Members of Parliament have urged telecommunication service providers to adopt more friendly data and voice bundles. This, according to the MPs, is intended to ensure that consumers of communication services get quality, reliable and affordable communication services to widen Information Communication Technology (ICT) penetration as a key driver of economic growth. While chairing the House…
Bukonzo West Member of Parliament, Hon. Atkins Katusabe has voiced his frustrations over the continued incarceration of Rwenzururu guards, who were arrested in 2016 after clashes with security forces. Katusabe said he continues to get reports about the failing health of the jailed royal guards asking government to set them free. “What we as leaders…
Lawmakers have called for a probe into the implementation of the Agriculture Cluster Development Project (ACDP), citing failure to meet the intended expectation and lack of value for money. The call follows an oversight visit by the MPs on the Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries to the districts of Kyotera, Rakai, Masaka and…
The killing of at least 31 people in less than a week in the eastern North Kivu and Ituri provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is raising deep concern, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday. During attacks on villages in the Irumu territory of Ituri province during July 7-12, at least 11 civilians…
Police have arrested two residents involved in beating up a journalist on Wednesday evening in Kiyanja village, Nakisunga sub county, Mukono district. It is reportedly said that Peter Byabasaijja, Denis Kiwanuka and others at large intercepted Ronald Kalumba, a correspondent for BBS television in Mukono and assaulted him causing him external and internal body injuries.…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also the Commander in Chief of the armed forces has appointed a new chairperson of the Makindye based military court (General Court Martial). The new name that will feature the proceedings of the court martial will be Brigadier General Robert Freeman Mugabe who is replacing General Andrew Gutti whose…
By Stanley Eroku Lt.Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is without doubt becoming a person of high interest on Uganda’s political scene. There’s a lot of speculation in the corridors of parliament, some whispers are so loud. Some Members of Parliament led by Hon.Betty Nambooze, filled with raw misplaced anger are so scared to see Muhoozi on the…
The Finance Committee of parliament and Roko Construction Limited have disagreed on the alternative financing possibilities for the company. The committee is considering a proposal from the government to purchase 150,000 shares worth Shillings 202.13 billion in Roko Construction Limited payable over five years. The transaction, according to the Ministry of Finance, is intended to…
Kampala Resident City Commissioners have vowed to continue with the ongoing boda-boda registration despite a petition by the Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago challenging the directive by the Minister for KCCA, prohibiting all unregistered boda bodas from operating in the Kampala Metropolitan Area. Anderson Burora, the Resident City Commissioner for Rubaga Division says that the campaign…
On July 6, Bank of Uganda held an emergency monetary policy committee meeting and decided to increase the central bank rate (CBR) by one percentage point to 8.5%, the highest since the country got hit by COVID-19. The Bank had in June this year raised the rate by a percentage point. Previously, the Bank had…
