Park-yard row: Businessman Kiggundu says he legitimately owns land
Hamis Kiggundu has refuted allegations that their firm Ham Enterprises used bribery and intimidation to illegally occupy Nakivubo Parkyard land.An associate of businessman Hamis Kiggundu has refuted...
View ArticleFemale lecturers at Makerere accuse government of flawed priorities
The female lecturers argue that the money would have been better spent in paying for items like sanitary pads which millions of poor girls cannot afford to buy.A number of female lecturers at the...
View ArticlePioneer bus accuses KCCA of failing to honour contract
Pioneer Easy Bus claims the company is making losses amounting 8 billion shillings annually.Pioneer Easy Bus a company which was contracted by Kampala Capital city authority to provide affordable...
View ArticleFormer finance minister and Buganda Katikkiro, Joash Mayanja Nkangi, has died
Nkangi had previously served as Finance minister, Attorney General and Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister. He was the Katikkiro of Buganda during the crisis of 1966.Joash Mayanja Nkangi, the...
View ArticlePrisons boss apologises to Jinja Chief Magistrate over transfer of Kasese...
The Commissioner General of Prisons Andrew Byabashaija has apologised for failing to comply with court orders to transfer sickly and elderly suspects in the Kasese killings from Kirinya to Luzira...
View ArticleUganda National Bureau of Standards ordered to pay former boss Shs260M
The Judge observed that Kahuma was never given an opportunity to understand the actual accusations against him, face his accusers, be legally represented or vigorously defend himself.On Monday, the...
View ArticleKCCA to start house numbering programme, residents to pay
Residents of Kampala will have to part with a one off fee of between Shs50,000 and Shs100,000 for a house numbering exercise that starts in April.Residents of Kampala will have to part with a one off...
View ArticleLooking back on Jehoash Mayanja Nkangi's illustrious career
Mayanja Nkangi's death brings to an end an illustrious career of a man who served with distinction both the Buganda government in Mengo and the central government in senior positions. Jehoash...
View ArticleEsther Kawooya's daily porridge gives pupils in Luweero school a chance at...
Pupils learning on empty stomachs is one challenge schools and parents in many rural parts of Uganda are still grappling with. Pupils learning on empty stomachs is one challenge schools and parents in...
View ArticlePresident Museveni criticises elitist approaches to fighting gender based...
The president took a swipe at the officials for designing what he called elitist strategies in their efforts to stamp out the vice. President Museveni has urged police chiefs and heads of aid agencies...
View ArticleOil cash probe: Finance ministry officials tasked to account for oil revenues
The parliamentary committee investigating the Shs6 billion oil cash pay out has put officials from the finance ministry to task to account for all the revenues Uganda has gotten from oil so far. The...
View ArticleStella Nyanzi appears before police over social media comments
Police have questioned controversial Makerere University research fellow Dr. Stella Nyanzi over alleged offensive communication and cyber harassment. Police have questioned controversial Makerere...
View ArticlePresident Museveni promises to prioritise women empowerment
President Museveni has promised to treat women empowerment as a priority and boost sectors that encourage women activity. President Museveni has promised to treat women empowerment as a priority and...
View ArticleLow income working women say women's day is of little relevance
NTV spoke to a number of women who believe the day is only symbolic to elite women with white collar jobs.As dignitaries converged in Dokolo district to mark International Women’s Day, to the majority...
View ArticleFormer Buganda Prime Minister Mayanja Nkangi eulogised as an incorruptible man
Deceased former long serving minister and Buganda Kingdom Prime Minister Jehoash Mayanja Nkangi has been described as incorruptible and a man who served with excellence. Deceased former long serving...
View ArticleAndrew Kayiira remembered, family asks government to recognise his...
David Kayiira Lutakome, the late Kayiira's son, while speaking on behalf of the Kayiira family, faulted government for ignoring the family after their father was slain.The family of the late energy...
View ArticleUWONET and OXFAM partner to increase awareness of land rights among Uganda's...
Despite their essential contributions to the national economy, only few women enjoy secure rights to land they till, making land governance and management a substantial political, economic and social...
View ArticleNEMA and NFA accuse judiciary of frustrating efforts to deal with encroachers...
The heads of NFA and NEMA have accused the Judiciary of frustrating their efforts of removing encroachers on Namanve forest reserve and wetlands.The heads of the National Forestry Authority (NFA) and...
View ArticleBicycles and motorcycles help emancipate the women of northern Uganda
The bicycle is now a key tool of the old woman's economic empowerment as she can easily move in her quest for money to earn a living as an independent woman. The bicycle, in many parts of northern...
View ArticleMatia Kasaija says government needs to draft clear policy on rewarding public...
The Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija, says the government will draft a policy on the payment of money to public officers who have carried out tasks that are deserving of financial rewards. The...
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