Kampala Parents’ School (KPS) has announced that in conjunction with National Identification & Registration Authority (NIRA) will be conducting the Child National Identification Number (NIN) & Birth Certificate Registration. To enable the smooth running of the exercise, parents or guardians will have to provide an assortment of paperwork, requirements and details about themselves and their…
The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has been quietly flown to Seattle, United States of America for specialized treatment. Oulanyah was flown out in the wee hours of Thursday, February 3, 2021, after discharge from Mulago National Referral Hospital where he had been admitted. He was flown aboard the Uganda Airlines’ Airbus A330-800 neo, with registration…
The government of Uganda through the ministry of Heath has revealed that its targeting to vaccinate 2.6 million people in the Central region during the mass Covid-19 vaccination exercise. The districts in question are Butambala, Gomba, Kayunga, Mpigi, Buikwe, Mukono and Wakiso. This was revealed by the Director-General of Health Services – Dr. Henry Mwebesa…
Iteso from all walks of life have expressed sadness over the demise of their cultural leader, Augustine Osuban Lemukol Adugala Emorimor. President Yoweri Museveni has also sent out a condolence message. “I join the people of Teso, and the entire country to mourn the death of the Teso cultural leader, His Highness Emorimor Papa Osuban…
With the great news of the Final Investment Decision being concluded this week at Kololo Airstrip, we must have already a fully Ugandan-owned Bank in play. Crane Bank was greatly supportive of small and Middle-sized Ugandan Businesses and Investments. If you ask all Business people in town they will tell you how its closure has…
The Appointments Committee of Parliament on Friday vetted the newly appointed Ugandan Ambassadors to different foreign missions. Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among chaired the committee. An ambassador is the President’s highest-ranking representative to a specific nation or international organization abroad. They play a key role in coordinating the socio-economic and political activities that are…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed that starting tomorrow, curfew restrictions for boda bodas are removed. President Museveni made the announcement during 41st Tarehe Sita celebrations in Mbale, where he said starting tomorrow Monday, at 6pm, boda boda riders are free to work transnight. “I want to announce that starting tomorrow at 6pm, boda boda…
Uganda Airlines is planning to acquire its first narrow-body jets, interim chief executive Jenifer Bamuturaki has disclosed. The state-owned airline currently operates four two A330-800s and four CRJ900s, the ch-aviation fleets advanced module shows, on flights that connect its Entebbe/Kampala base with Burundi, Tanzania, South Sudan, Kenya, the DRC, and Somalia regionally as well as South Africa and the United Arab Emirates…
A Uganda Airlines Airbus A330-800neo landed in Seattle on Friday afternoon. This was the first time a Uganda Airlines plane flew to the United States thus making great progress. Seattle is a city on Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest in Washington. It’s home to a large tech industry, with Microsoft and Amazon headquartered in…
Prof Augustine Ife, a specialist in the oil and gas sector, has asked government to provide clear laws and regulations if Ugandans are to benefit from their natural resources. His remarks come after government entered into the Final Investment Decision on an oil and gas project where more than Shs30 trillion ($10b) is expected to…
