May 2023 - Thecapitaltimes

Big Move! NIRA, MUCHAP Collaborate To Scale Up Death Registration in Iganga, Mayuge Districts

Iganga: In a groundbreaking initiative aimed at addressing the low death registration rates in Uganda, the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has partnered with the Makerere University Center for Health and Population Research (MUCHAP) to conduct a two-day training for district

May 31, 2023

Crime

Gunned Down: Police Speaks Out On City Lawyer Ronald Mukisa Shooting

Deputy Kampala metropolitan ‘KMP’ police spokesperson ASP Luke Owoyesigyire has revealed that KMP South and Kajjansi Police Division are actively investigating a tragic incident of murder by shooting that occurred on the night of 30th May 2023.

May 31, 2023

ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES

What You Need To Know About The Hybrid Electricity Customer Connection Credit Framework

By Stellah Nakibuuka Kampala: On 13th December 2022, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, on behalf of the Uganda Government, launched the Hybrid Electricity Customer Connection Credit Framework to support Uganda’s quest of increasing access to modern,

May 31, 2023

News

Shunned: Investors Abandon Busoga’s City Due To Poor Road Network

In 1907, Sir Winston Churchill, then UK Premier visited Jinja and impressed by the beautiful scenery of the source of River Nile, opted to write a book titled “My East African Journey” where he genuinely decreed that Uganda was indeed “the Pearl

May 31, 2023

Politics

Thumbs Up: Speaker Anita Among Wins Big As President Museveni Signs More 5 Bills Into Law

One would refer to this as a great achievement to the August house most especially to the speaker of parliament as President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni signs on Six (6) bills including the Anti- Homosexuality Bill 2023 which dominated the rest of the

May 31, 2023

National News

Big Story! President Museveni Signs Anti-Homosexuality Bill Into Law

President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023, a move which now enforces tougher measures against people who pronounce themselves as gay in the East African country. The restrictive anti-gay bill comes with tough punishments and fines for those

May 29, 2023

Health

Health Ministry To Weed Out Substandard Ambulances Donated By Politicians

The Ministry of Health is planning to phase out all non-specialised or class ‘A’ ambulances in the country. This is intended to standardise emergency medical rescue services in the country, Diana Atwine, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Health, on Wednesday.

May 28, 2023

FARMERS HOME

Hope For Livestock Farmers Revived As NARO Announces Discovery Of New Anti-tick Vaccine

The National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) is in the advanced stages of producing an anti-tick vaccine that will save farmers from overspending on spraying cattle, and the loss of animals. This was revealed on Friday, May 26, 2023, during an engagement meeting

May 27, 2023

News

PHOTOS: Ethiopian Community In Uganda Join Other Africans In Grand Match to Mark Africa Origins Day

The Ethiopian Community, in tandem with the Ethiopian Embassy and other African Origins and Embassies/ High Commissioners based in Uganda have participated in the Grand March of Africa Day 2023 to Commemorate the 60th Anniversary of African Union. The Embassy, collaborating with

May 27, 2023

Business

Museveni Commends OPUL Over Development

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa has applauded Oil Palm Uganda Limited (OPUL) for its transformative agenda. Addressing thousands of Oil Palm Growers under their umbrella body Kalangala Oil Palm Growers Trust (KOPGT) at Kibanda Primary School grounds on Friday,a jovial Museveni revealed

May 26, 2023