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Big Hit: Spice Diana Releases New Song ‘Batutadde’ To Celebrate End Of Lockdown

Reigning female artiste of the year 2021 Spice Diana has released a new song to celebrate end of a 2-year lockdown. The new song ‘Kiggula Luggi” (Batutadde) celebrates the official re-opening of entertainment industry after the President announced bars, events or shows

January 24, 2022

Business

Min.Tumwebaze Roots For Hass Ovacado To Replace Sugarcane Growing In Busoga

The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hon Frank Tumwebaze, has proposed the introduction of Hass avocado in Busoga to complement sugarcane growing. Hass avocado, a commercially popular and nutritious fruit is part of the 19 crops that the ministry

January 21, 2022

Politics

Minister Kasaija Cited In Fradulent Transfer Of Environmental Funds

Members of Parliament on the Natural Resources Committee have criticised the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon Matia Kasaija, for diverting the Environmental Fund from National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) to the Consolidated Fund, saying this has crippled NEMA’s operations.

January 21, 2022

Business

FIA: Uganda Risk Being Blacklisted Over Money Laundering

The Executive Director of the Finance Intelligence Authority, Sydney Asubo revealed that Uganda risks being blacklisted by the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) if the government does not tackle money laundering by May 2022. Asubo who was appearing before the Committee on Finance

January 21, 2022

News

M7 Defends Uganda’s Human Rights Record, “We Are Seasoned People,”

President Yoweri Museveni has strongly defended Uganda’s human rights record and said for the last 60 years, their struggle has been about promoting and defending Human Rights. “There is a lot of misinformation, our whole struggle for last 60 years has been

January 21, 2022

Security

Brig Felix Busizoori Takes Over As Acting SFC Commander

Brigadier General Felix Busizoori has taken over the Command of the elite Special Force Command. He replaces Brig Gen. Peter Candia who has been sent on course as the National Defence College by the Commander in Chief, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Brig

January 20, 2022

Uganda

MPs Approve 6.4Bn Budget For Capital Market Authority

Members of Parliament on the finance committee have approved the Shs6.4 billion budget for the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) for the Financial Year 2022/2023. Led by the Minister of State Finance (Planning), Hon Amos Lugoloobi, the CMA leadership appeared before the committee

January 20, 2022

Politics

Min.Otafiire Blasts UPDF Soldiers Over Shooting Of Traffic Officer

Internal Affairs Minister, Maj Gen (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire has condemned the shooting of a traffic police officer by a UPDF soldier still at large, saying the perpetrator will face justice. Otafiire said having been part of the National Resistance Army that shot

January 19, 2022

News

Gen Kayanja Inspects Construction Of Ferry River Similiki Linking Uganda To DRC

Maj Gen Kayanja Muhanga, the UPDF overall Commander Operation Shujaa, on 17 January 2022 inspected the on-going ferry construction works at Hayibale landing site on river Semuliki in Rwebisengo county – Ntoroko district. Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) is working to install

January 19, 2022

Business

Min.Adoa Distributes Motorcycles,Surveillance Kits To Locust-Affected Districts

The Minister of state for Fisheries Hon. Hellen Adoa represented Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries at the handover of 23 motorcycles and 106 surveillance kits to 23 District Local Governments in Northern and Eastern Uganda. The

January 19, 2022