Members of Parliament have tasked tasked the Ministry of Education and Sports to study and quickly resolve the impasse which saw the closure of the Gulu School of Health Sciences. Speaker Jacob Oulanyah asked State Minister for Higher Education, Hon. John Chrysostom Muyingo to report to Parliament on the way forward. “The matter cannot be solved…
Parliament has commended Rotary International for the humanitarian support it offers in Uganda. The motion moved by the Government Chief Whip, Hon Thomas Tayebwa noted the international body’s contribution in the health, education, water and environment sectors. “In the past five years, Rotary clubs in Uganda in collaboration with a number of partners, have undertaken…
Luxurious five-star Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort and Speke Resort are this Saturday and Sunday hosting a sumptuous Weekend Special mouthwatering dish that will excite the taste buds of Kampala partiers as they go along with their weekend vacations Management said, the ‘Weekend Special’ at Speke Resort Munyonyo features a dish of Buffalo Chicken Wings at UGX 40,000, a…
Victoria University Kampala (VU), Uganda’s technologically-enabled university has introduced a new film making (video/audio production) course adding to a long list of its professional development courses at the university as it kicks off its September Intake this week. According to VU, website and its socials, the institution announced that the September Intake has been a…
The authorities in Soroti have closed Nakatunya prison in Soroti city for two weeks after 101 inmates and staff tested positive for COVID-19. The facility was closed last week to allow fumigation and treatment of the affected inmates and staff. According to the Resident District Commissioner Patrick Okumu, the decision was taken to allow the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he will observe self-isolation for a certain period of time in connection with the COVID-19 cases detected in his entourage. Putin voiced his decision during a phone conversation with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, the Kremlin said in a press release. Putin told Rahmon that due to the quarantine,…
Court has issued criminal summons against three Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) officials and Prince Karim Al-Husayn Shah, the Founder and Chairman of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development. Prince Shah Karim Al-Husayn Sha, the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, owning Diamond Trust Bank Group was summoned The Criminal…
Four family members in Nyaburiza village, Nyarutuntu sub-county, Ntungamo district perished in an arson attack on Monday morning. The dead are the family head, Obed Akampurira, 34, Innocent Ainamatsiko, 9, Patricia Ainembabazi, 7, and Peterson Aijuka, 18 months. Akampurira’s wife, Olivia Birungi is nursing burns at Itojo hospital. Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi Regional police spokesperson…
Crown Beverages Limited (CBL), the bottlers of Nivana Packaged Drinking Water, Pepsi Cola, Mirinda, Mountain Dew, Evervess as well as Sting Energy Drink and The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) have today officially signed a memorandum of understanding in which Nivana will become the Official Water partner to FUFA. The Ushs. 500 million partnership…
The Special Investigations Unit-SIU Kireka is holding three suspects on allegations of attempting to buy a two-month-old baby for a suspected South Sudanese trafficker in Kampala. The suspects are Gerald Akankwasa, a Wakiso based medical doctor, Kenneth Kayondo and Christine Nambi. Police detectives picked up the trio from Royale Motel in the City suburbs of…
