Former Central Police Station DPC Aron Baguma has been charged and remanded to Kigo Prison. He faces charges of murder, aggravated robbery and kidnap. In company of his lawyer Abraham Mpumwire, ASP Baguma turned himself in at Buganda Road Court at 2.15pm on Tuesday and appeared before Grade One Magistrate Joan Aciro. …
Read More »Uganda issues oil production licences, targets 2020
Uganda on Tuesday issued oil production licences to the French group Total and British company Tullow. Energy Minister Irene Muloni said first oil production is now expected in 2020. Experts say the government hopes to earn $1.5 billion a year from oil exploitation, particularly from taxes, royalties and a 15% share of the benefits …
Read More »AGOA: Extension of access to US markets could be another lost opportunity
AGOA’s agony: Why 10-year extension of duty-free access to the US market could be another lost opportunity for Uganda When the US passed the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) 15 years ago, there was a lot of promise. Many African countries, especially the oil exporters, have registered substantial progress under …
Read More »Experts still wary of Uganda’s high interest rates
When the Central bank reduced its key bank rate to 14% from 15% early this month, it was expected that commercial banks would respond by cutting their lending rates. This was the third time in a row the Central bank was reducing the CBR by 100 basis points the others …
Read More »Do more for South Sudan refugees, says a top UN official
Adjumani, Uganda | AFP | The international community must respond to the refugee crisis caused by fighting in South Sudan in the same way it responded to the crisis in Europe, the UN refugee chief said in Uganda on Monday. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, says 88,533 people have fled …
Read More »VIDEO: Ministry of Public Service decentralising pension cases
VIDEO: Pension scheme reforms are long overdue in Uganda. To many, the mention of pension quickly relates to struggles to access it, and many have reportedly been conned in the process of chasing their documents to have their accounts credited. To solve this, the Ministry of Public Service has now decentralized the system …
Read More »VIDEO: Govt dismisses accusations that national theater being sold
Government has refuted claims that it planned to demolish the National Theater to pave way for private development. The claims had unnerved artistes and the general public- with many questioning the rationale used to reach at the controversial decision. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Kenya tests Uganda Cranes in countdown to Comoros clash
International friendly Uganda vs Kenya – Tuesday 4 p.m AFCON 2017 qualifier Uganda vs Comoros – Sunday 5 p.m The countdown proper to the make-or-break African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Comoros starts today with a friendly against Uganda’s bogey side Kenya. On form or not, no team gives Uganda as much …
Read More »Minister Kibuule under fire after bank incident, responds to accusations
Women activists under their umbrella body the Uganda Women Network (UWONET) have demanded the resignation of State Minister for Water Ronald Kibuule for allegedly assaulting a bank female security officer who attempted to search him. Ronald Kibuule has denied the allegations, saying that all he did was caution the guard. He …
Read More »Kerry’s visit, America’s agenda
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (2nd-L) poses with his fellow Foreign Ministers L-R: Kenyan Foreign Secretary Amina Mohamed, Somalia Foreign Minister Abdisalam Omer, South Sudan Foreign Minister Deng Alor Kuol, Sudan Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour, and Uganda Foreign Minister Sam Kahamba Kutesa after a meeting and working lunch that …
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