COVER STORY: Makerere Breaking up the future? : The Makerere University campus in Kampala has been a quiet and abandoned place since President Yoweri Museveni on Nov.01 ordered it closed after a strike by lecturers demanding pay was joined by a strike by students demanding lectures. THE LAST WORD Museveni’s …
Read More »PENSION SCAM: Lwamafa, Obey and Kunsa guilty
The Anti-corruption Court has ruled that the three former officials of Ministry of Public Service in the Pensions Scam case are guilty of causing a financial loss to government. Jimmy Lwamafa who was then Permanent Secretary, together with Christopher Obey then Principal Accountant and Stephen Kiwanuka Kunsa then Commissioner Compensation Department, …
Read More »VIDEO: Uganda agrees to ‘export’ maids to Jordan
VIDEO: Government of Uganda has lifted the ban on ‘exportation’ of labor to Middle East countries which were imposed after various complaints of sexual harassment and torture. According to the Minister of gender, labor and social development Janat Mukwaya, the agreement will include fully paid-up insurance and assurance fee of 50,000,000 from …
Read More »VIDEO: Justice Buteera meets Otafiire team on court cases backlog
VIDEO: Justice Richard Buteera has met officials of the Ministry of Justice to agree a way forward to resolve the court case backlog in the country. Buteera who heads the committee set up by the Chief Justice, will consult stake holders widely across the country. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »VIDEO: When Muhakanizi accused parliament of sabotage
VIDEO: The Secretary to Treasury Keith Muhakanizi has accused the Uganda Parliamentary Commission of sabotaging the over 100 billion shillings government contingent funds project. He says the commission diverted the money to parliamentary activities, something that has made it hard for government to address famine in Isingiro and other parts of …
Read More »VIDEO: Rakai, Bukomansinbi and Karungu to get food relief
VIDEO: The government of Uganda has pledged to distribute food aid in one week to the districts of Rakai, Bukomansinbi and Karungu which have been hit by long drought and famine. Prime Minister Dr. Rukutuna Rugunda made the commitment on his assessment tour to the affected districts today. Share on: …
Read More »‘Uganda Cranes not a motorbike in Formula One race’
Group E Saturday Uganda v Congo Brazzaville 4pm Sunday Egypt v Ghana 7pm Cranes coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic is talking up his team’s chances in a tough group ahead of World Cup Africa qualifiers this weekend. “Some Africans compare the Uganda national team to a motorbike competing in a Formula One …
Read More »Uganda’s economy sound, says IMF
The economy isn’t in such a bad shape as earlier thought, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said in its latest assessment. Speaking at the conclusion of a two-week’s 7th review of Uganda’s economic programme under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI), Axel Schimmelpfennig, the IMF Mission chief, said the country’s prospects …
Read More »Lungu goal gives Zambia victory in Uganda
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Zambia edged hosts Uganda 1-0 on Tuesday in a warm-up match for both countries ahead of 2018 World Cup qualifiers this weekend. Chisamba Lungu, a 25-year-old attacking midfielder who plays in the Russian Premier League, scored the winner on 25 minutes in Kampala. What …
Read More »Archbishop Ntagali wins West Ankole Diocese court case
The High Court in Kampala on Tuesday ruled that the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Stanley Ntagali lawfully took over the episcopal jurisdiction of West Ankole Diocese. Justice Lydia Mugambe said that under Canon Law, Ntagali has powers to take over the seat of any vacant diocese until a new …
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