Record, Position on Homosexuality at UN...
Uganda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Sam Kuteesa has defended Uganda’s human rights record which he on Thursday said has undergone several structural and institutional adjustments. While...
View ArticleMutabazi: I Don’t Know Frank Gashumba
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Executive Director Godfrey Mutabazi has distanced himself from social media critic Frank Gashumba’s woes. Gashumba today Friday said he had been put into police...
View ArticleFDC Supporters Arrested in Mbarara
Police in Mbarara has in detention supporters of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) who were arrested in an “illegal procession” this morning. The Mbarara District Police Commander Jaffar...
View ArticleIsingiro Calamity: District Chairman Arrested
The chairman LC 5 for Isingiro district has been arrested for violating the ministers’ orders on a quarantine imposed on the district. Chairman Jeremiah Kamurali who sternly opposed the near 15 year...
View ArticleMaj Nakalema Demoted as Museveni Shuffles Permanent Secretaries
President Yoweri Museveni has at last effected the highly anticipated shuffle in the various ministry Permanent Secretaries, bringing on board a number of new faces. Summoning his constitutional powers...
View ArticleJanet Isn’t Fit for Education Ministry – Besigye
Col Dr Kizza Besigye, the former FDC Presidential candidate has blamed the current problems of Makerere University on “bad leadership” at the Education Ministry, which headed by First Lady Janet...
View ArticleBuild More Jails: Besigye Tips Government After Gashumba Arrest
Following the arrest of Sisimuka Uganda’s Executive Director, Frank Gashumba, FDC’s former party president, Dr. Kiiza Besigye has advised government to build more prisons since more Ugandans affirm to...
View ArticlePanic as Police Evicts Residents Against Court Injunction
Tension is rising in Kiira Municipality, Wakiso District as Police moves to evict six ‘kibanja’ land owners despite a court injuction against the same. Kiira Police, under the command of OCCID,...
View ArticleLabour Ministry Lauded as Middle East Consultants Sends 52 Workers to Dubai
The Managing Director of Middle East Consultants Limited (MEC), Mr. Gordon Mugyenyi has applauded the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development for the efforts made to protect Ugandans who are...
View ArticleWe Are Down Not Out, Says JMC Coach
Jinja Municipal Hippos coach George William Lutaalo is still harboring hopes of his team avoiding the chop at the twilight of the season. The club’s plight deepened further with the 3-1 loss to bitter...
View ArticleFrance, Uganda Move to Strengthen Military Ties
A French delegation has visited the Ministry of Defence Headquarters, Mbuya to strengthen diplomatic relations between Uganda and France. The delegation was led by H.E. Stefanie Rivola, the French...
View ArticleNRM Evicted from Kabale Offices Over Rent
National Resistance Movement-NRM party officials in Kabale District have been issued an eviction notice from their office over rent arrears and poor hygiene. The offices are on a building that belongs...
View ArticleTanzania to Adopt Uganda’s Refugee Management Model
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has pledged continuous partnership with the East African Community (EAC) to address issues of migration within East Africa. IOM’s Regional Director...
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