President Museveni's Luweero drip irrigation experiment bares fruit
The president said he’s already reaping from the farm, saying he now gets a weekly income from passion fruits and the chicken. In October 2016, president Yoweri Museveni planted a number of food crops...
View ArticleAttorney General asks for a week to scrutinise SGS motor vehicle inspection...
Most MPs who were debating a report on the contract that was compiled by the Physical Infrastructure Committee called for its termination.Parliament has, for the second day not concluded debate on the...
View ArticleMinister Ronald Kibuule's land title on contested Buikwe land cancelled
The land is being claimed by various institutions including the Buganda Land Board, a Buganda Kingdom Namasole (Queen mother), current occupants, and the Minister himself.Ministry of lands recalls...
View ArticlePresident Museveni wants officials who allegedly swindled refugee cash...
The president says he was a refugee for eight years in Tanzania and can’t tolerate abuse of office.President Yoweri Museveni has promised to act on officials in the Prime Minister’s officer who...
View ArticleDoctors condemn Blood Bank's decision to shun FDC blood donation drive
But the coordinator of field operations at the Uganda Transfusion Services William Mugisha instead accused FDC of politicizing their blood donation drive.Doctors under their umbrella body Uganda...
View ArticleMPs condemn the abduction of Ugandan journalists
This comes on the heels of an escalation in crime peppered with the abduction of journalists, murders and robberies of investors.The State Minister for internal affairs Obiga Kania has promised to give...
View ArticleNEMA blocks Wakiso district councillors from debating sand mining in Lake...
According to the NEMA deputy executive director Christine Akello, the matter is under investigation especially a Chinese firm MANGO TREE which is believed to be illegally mining sand in the lake.The...
View ArticleEx Buyende DPC Muhammad Kirumira's case against Uganda Police thrown out by...
With this ruling Kirumira is left with two options one being either to appeal against this ruling before the High court or full fill the bail conditions set by the police court.Buganda Road Chief...
View ArticleFormer Presidential candidate Abed Bwanika says religious leaders are...
Dr. Abed Bwanika accused the church of betraying Ugandans by accepting handouts in form of cars and other privileges from the state, thereby losing the moral authority to critique government.Ahead of...
View ArticleMPs call for reduced power tariffs to ease access to electricity
They made the remarks while touring small power plants in western Uganda early this week.Uganda currently produces about 600 Mega Watts of electricity but only about 22 percent of the population has...
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Security tightened in "dangerous spots" after murder of officers
This follows a Thursday incident in which two police officers were killed and their guns taken in Kawempe Division.Police has beefed up security in places considered to be deadly spots around Kampala...
View ArticleUNRA impounds truck over overloading
According to UNRA, the truck was coming from Kenya and destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) carrying soap products. Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has impounded a truck for...
View ArticleWinnie Byanyima apologises over Oxfam sex scandal
This comes just hours after a former Oxfam country director at the centre of sexual misconduct allegations embroiling the London-based charity organisation denied organising orgies, as Haiti announced...
View ArticleSDA church has contributed to Uganda’s development – President Museveni
During his brief speech at the service held in honour of Dr. Ted Wilson, the World leader of the Seventh Day Adventists at Kololo ceremonial grounds, President Museveni commended the role the Seventh...
View ArticleFOCUS ON ALEBTONG: The story of field marshall John Okello
He was probably one of Ugandan's first field Marshall ever to live, Field Marshall John Okello was a daredevil who led the indigenous people of Zanzibar to overthrow the puppet regime of the Sultan...
View ArticleMinister Ecweru expresses concern over inflating costs of constructing projects
The state minister for disaster preparedness, Musa Ecweru, was officially handing over Kabarodi Arch bridge to the community in Kasese district after its constructionThe state minister for disaster...
View ArticleSoroti municipality bans kaveera
The four day- campaign dubbed ‘Keep Soroti clean’ was organized the by the Soroti Municipality Member of Parliament Ariko Herbert EdmundThe political leadership of Soroti Municipality has launched a...
View ArticleLocals, businessman in row over Punishment Island’s ownership
Locals fear that this might affect tourism on the island that continues to attract visitors in their drovesA dispute is brewing over who owns Punishment Island, a place of torment where in the past...
View ArticleEnrika refuses to let hearing and speech impairment stop her
Enrika Kaija who at the tender age of nine has already set her sights on becoming a model despite having speech and hearing impairmentMany people living with disability face discrimination in society...
View ArticlePolice arrests TOP Radio presenter, Kamagu as New Vision's Charles Etukuri is...
The Executive Director of the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative Dr Livingstone Ssewanyana spoke out against the arrest of journalists, Rev Isaac Bakka, Stanley Ndawula and New Vision’s Charles...
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