President Museveni issues new warning on corruption
Only Last month, the State Minister for Labour, Herbert Kabafunzaki was forced to step aside after being charged over soliciting a bribe.President Museveni has asked members of the public to report...
View ArticleStaying Alive: Sanitation challenges in refugee settlements
World Vision in Adjumani, with support from the American government, is improvising with a motorized water system to reach over 18,000 refugees.In the fourth and last part of Staying Alive, the Plight...
View ArticlePolice tops list of 2016 Human Rights Report violations against scribes
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View ArticleID REGISTRATION: Govt to register pupils and students aged 16years at start...
The Ministry of Education and the National Identification and Registration Authority will on 29th May start registering for all students below 16 years. The Ministry of Education and the National...
View ArticleJennifer Musisi: Boda boda riders don't pay KCCA a penny
Kampala Capital City Authority no longer has control over the thousands of boda boda or commercial motor cycle riders who operate in the city and also doesn't collect any fees or taxes from...
View ArticleLand probe to begin: Commission of inquiry begins public hearings Wednesday
The probe team will investigate the effectiveness of law, policies and processes of land acquisition, administration, management and registration in Uganda.The commission of inquiry into land matters...
View ArticleDual citizenship: Ugandans in the diaspora petition parliament
Committee chairperson Judith Nabakooba promised to table their concerns to the speaker of parliament.Ugandans living in the diaspora have petitioned Parliament’s Defense and Internal Affairs Committee...
View ArticlePolice again tops list of violators of rights of journalists
Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Emilian Kayima says the trend is bad, and promises that Police will do everything in their power to change things.The Press Freedom Report of 2016 has again...
View ArticleGovernment assures UTL staff they won't lose jobs
The Government registrar general Twebaze Bemanya, will by end of this week have constituted a core transition administration for the troubled Uganda Telecom. The Government registrar general Twebaze...
View ArticleGovernment to register pupils, students aged 16 and below from May 29
The country has approximately 10.8 million school-going children.The Education Ministry and the National Identification and Registration Authority will, on 29th May, start the mass registration of all...
View ArticleNMS on the spot over delays in delivering medicine
The officials appeared before the Health Committee to discuss their budget estimates for the 2017/2018 financial year.Members of Parliament put officials of the National Medical Stores to task to...
View ArticlePolice foil journalists' procession on world press freedom day
Journalists used the day to vent their frustration towards the leadership of Uganda Journalists Association president, Robert Kagolo.Scores of journalists were briefly detained Wednesday morning as...
View ArticleMedia in the digital age: Scribes warned against recklessness on social media
The rise of social media has presented traditional journalists with lots of opportunities and challenges. The rise of social media has presented traditional journalists with lots of opportunities and...
View ArticleOn the farm: Farmers, pork dealers earning big from business
Our weekly On the farm feature has advice for pig farmers and what food they give their animals to improve their earnings, and the quality of their meat.Our weekly On the farm feature has advice for...
View ArticleMakerere university students bitter over delayed IDs
Scores of Makerere University students staged a protest against the administrations delay in issuing them identity cards and a number of other grievances. Scores of Makerere University students staged...
View ArticleMPs hail titular president Joel Hunter Wacha
A funeral service will be held on Friday at All Saints Nakasero, and he will be buried in Lira district on Sunday.The First Deputy Prime Minister Moses Ali has called for national reconciliation. Moses...
View ArticleLt Gen. Tumukunde asks for independent security vote
The security ministry is currently run under the budget of the Office of the President.Minister of Security Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde has urged Parliament to approve an independent budgetary vote for...
View ArticleLands minister Amongi wants Mengo probed over land leases
The Buganda Land Board has hit back at those criticizing the ongoing campaign to issue leases to people on the Kingdom's land, saying they are ill-informed. The Buganda Land Board has hit back at those...
View ArticleGov’t to register gamblers to protect youngsters from perils of gambling
Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board boss Edgar Agaba made the revelation at Uganda Media Center while announcing new regulatory guidelines on betting and gambling activities in the country.Government...
View ArticleMartyrs day celebrations: Catholic secretariat expects 3 million pilgrims
The celebrations will be led by Hoima Diocese under the theme “Stand Firm in the Faith”.The Uganda Catholic Secretariat has said three million people are expected at the Uganda martyrs celebrations on...
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