Ambassador of the Republic of Uganda to Khartoum, Sudan, H.E. Dr. Rashid Yahya Ssemuddu has congratulated the HIPPOS, U20 Uganda National Team for coming victorious as Champions of the Central of East and Central Africa Football Association (CECAFA) and therefore qualifying for the Under 20 Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) – Egypt 2023.…
By Benjamin Epeduno Katakwi: The Vice President of the Republic of Uganda H.E Rtd. Major Jessica Alupo has commissioned Ongongoja Fruit Growers Co-operative Society in Ongongoja Sub-county, Katakwi District. The UGX 317 million project under ‘Legs Projects’ with support from Islamic Development Bank (IDB) was commissioned on Saturday 12, November 2022. Hon. Alupo who was…
Properties worth billions of shillings and lives have over the years been lost in Uganda as a result of illegal or poorly done electrical installations done by unqualified electricians. As one of the solutions to this problem, the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) launched a campaign to train and grant certification only to qualified electricians, in…
Over the years, a lot of people — possibly even you — have had trouble telling the difference between a lawyer and an advocate. People who find themselves in legal problems occasionally are unsure of whether they require a lawyer or an advocate. It’s crucial to first clarify what an attorney does. Let’s simplify matters…
Excitement filled motorsport fans at day one of Central Motor Club (CMC) 2022 Kaliro Sugar Rally that was held in Eastern Uganda. This came after a surprise appearance of senior driver Rajiv Ruparelia, who has been away from motorsport activities for a while. Rajiv is the chairman board of trustees Central Motor Club (CMC) and…
In a bid to promote the concept of Buy Uganda Build Uganda (BUBU), the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) on Thursday launched a forum for local suppliers, with an aim of spurring an increase in the consumption of local products and services within the electricity sector, so as to achieve social, economic transformation. The Local Suppliers’…
There are unscrupulous individuals at the Buganda Land Board (BLB) who have resorted to blackmail and mudslinging after the Court of Appeal stopped the cancellation of tycoon Hamis Kiggundu’s titles for land he bought in Kigo, off Entebbe Road. It should noted that the Uganda Land Commission in September this year cancelled Ham’s titles for…
There was drama during a session of the United Nations (UN) Committee against Torture (CAT) in Geneva, Switzerland after angry Ugandan women stormed the meeting and protested a speech by the country’s Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka. The UN Committee against Torture’s session, the seventy-fifth session of its kind, began on October 31, 2022 and will…
Only about eight months in office as the Yumbe District Resident Commissioner (RDC), Hudu Hussein has been transferred to a new work station, and will be returning closer to the capital Kampala from where he was Resident City Commissioner (RCC) before President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni sent him to Yumbe. In March 2022, Museveni announced…
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee – PAC Central Government has grilled Gulu University management over irregularities in staff recruitment. The University management led by Vice Chancellor Prof. George Openjuru, on Thursday appeared before the committee to respond to a forensic investigation report into the mismanagement of the institution for the financial years 2016/2017 to 2018/2019. The…
