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The Internal Security Organisation (ISO) and Permanent Secretaries should be at the forefront in the fight against corruption, president Yoweri Museveni has said. “ISO and Permanent Secretaries and other accounting officers at district level are the ones who should help us fight corruption because they have a countrywide network,” Museveni …

The usually quiet Entebbe town was paralyzed Friday morning when the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) conducted a fire drill at the airport. It was a simulation of an aircraft crash, and the expected response from all bodies concerned in such an event.  Grade B Hospital in Entebbe, Nsambya Hospital, Rubaga …

  The stakes are high now, much higher than the Elgon Cup! Rugby Cranes head to Nairobi on Thursday for a do or die game against the Kenya Simbas. The tie is the Africa Rugby Tier 1A duel, and also doubles as the Elgon Cup return leg. Kenya annihilated the …

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said companies that sold goods to the government of South Sudan and have not been paid will be considered for a bailout. Museveni told Uganda’s Political Leadership Retreat at the National Leadership Institute (NALI), Kyankwanzi that these companies require government intervention because they are exporting …

Fighting corruption will be high on the agenda when Ugandan leaders head to the National Leadership Retreat Kyankwnazi, Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has said. “Corruption is one of the bottlenecks of government. Yes corruption will be tackled as one of the key issues at the retreat,” Rugunda told the press …

PHOTOGRAPHS: US ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac on Friday visited President Yoweri Museveni at his countryside home in Rwakitura. The ambassador and President Museveni reportedly discussed issues of mutual interest to the US and Uganda. Thereafter, Malac was taken on a tour of Museveni’s farm, where the president showed her …

A first meeting in Kampala of  Chief Executives of East African roads authorities is seen as a first step to collaborative efforts in building and strengthening infrastructure in the region. “UNRA is seeking collaboration with other roads authorities in the region. Our coming together will put us at a level …

Some 2.5 million people are still becoming infected with HIV every year even as drugs have slashed the death rate and patients live longer than ever, a global AIDS study said Tuesday. New infections have plateaued after a steep dip from the peak rate of 3.3 million in 1997, said …

Rent drops but top property agency sees short-term gloom before long-term boom Rent for office space in prime locations in Kampala city has taken an almost 30% fall as tenants flee the city’s Central Business District (CBD), according tothe latest report from the property agency Knight Frank. Rents have dropped …

The election of  chairperson is South Africa’s Dlamini Zuma’s successor has been suspended after none of the three running candidates attained the required two thirds of the vote. In a dramatic morning session of the 27th AU summit in Kigali, 28 members absconded from voting. I feel that the 28 …