The Parliamentary Committee of trade and Tourism chaired by Hon Mwine Mpaka who also doubles as the MP for Mbarara City South has refuted the allegations and false claims that have been raised by MP Ebwalu Jonathan the MP for Soroti City West accusing Uganda Development Cooperation to have spent shs 5.5bn on 1km road…
The Gulu City Education Department together with security have banned the use of televisions in schools. The Gulu City Senior Inspector of Schools Richard Irwenyo, says that the decision was reached in an emergency meeting held on Monday that was prompted by the violent strike at Gulu Central High School. Dozens of schools within Gulu…
Ugandan-based Spanish journalist Sadurni Carrasco Sumaya, 39, has died in a motor accident at Chopelwo valley along Kampala – Gulu highway in Kiryandongo District. She was killed together with her Ugandan driver, Thomas Mugisha in the accident that occurred around 8:30 pm on Monday evening. Faridah Nampiiga, the Public Relations Officer in the Police Traffic…
The Uganda Police is stuck with 5,015 motorcycles impounded over criminality, violation of road safety and traffic regulations during the lockdown. Police have urged the public, especially those whose motorcycles were impounded during lockdown to pick them up with documents or prepare answers to the crime to which they were impounded. This comes after President…
The son of President Yoweri Museveni, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has announced his retirement from the army. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Commander Land Forces Gen Muhoozi announced this via his Twitter on Tuesday March 8, 2022. “After 28 years of service in my glorious military, the greatest military in the world, I am…
Bukedde news paper has eaten it’s baseless propaganda against city tycoons led by Sudhir Ruparelia for tarnishing their good names. Without proof, on 12th February 2022, Bukedde stated that President Museveni had ordered office of Inspector General of Government (IGG) to investigate Sudhir and other tycoons including Hassan Basajjabalaba, Ephraim Ntaganda and Godfrey Kirumira for…
While Celebrating International Women’s day, Businesswoman, entrepreneur, and wife to city tycoon Sudhir Ruperala, Jyotsna Ruparelia has applauded fellow women for their big roles in economic, social, and cultural development not only in Uganda but across the Globe. In her international women’s day message, Jyotsna noted that women should be celebrated for their visionary, courageous,…
Junior Lands State Minister, Sam Mayanja could be in trouble as Parliament starts a probe into his handling of allocations of the government-owned land in the prime Naguru suburb. While chairing the plenary on Tuesday, 01st March 2022, the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon Anita Among, decried the confusion related to the Naguru – Nakawa land…
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will pay 50 Billion Shillings every week for the first five months to beneficiaries of the midterm access. This was revealed on Thursday by Betty Amongi, the Minister for Gender, Labor, and Social Development while announcing the guidelines, regulations, and processes of receiving their payments. According to Amongi, since…
The government of Uganda has partnered with the private sector and civil society to prepare the public ahead of the planned blocking of counterfeit mobile phones and other communication gadgets from the market. After failed attempts to rid the market of sub-standard and counterfeit phones for more than a decade, the government through the Uganda…
