The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has confirmed that its long serving Executive Director, Eng. Dr. Ben Manyindo has retired from the standards agency with effect from 1st November, 2020. “Accordingly, Mr. David Livingstone Ebiru, the Deputy Executive Director in charge of Management and Financial Services at the Bureau has been appointed as the…
Kampala Parents School took to online teaching when the government closed schools to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID19), a pandemic that has rattled the world. And after months of conducting lessons using online platforms like social media, zoom, email and other digital tools, the school principal Daphine Kato says that progress has been registered.…
By Faruk Kirunda By the weekend, the tally from US elections showed that Joe Biden was headed for election as the President-elect of the United States of America (USA) after edging out the incumbent, Donald J Trump, in a tense election held on November 3. Having come to power in 2016 after surprisingly defeating Hillary…
Joe Biden has won the race to become the next US president, defeating Donald Trump following a cliff-hanger vote count after Tuesday’s election. Mr Biden has won the key battleground of Pennsylvania, propelling him over the 270 electoral college vote threshold required to clinch the White House. The Trump campaign has indicated their candidate does…
Ugandan disgruntled journalist Arnold Mukose has dragged Bank of Uganda and the Attorney General to court over the fishy appointment and confirmation of Dr. Tumubweine Twinemanzi as the Executive Director in charge of supervision at the Central Bank. In February 2018, Twinemazi was appointed by Governor Emmanuel Mutebile to replace troubled Justine Bagyenda as the…
H.E the President of the republic of Uganda and Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Gen YK Museveni has officiated at the opening of the newly constructed Special Forces Command (SFC) headquarters in Entebbe, Wakiso district. The president congratulated the SFC Construction Regiment for efficiently using their direct labor to construct military installations…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Monday launched his five-year re-election manifesto for the 2021 general elections. Museveni, ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party presidential candidate, said the 2021-2026 manifesto, under the theme “SECURING YOUR FUTURE” focuses on five priority areas which include, creating wealth and jobs, delivering education and health, ensuring justice and equity, protecting…
By David K Mafabi StateHouse: I have watched and listened in utter amazement as leader after leader (of all shades and hues), the Oppositionists who go by the sobriquet of “civil society”, etc.- lambast Police over alleged brutality. For avoidance of doubt, where there are incidents of senseless “brutality”, the Police must be held accountable.…
The Kampala District Land Board has been duly approved and given greenlight to officially do their work following the withdraw of the case from Court questioning their appointment. Earlier this year, names of the appointed members from Uganda Law Society and all divisions of Kampala, except for Nakawa, were presented by the Kampala Capital City…
Business man Hamis Kiggundu of Ham Enterprises Limited has petitioned the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) calling for thorough investigation of Principal Judge, Dr. Flavian Zeija. Ham further wants the commission to investigate Zeija’s interests in the Ham Vs Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) case. On Monday, Dr. Flavian Zeija blocked the payment of Shs120 billion to…
