The victims of Thalidomide, a lethal drug that was given to pregnant women in Uganda and other countries during the era of the British Colonial Government, are now seeking compensation from the British Government and the Government of Germany. These victims, who are members of the Thalidomide Survivors Uganda association and are classified as People…
Judge Julia Sebutinde has been elected as the vice President of the International Court of Justice by her peers, for a term of three years. Sebutinde has been a Member of the Court since 6 February 2012. Before joining the Court, Vice-President Sebutinde was a judge at the Special Court for Sierra Leone from 2005…
Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana has revealed that, starting from 2025, the government will include cancer treatment and kidney transplants in the community-based health insurance scheme ” Mutuelle de Santé.” Government plans to include specialised medical services including cancer treatment and kidney transplants in the community-based health insurance scheme (CBHI) commonly known as Mutuelle de Santé,…
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 on an expansion programme where six new prisons were constructed. These are located…
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 the Embassy of the Republic of South Sudan in Uganda on January 6,…
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 of infrastructure construction within the sprawling 1280 acres park heralds a new era…
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 Sande Emolot, State Minister for the Disability Hellen Grace Asamo, and over 16…
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 that under sections 111A and 111C (5) of the Financial Institutions Act 2004…
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 of things, but it had huge implications for Elias Lukwago and Katonga. The…
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 the average tax- to GDP is at 16%, whereas in developed countries it…
