By Aloysious Kasoma Democratic Party President Norbert Mao has blamed the corruption allegations in the prime minister’s office as Museveni’s problem. Mao said that the source of corruption is Museveni and his NRM party where his removal could play a significant role in the fight against corruption. “His removal is …
Read More »Makerere College of science celebrates World Radiography Day
Kampala, Uganda | Sarah Namulondo | Students and lecturers at Makerere College of science have joined in today’s celebrations of the international World Radiography Day. The day which is gazetted by the World Health Organisation is celebrated to commemorate the 1895 x-ray discovery by Dr W Roentgen in German. The discovery introduced …
Read More »Nabukenya stages a rally after nullification
By Aloysious Kasoma Former Luwero woman MP, Brenda Nabukenya staged a political rally in Luwero to communicate her next move after the high court nullified her from the seat and ordered for fresh elections. The High Court in Kampala ordered for fresh elections following the rule by Justice Vicente Zeukerize …
Read More »Uganda to host 16th COMESA Summit
Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke | The government of Uganda is in advanced stages of hosting the 16th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) head of states and governments meeting. The high profile meeting which will be preceded by the COMESA Policy Organs meeting is being organized under the theme, …
Read More »Mao appoints Luyiga as DP special envoy for youth
By Aloysious Kasoma Democratic Party President Norbert Mao has appointed Makerere University KCCA Councilor as a special envoy for youths to champion DP students Leadership in Uganda. Mao announced during the weekly DP press conference in Kampala that Bernard Luyiga who will be reporting to the party president as the …
Read More »Heart operations abroad to end soon
By Joan Akello Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) is in the process of commissioning its medical compressed air plant and a vacuum extraction pump. This comes at the time Mulago National Referral is building an oxygen plant. Dr. Omagino. O.O John, UHI Director, signed a 2.4 Million Shillings cheque instructing British …
Read More »Luwero Woman MP loses seat
By Julius Odeke High Court judge Vincent Zehurikirize on Thursday nullified the Luweero district Woman Member of Parliament Brenda Nabukenya’s Parliamentary seat over massive election rigging and bribery. The judge ordered for fresh elections to be conducted in Luwero district whereby voters shall elect the district woman representative. The case …
Read More »Uganda commemorates the East African Community week
By Julius Odeke The minister for the East African Community, Eriya Kategaya says the purpose as to why there is East African Community week is to provide us with an opportunity to reflect on the commitments we made in the EAC Treaty and to assess the progress made in translating …
Read More »Generation Change formally launched in Uganda
By Sarah Namulondo The US Mission has launched the Ugandan Chapter of generation change at Hotel Africana with 20 youths already participating in it. The US Ambassador Scott H. DeLisi at the launch said that the project launch will be followed by a two-days training on collaboration, networking, presentation skills, …
Read More »World Bank tips Uganda on nurturing her human capital
By Ronald Musoke The World Bank director of human development for the Africa region, Ritva Reinikka, has stressed the importance of Uganda and her peers in Africa to put an equal emphasis on human capital development just like they have been doing with infrastructure if they are to transition to …
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