NEWS

By Ronald Musoke A recently released joint report by the World Bank, the African Development Bank and the African Union has noted that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) innovations are delivering home-grown solutions in Africa, transforming businesses and driving entrepreneurship and economic growth. The report says that in just the …

By Ronald Musoke In a sign of the times, Pope Benedict XVI has succumbed to the temptation of the social media revolution by joining Twitter, one of the most popular social media platforms available today. The pope sent his first much anticipated twitter message using his personal account on Dec.12. …

By Aloysious Kasoma The office of the Inspector General of Government launched the third annual report on tracking corruption trends in Uganda using the Data Tracking Mechanism. The IGG, Irene Mulyagonja said that the Data Tracking Mechanism was initiated in 2009 as a strategy design to make an impact on …

By Joan Akello This year’s theme is inclusion and the right to participate in public life for all people including women, youth, minorities to make their voices heard in public life and be included in political decision-making. Human rights, are aimed at ensuring that every individual is entitled to a …

By Ronald Musoke Justice David Wangutusi has warned the Ugandan press against convicting Geoffrey Kazinda, the interdicted principal accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister, before Court does so. Wangutusi said judgments being delivered in the newspapers are baseless. Speaking with direct eye contact with Kazinda, the judge said: …

By Sarah Namulondo The police have been named the most corrupt institution in the country in the annual corruption report released today by the inspectorate of government in collaboration with the economic policy research center of Makerere University. Following suit was the judiciary at 49% in 2011 to 24.8% in …

By Ronald Musoke Bunagana border post has been re-opened following one month of closure. The border was temporarily closed in mid-November to stop the M23 rebels from getting revenue which they were collecting from trucks ferrying goods through the rebel-held territory in the eastern part of the expansive Democratic Republic …

By Aloysious Kasoma Opposition Democratic Party has warned the government to handle the oil issue with care or else it can lead to political turmoil. According to DP there is enough evidence that president Museveni has personal interests in the industry “The available evidence indicates that President Museveni  has personal …

By Julius Businge The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has called on the members of the private sector, government and the public who are well versed with finance knowledge to help it scrutinize the budgets submitted by power generators and suppliers (licensees) for the year 2013. The budgets contain the costs …

By Ronald Musoke Uganda’s National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UNCCI) is set to boost banking services and agri-businesses in the new districts of northern Uganda according to an announcement made during the 34th Annual General Meeting of the UNCCI held on Dec. 7 in Kampala. Olive Kigongo, the president …