High Court upholds education ministry directive to close Bridge International...
The Judge noted that it is not in dispute that none of the Bridge academies has been registered nor fully licenced by ministry of education to operate. The High court in Kampala has okayed the ministry...
View ArticleUganda signs agreement with Kenya for efficient operation of Standard Gauge...
The Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is East Africa’s biggest transport project and the region's leaders have great expectations for the benefits it will bring once it is complete. The Standard Gauge...
View ArticleFlower exporters petition trade ministry over cases of workers' exposure to...
Members of the association met with the Trade Minister, Amelia Kyambadde following recent allegations of the exposure of 80 workers of a flower farm in Wakiso district to toxic chemicals. The Uganda...
View ArticleMajor General Julius Oketta, coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation, is dead
At the time of his death, Maj. Gen Oketta was serving as the Director National Emergency Coordination and Operations in the Office of the Prime Minister. The Deputy Coordinator of Operation Wealth...
View ArticleParents and pupils protest against court order to close Bridge schools
Parents, and pupils who study at Bridge International Academies, have protested against a High Court verdict and order by government to close the schools. Parents, and pupils who study at Bridge...
View ArticleCompany promotes adventure sport as means of teaching life skills
Explo-initiatives, an association that deals in adventure sports called Para Sail Aero Adventure believe sports can play a role in teaching problem solving through a practical approaches.Technical...
View ArticleAmuru residents reject government proposal to give land to Madhvani
Local residents in Amuru district are against a government proposal to give away 10,000 square km of land to Madhavani Sugar works and prefer to grow Sun flower and rice.Madhvani wants to plant...
View ArticleKakyanga police post in Kalangala in dire state, residents ask government to...
Residents of Kakyanga landing site in Kalangala district have called on government to come to their rescue and by deploying more police officers to keep law and order in the area.Residents of Kakyanga...
View ArticleMakerere lockdown: Lecturers deny meeting education minister Hon. Museveni
Lecturers at Makerere University say they have not met officials from the education ministry over the current standoff over salaries.Lecturers at Makerere University say they have not met officials...
View ArticleBridge schools parents and pupils hold procession to parliament
In August this year, the ministry of education ordered the closure of the 63 schools citing poor standards and last week, the High Court upheld the order.Pupils of Bridge International Academy, a chain...
View ArticleDisaster ministry: Seven million Ugandans face starvation
The long dry spell has forced many people to leave their homes in search of food and water. Authorities in the Ministry of Relief and Disaster Preparedness say 7 million Ugandans are facing starvation...
View ArticleMakerere university medical students shun call to return
The Ministry of Education had issued a guideline telling post graduate medical students to resume their studies while the rest of the university remains closed.An estimated 380 Post graduate students...
View ArticleMPs, senior government officials extol former UPDF lawmaker, Gen. Oketta
Oketta will be buried on Thursday in Amuru district, Acholi sub-region.Parliament has paid glowing tribute to the deceased deputy coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation Maj. Gen. Julius Oketta who...
View ArticleMakerere University illegally got Shs 344Bn from donors
This emerged as members of the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee engaged officials of the finance ministry over queries arising from the Auditor General's reports. Makerere University received...
View ArticleMakerere University signs pact with Japan university
The agreement will take an estimated five years and is renewable.Eight days after the closure of Makerere university, the vice chancellor Professor John Ddumba Sentamu is still unsure when a committee...
View ArticleMaj. General Julius Oketta to be laid off to rest in Amuru district
Maj. Gen. Julius Oketta will be buried in Amuru District today. The body of Oketta, who died on Saturday, was transported by a military helicopter which landed at St. Joseph’s College Layibi as scores...
View ArticleMPs allocated Shs. 140b emergency fund to parliament
The MPs were concerned that 140 billion shillings that had been allocated to the fund was diverted to the Parliamentary Commission.The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee has asked the Ministry of...
View ArticleCDF Katumba Wamala warns politicians against speculations over Oketta's death
Maj. Gen. Julius Oketta has been buried in Lacor Amuru district. Maj. Gen. Julius Oketta has been buried in Lacor Amuru district. Speaking at the burial theChief of defense Forces Gen. Edward Katumba...
View ArticleTwo Bridge Academy schools in kawempe closed by education ministry
The crackdown on the schools in Kampala follows a High Court order for the closure of 63 campuses under the academy last week. Two schools, part of Bridge International Academy have been closed.The...
View ArticleMuseveni wants old buildings knocked down
The Directive was revealed by the Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development Betty Amongi at a Lands and Housing stakeholders meeting in Kampala. The President has directed that all dilapidated...
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