Cabinet moots changes in Bank of Uganda act
State Minister of Finance for Planning David Bahati, says the amendments will also outline the monetary operations of the Central bank and also ensure its role in effective implementation of the East...
View ArticlePolice offers 100 million shillings reward for information on Susan Magara’s...
In a statement released by the Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura, police says that they will give a reward of 100 million shillings to '' Whoever positively identifies the person in the...
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Boda Boda 2010 Patron Abdallah Kitatta finally submits himself to the...
On their first appearance in court on 13th February 2018, Kitata and his co-accused had refused to plead to the charges on grounds that they could not be charged by the court martial because they were...
View ArticleGeneral Court Martial cancels Police officers' bail
The police officers; Fisal Katende, Amon Kwarisima and James Magada had been granted bail in January this year on grounds that they are junior officers who could not interfere with CMI investigations...
View ArticleYouth groups failing to pay back Youth Livelihood Programme funds
Kamuli and Mukono have been cited as the worst performing districts under the Government funded poverty alleviation scheme.On the 24th,January, 2014, President Yoweri Museveni officially launched the...
View ArticleMPS grill NITA officials for sidelining Board of Directors
According to the committee, the managers of the authority have sidelined the board of directors and took decisions without its input.The parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities...
View ArticleCabinet orders Telecom regulator to investigate companies with unregistered...
Cabinet has now ordered the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), to investigate telecom companies with unregistered sim cards in use and report back in 14 days.In May 2017, phone users formed long...
View ArticleKasese resident accused of grabbing government Irrigation Scheme
Siwaku claims to own 89 acres of land in Mubuku Irrigation Settlement Scheme. However, he is accused of trying to grab government land.The Commission of Inquiry into land matters has ordered the arrest...
View ArticleAMISOM Troops ready to handover Al-Shabab fight to Somalia's National Army
Close to 500 soldiers under the African Union Mission in Somalia have been withdrawn since September 2017 when they were deployed to fight the Al-Shabab. The Chiefs of Defence Forces of the Troop...
View ArticleMPs reject Ministry of Energy's request for a 106 Billion UGX supplementary...
Ministry of Energy officials told the MPs that the money had already been used and they were asking Parliament for retrospective approval, and that is when the trouble started.Members of the...
View ArticleMinister Simon Lokodo collapses while on duty in Kalangala, airlifted to Kampala
Lokodo was on Wednesday afternoon airlifted from Kalangala to Kampala in a military helicopter.State Minister of Ethics and Integrity the Rev. Fr. Simon Lokodo has been admitted to the Uganda Heart...
View ArticleOPM Commissioner Apollo Kazungu forced out over refugee scam
The Suspension was confirmed by the Minister of Refugees and Disaster Preparedness Hillary Onek. Kazungu has been replaced by Gerald Menya who takes over with immediate effect.The Commissioner for...
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Congolese National accuses ISO operatives of Kidnapping her
These allegations come a few weeks after operatives from the Internal Security Organisation were accused of Kidnapping NewVision Journalist Charles Etukuri, and they also come 2 days after Susan Magara...
View ArticleKasese RDC accused of fueling the Bakonzo-Basongora conflict
The long-standing land wrangle between the two tribes has been blamed for continuous clashes in the Rwenzori region.Kasese Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Maj. James Mwesigye, has been accused...
View ArticleCholera outbreak in Kyangwali refugee settlement contained
However, while this might be cause for celebration, the rising number of refugees is threatening the existence of the oldest forest in Hoima district - Bugoma, as they cut down trees to construct...
View ArticleSmall and Medium Enterprises require grants to face economic challenges -...
He advises government to leverage on its resources to help SMEs compete favorably and survive.Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda may require grants if not interest-free loans in the current...
View ArticleVeteran Entrepreneur Dr Martin Aliker launches his autobiography
Dr. Aliker who is over 80 years old says he hopes the book would inspire young people and upcoming entrepreneurs to strive for the best and lead honest lives.Veteran entrepreneur and politician Dr....
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Former Internal Security Organisation Director Teddy Seezi Cheeye dead
Cheeye was reportedly hit by a boda-boda as he took a stroll in Nakawa on ThursdayFormer fierce investigative journalist Teddy Seezi Cheeye is dead. According to the police, Cheeye was knocked by a...
View ArticleKasese RDC denies allegations that he is fuelling land conflicts in the district
The RDC dismissed the claims that he took sides in the conflict between the Bakonzo and the Basongora, saying he has instead been working to bring the two communities together Kasese Resident District...
View ArticleGovernment plans to name Sand as a low value Mineral in new mining laws
Minister of State for Mineral Development Peter Lokeris who was appearing before the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee, says individuals have exploited gaps in the law to mine sand for profit to...
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