Director of the World Sustainability Organization, Paolo Bray has made an urgent appeal to the government and farming community in Uganda, for coffee farming and production to be made more sustainable.He stressed Uganda risks losing its position as one of the world’s major coffee producers, if immediate action is not taken.Coffee is one of the…
City lawyer Kenneth Kwesiga Bateyo has been ordered by Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s court to Shs 86 million or be jailed for 3 years over his involvement in a fraudulent land transaction. The same court also sentenced businessman George William Salongo Kagwa and land broker Chrispus Sali in the same matter. Court found the trio…
Court in Makindye has remanded Local Council one ‘LC1’Chairman of Klezia zone one Mr Chrizestoma Wakayamba to Luzira prison following his arrest on charges of theft and malicious damage of property. Wakayamba appeared before Magistrate John Okipi Robert,on Thursday 6 July 2023 afternoon and pleaded not guilty to charges. On court documents, Wakayamba is charged…
The popular annual Brand Africa 100 Awards are back, bigger and better this year and are scheduled to be held on July 11th, 2023, at Golden Tulip Canaan Hotel, Kampala. The Brand Africa Awards aim at recognizing, appreciating and awarding the best 100 companies across Africa, in a bid to acknowledge their endless efforts at…
The Oyam Central Police Station has apprehended two individuals on suspicion of engaging in voter bribery. “Today, on the 6th of July 2023, at approximately 6:10 hours, police officers deployed to provide security in Otwal Sub-County intercepted Ocen Ronald, a 31-year-old resident of Minakulu Town Council, and Ogwal Robert, a 46-year-old resident of Kut Odongo…
To boost the literacy rates in Uganda, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Government under President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni introduced Universal Secondary Education (USE) policy to enhance enrolment at the secondary level in February 2007. Under this policy, every government school is supported with a quarterly grant that is determined by the number of students in…
The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) president Jimmy Akena has demanded impartiality and vigilance from voters and electoral Commission ahead of Thursday Oyam North by-election. Akena said that there are plans to rig the polls in favour of the National Resistance Movement candidate but said he will follow them bumber to bumber to avert such schemes.“I…
Uganda Peoples Congress ‘UPC’ has reiterated the caution by the Party President Hon. Jimmy Akena during the campaigns that no individual should dare to employ vote rigging schemes, during voting and vote counting in the Oyam North County by elections.Arach Oyat Sharon, the party Spokesperson said they have eyes everywhere deployed and they are ready…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed that the National Resistance Movement (NRM) politics is politics of science but not guesswork and it aims at solving the problems of Ugandans. “From the beginning, we were telling you that we are here for your good. I’m not here to look for anything because I have got everything…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has paid glowing tribute to the Late Hon. Col (Rtd) Charles Engola Macodwogo for his tremendous contribution to the country in the economic, political as well as security areas. President Museveni made his remarks yesterday afternoon after laying a Wreath on the grave of the fallen compatriot Col (Rtd) Charles Engola…
