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UN Human Rights Office Finally Closes Offices In Uganda Marks End After18 Years
The United Nations human rights office in Uganda will close this weekend after Uganda decided not to renew its contract allowing it to operate. Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, announced the closure of the offices in Kampala. The offices will officially cease operations on Saturday, August 5, 2023. Sub-offices in Gulu…
Museveni Reiterates Directive On Timber Export Ban
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reaffirmed his June 21st, 2023, ban on the exportation of unprocessed timber in Uganda in order to reverse the worrying trend of deforestation. The President made the reminder on August 4th, 2023, at the close of the 4th Bi-Annual CEO Retreat held at the Kiira Vehicle…
UIA One-Stop Centre Eases Business Services For Investors After Opening Permanent Home In Kampala
The permanent home of Uganda Investment Authority’s One-Stop Centre for Investors has now opened its doors at its permanent home in the Uganda Business Facilitation Centre (UBFC). The Centre (UBFC) is located on Plot 1, Baskerville Avenue in the suburb of Kololo, just over two kilometres to the northeast of Kampala City Centre. In addition…
What You Didn’t Know About Imam Hosseini’s Lifestyle
One of the important issues of our society today is the existence of different lifestyles that have caused problems in the society. Therefore, the need to create and introduce a suitable lifestyle to society and all human societies is very important. Referring to the life of Imam Hussain (a.s.) shows that the different dimensions of…
40 Days Over: Court Orders City Lawyer Yoseli Mugenyi To Back Off 35 Years Grabbed Property
The Supreme Court has ordered an 84-year-old retired lawyer, Yesero Mugenyi, to back off the property he grabbed from a senior citizen in Hoima about 35 years ago. Although they say justice delayed is justice denied, Philemon Wandera Amooti saw the light at the tunnel after Supreme Court ruled that his properties on the Bibanja…
Mulago Hospital Officials Grilled For Flouting Financial Regulations
Officials from Mulago Specialised Women and Neo-natal Hospital are tasked to explain why they were issued with letters of credit from Bank of Uganda worth Shs4.07 billion despite the closure of the financial year. While interfacing with the officials on Monday, 31 July 2023, Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) wondered…
Refugee Hosting Communities To Get Internet Connections
Refugee hosting districts around the country will soon be connected to high speed internet under the Uganda Digital Acceleration Project (UDAP-GOVNET). According to Dr. Hatwib Mugasa, the Executive Director of the National Information Technology Authority (NITA-Uganda), the move aims at promoting digital inclusion in the 12 districts hosting refugees. “We shall deploy 80 mobile broadband…
EC Unveils 2026 Election Roadmap,Promises Free,Fair Elections
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Uganda has on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, launched its strategic plan 2022-2027 at Hotel Africana in Kampala with a road map for the general election 2025/2026. During the launch, the Chairperson of Electoral Commission, Justice Simon Byabakama outlined the objective of the EC which is to deliver free and fair…
UPC Asks Govt To Provide Facilities For Deployed Medical Interns
Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) has hailed Government for deployment of 1,901 Medical Interns by the Ministry of Health as announced by the Director General Health Services Dr. Henry G. Mwebesa through a Press Release on July 27, 2023. This is as a result of along-time standoff between the Uganda Medical Association (UMA), Ministry of Health…
Big Story: London Appellate Court Orders Embattled Dfcu Bank, Its Former Managers To Cough Over UGX8.8 Billion In Costs To Crane Bank Shareholders
A London Court of Appeal has ordered dfcu Bank, its holding company, dfcu Limited, as well as dfcu Bank’s former board chairman, Jimmy Mugerwa (now dfcu Limited Chairman), Juma Kisaame and William Sekabembe, the bank’s former Managing Director and Executive Director respectively, to pay shareholders of the former Crane Bank Limited (CBL), £1,875,000 (UGX8.8 billion)…