Kampala was a city reborn on Saturday, June 1, 2024, as the much-anticipated Hamz Stadium, formerly known as Nakivubo War Memorial Stadium, celebrated its grand opening. The momentous event marked a new chapter in the Ugandan sports and entertainment landscape, showcasing the vision and determination of young mogul Hamis Kiggundu, who undertook the ambitious reconstruction project…
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has postponed the mass enrollment and renewal of exercise for new national identity cards. The exercise was supposed to roll out on June 1, 2024, but due to delays in the procurement processes, the exercise has been rescheduled until the end of July 2024. “The mass enrollment and…
The Chief of Joint Staff, Maj Gen Jack Bakasumba, has met with the Military and Air Attaché to the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Uganda, Col Nikolay Pavlov, who paid a courtesy call on him at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MODVA) Headquarters in Mbuya. Maj Gen Bakasumba praised…
On Monday, June 3rd, 2024, His Highness the Won Nyaci of Lango, Mzee Yocam Odur Ebii invited Ambassador Dickson Ogwang Okul to give him blessings and asked him to start the lawful process of taking over Lango Cultural Leadership as Won Nyaci of Lango. This follows His Highness’ recent notice of abdication on 1st November…
Government chief whip Hamson Obua has instructed members of parliament, especially of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) to refrain from signing the ongoing censure motion against Commissioners, accused of rewarding themselves with a Shs1.7 billion service award. Speaking to journalists at parliament, Hon.Obua emphasized the importance of seeking guidance from President Yoweri Museveni, the NRM…
By Nathan Kikku Mubiru In its own way, Katonga’s failure under Elias Lukwago ranks as one of the country’s worst-ever political abortions, writes Nathan Kikku Mubiru, and leaves serious questions at every level of the faction. Some predictions don’t stand the test of time. It is a little under a year since Wasswa Birigwa declared…
As Uganda is planning to celebrate Heroes Day Sunday this week, Uganda will commemorate Heroes Day in Gomba District. The Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) has asked government of Uganda to facilitate effectively and establish more schools and hospitals as well as ensuring equal access to opportunities. While addressing the media, UPC Sharon Ayat Arach revealed…
By Fatemeh Ebrahimi Varkiani, Faculty Member of the Department of Women and Family Studies, Alzahra University Based on the innate and natural talents bestowed upon them by God Almighty, women have certain personal, family, and social rights and responsibilities, and, based on them, they have three individual, family, and social roles. As a leader, thinker,…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who is also the Commander in Chief of the armed forces in Uganda, has passed out a total of 774 officer cadets at Basic Military Training School-Kaweweta (BMTS) in Nakaseke district. The officers have been attending a one-year training course at BMTS-Kaweweta under intake 18, from July 17, 2023, to June…
Today at 8PM, StarTimes’ trendy channel, Makula Kika will premiere a new show dubbed ‘Vybe Ku Vybe’. The new show will mainly feature local celebrity across the different fields of entertainment, fashion, and the hottest topics in the country. Vybe Ku Vybe is the new home of your favorite local stars. This edutainment show will…
