Celebrated Ugandan supermodel and fashionista Doreen Kabareebe is set to represent Uganda in the Ms World International 2022 pageant slated for August in the United States of America (USA). World International Ms is a televised beauty pageant extravaganza featuring models of all ages competing in a 5 day reality TV adventure. It’s slated for August…
Sports federations have welcomed additional funding to the sports sector. According to the 2022/23 financial year budget figures read by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija on Tuesday, the sports sector will receive Shillings 47.81 billion up from Shillings 17billion provided in the last financial year. Of this, Shillings 17billion has…
In an effort to curb cattle theft, the Uganda Police Force has officially announced that it has changed the Operation Uniform for Anti-Stock Theft Unit personnel operating in Karamoja sub region and the neighboring districts. All the ASTU police officers operating in Karamoja have been donning Field Force camouflage uniforms. Mike Longole, the Mt Moroto…
The content of the curriculum used to teach students in Uganda’s medical schools is out of touch with the current needs of the country, and experts are worried. Prof. Joel Okullo, the Chairman of the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council that regulates medical practice told scientists attending a symposium organized as part of the…
Fire has gutted the boys dormitory at Mbarara Secondary School. The fire that started at 10:30am destroyed Nyerere dormitory which houses S1, S2, and S3 students. The fire destroyed mattresses, clothes, books, shoes, and basins worth millions of Shillings. Monica Ashaba, the Deputy Headteacher in charge of Academics says that the students were attending campaigns…
Members of Parliament have expressed fear that government’s flag ship programme, the Parish Development Model (PDM) is likely to fail because most parishes are not yet prepared. MPs said that although the programme is inclined towards agricultural production and marketing, many parishes lack key infrastructure like roads, water and electricity to support it. The legislators…
The Bank of Uganda has tasked the National Social Security Fund-NSSF to ensure there are no cases of cyber fraud as the fund launches a three-in-one social security smart card. With the card, the fund’s qualified members will be able to directly withdraw their NSSF savings, deposit and withdraw money from their bank accounts, pay…
Authorities in Bweyogerere have started a serious hunt of one Abdul Wakabi 26 who ran away from Uganda to United Kingdom after playing dirty acts of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender. According to information obtained from security, in October 2021, Wakabi was caught red handed with Salim Lubwama in a homosexual act that is against…
