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News

Uganda Prisons Seeks 33 Bn To Construct Mini-Maximum Prison At Kitalya

The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi has said that the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) is undertaking an expansion of prison accommodation in response to MPs’ concerns over congestion. General Muhoozi said that the government has since 2022 embarked

February 7, 2024

National News

Amb.Deng Tasks South Sudanese Nationals Living In Uganda To Possess Validate Documents

The South Sudan Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Simon Juach Deng, has asked all South Sudanese nationals living in Uganda to respect the laws by validating their visas to legalise their stay in Uganda. He made the remarks while addressing the media at

February 7, 2024

Business

Minister Anite,UIA Unveil Infrastructure Development In Kapeeka Industrial Park

In a significant stride towards bolstering Uganda’s industrial landscape, Kapeeka Industrial Park in Nakaseke district emerges as one of the focal points of transformative infrastructure development. Spearheaded by the Investment Minister and the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) board and management, the launch

February 7, 2024

National News

VP Alupo Bonds Two Communities Divided By Colonial Administrative Borders

The mood at the Uganda-Kenya border of Malaba over the weekend was of a joyful tempo as Vice President Maj. Jessica Alupo made a triumphant entry into neighboring Kenya. Alupo was in the accompany of a powerful team including Emorimor Papa Paul

February 6, 2024

News

BOU Issues Guidelines For Liquidated EFC Customers To Withdraw Deposits Above Ugx 10M

The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has released the requirements for refunding all depositors of EFC Uganda Limited that are above Ugx 10m. In a BOU statement released on Monday, February 5, 2024, Kenneth Egesa, the Director of Communications at the BOU, noted

February 6, 2024

Op-ed

Nathan Kikku Mubiru: Serious Questions For Erias Lukwago With Katonga “A One-Man Army & A Nervous Wreck”

By Nathan Kikku Mubiru The renegades declared their worst demonstration against poor roads in the country and starting a fundamental revolution looks difficult to achieve. This unanticipated union between Katonga and Kavuule may not have had top billing in the grand scheme

February 6, 2024

Business

URA Boss Musinguzi Urges African Countries To Work Together To Overcome Effects Of Slavery,Colonialism

The Uganda Revenue Authority commissioner general John Rujoki Musinguzi has urged African countries to work together and emancipate themselves from the effects of slavery and colonialism, which has kept them in the shadows. According to Musinguzi African countries face similar challenges, whereby

February 6, 2024

Crime

Security Rescues 83 Children From Suspected Traffickers In Mayuge

Uganda Police alongside other security agencies have rescued 83 children between the ages of 5 and 15 from a suspected trafficking scheme operating in Wabulugu Magamaga town council, located in the Mayuge district. This operation unveiled a disturbing scene at an unregistered

February 6, 2024

National News

DPP Registers Milestone Convictions For Ugandan Traffickers

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), under the Trafficking in Persons Unit, has registered an increase in the number of convictions secured. Derrick Basalirwa Kigenyi, the Deputy National Coordinator for Prevention of Trafficking in Persons in Uganda, made the

February 6, 2024

Africa

Namibian President Hage Geingob Passes On Aged 82

Namibia’s third president Hage Geingob has died. Geingob died at a hospital in Windhoek at the age of 82. Vice president Nangolo Mbumba announced that Geingob died on Saturday. “By his side was his wife and his dear children,” said Mbumba said.

February 4, 2024