The office of the Deputy President of Kenya William Ruto is protesting a decision by the Kenyan government to block Ruto from visiting Uganda, The Tower Post reports. Ruto who was travelling together with a business entourage was reportedly coming to Uganda for a private visit. Reports indicate that he was stopped from making his…
“Even if your position on a political issue was wrong yesterday, once you changed to a correct one and you take good position, I welcome you,” President Yoweri Museveni once said while closing the first National Resistance Movement conference held on July 17th 1998. Perhaps this has been the strategic strength he has used to…
The long-awaited plan for the rehabilitation of the Masaka-Kyotera-Mutukula road has been deferred as the government, awaits funding from the African Development Bank. The rehabilitation project will be funded by an AfDB grant under the NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF). According to Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, the feasibility study for the road construction and other…
There is excitement among residents and traders in Kasubi, on the outskirts of Kampala in Lubaga division as construction of the Kasubi Junction takes shape.The work was initially supposed to be undertaken as part of the Bakuli-Nakulabye-Kasubi Road reconstruction implemented under the Kampala Institutional Infrastructure Development Project (KIIDP II). But it was halted due to…
Uganda and Tanzania have resolved to jointly handle cross border operations to combat Coronavirus Disease (COVID19). They have also tightened restrictions on cross-border movements. According to Kenneth Byaruhanga, the Senior Immigration Officer in Charge of Mutukula Border post, the two neighbouring countries are uniformly enforcing Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) including testing those leaving or returning…
