The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Rebecca Kadaga, has urged graduands of Cavendish University Uganda to be more innovative and work on improving import substitution. Kadaga, who was officiating at the university’s 9th graduation ceremony held at Speke Resort, Munyonyo, appealed to graduands to think outside the box and be more innovative as they have…
The Parliament of Uganda has passed the National Payment Systems Bill, 2019, that will among others regulate and provide for the safety and efficiency of payment systems and issuance of electronic money. The Bill presented to the House by State Minister for Finance, Hon. David Bahati on Thursday, 14th November 20l9 seeks to create a…
By Steven Masiga Most Universities especially private ones face a number of problems, prominent among which are: funding, lack of permanent academic staff and poor infrastructure among others. Funding is the biggest problem and it is the major reason we are witnessing calls by owners of private universities for the government to take over the…
Uganda on Thursday May 28, recorded 36 more coronavirus cases – 24 drivers and 12 contacts to previously confirmed positive drivers. According to Health Minister, Dr. Ruth Aceng, Uganda’s cumulative total of confirmed cases has now risen to 317. Dr. Aceng says 20 of the positive truck drivers arrived from Elegu border entry with South…
Premier League football is poised to return after a three-month shutdown, with top-flight games in England provisionally set to resume on Wednesday, June 17. Aston Villa vs Sheffield United and Manchester City vs Arsenal are scheduled to be the first two games when the Premier League resumes next month, with a full round of matches…
The Ministry Of Health has on 27 May, 2020, registered 28 new COVID-19 cases out of 2,004 Samples tested. 21 new cases in Uganda are truck drivers who arrived from South Sudan via Elegu while 7 cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. 7 positive foreign truck drivers (4 Tanzanians,1 Eritrean,1 Congolese and 1…
Two Belgium nationals (brothers) Alain Goetz and Sylvain Goetz who were recently found guilty by a court in Antwerp of money laundering, fraud and given 18-month suspended jail sentences, have hired the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) commandos to guard them. According to our sources, the duo (owners of the Africa Gold Refinery) (AGR) located…
One of Uganda’s legendary political parties, the Democratic Party (DP), is at the verge of collapsing, after being ravaged by internal wrangles that have since seen the party leader Norbert Mao fire stalwarts Medard Lubega Ssegona and Matia Lwanga Bwanika, after developing irreconcilable differences with them. Mao fell out with Ssegona and Lwanga a few…
Panic has rocked Parliament as renowned Parliamentarian and Lawyer Hon. Paul Akamba an Independent legislator representing Busiki County, in Namutumba District wrote to the Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga disowning his own signature as a seconder of a motion that was to be moved on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday 26th May…
A saloon car ‘Subaru’ has on Tuesday evening, May 26, overturned with three occupants on board in Kajjansi town along Entebbe road.The vehicle hit the barriers and overturned several times killing one and injuring two near the entry to the Entebbe Expressway road troll. Uganda Red Cross Society Spokesperson, Irene Nakasiita, confirmed that one of…
