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Why You Should Think Of This Perfect Family Getaway At Speke Resort Munyonyo
While Uganda is an extremely beautiful country, with many places one can visit, Speke Resort and Conference Centre and Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort on the shores of Lake Victoria continue to stand out as a destination of choice especially for people who don’t want to go far away from Kampala. The two sister hotels owned by…
UPDF Hunts Second Suicide Bomber Targeting Gen Lokech Burial
The joint intelligence security forces on Thursday arrested a suspected suicide bomber who was allegedly planning to blow up mourners at the funeral of the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech. Abdul Katumba alias Ben linked to the Allied Democratic Force (ADF) and Al Shabaab terror group in Somalia. Uganda People’s Defence…
Fracas: Police Teargas Barbie Kyagulanyi For Distributing Relief Items At Nakaseke Hospital
Police Thursday fired bullets and teargas at Barbie Kyagulanyi, the wife of National Unity Platform president Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. Barbie and NUP MPs had gone to Nakaseke hospital to deliver relief items to teenage mothers. Barbie has been delivering Mama kits to pregnant mothers. This time she visited Nakaseke hospital where police intercepted…
NAADS Dispurses Planting Materials Worth Sh.41.1 Bn
Following the start of the second crop season for 2021, the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) is distributing planting materials to farmers with emphasis on crops that offer improvement on food security as well as household incomes. In line with the National Development Plan 3, Government through NAADS has committed Sh.41.1 billion to support interventions…
Lands Minister Nabakooba Strongly Warns Mubende DPC For Fuelling Land Disputes
The Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban development, Hon. Judith Nabakooba has strongly warned Wilson Ntuyo, the District Police Commander (DPC) of Mubende District for allegedly offering protection to land grabbers who claim ownership of the land and end up terrorising tenants. The Minister made remarks on August, 26, 2021 while addressing grieving residents of…
MPs, Minister Aceng Clash Over High Cost Of Covid-19 Test At Entebbe Airport
Kween County MP, Hon Abdi Fadhil Chemaswet has asked the Ministry of Health to review the high cost of mandatory Covid-19 PCR test conducted at Entebbe International Airport. The test costs US$65 which the MP said is a scheme that only benefits private laboratories stationed at the airport’s immediate outskirts to conduct the test. “The…
Dolphin Suites Unveils New Rates To Serve Customers Better
Service providers in the tourism sectors are each day pondering how to stay afloat in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. For positive results, many are coming up with special rates to appeal to a domestic market which had been out-priced by the hospitality industry. Dolphin Suites, a beautiful hotel complex nestled in the peaceful…
New Kid On The Block : Unstoppable Musician Namakaka Fingers Releases Massive Hit Song “Mbika ”
Fast-rising dancehall musician Namakaka Fingers has released a brand-new love single titled “Mbika”. The massive Afro-beat dancehall love song, which was penned by Prime Music, produced and mastered by Artin Pro and is already receiving great airplay on local radio stations in Uganda, Nigeria, and South Africa “Mbika” is Namakaka latest song under the management…
Wakiso Chairman ‘Lwanga’ Applauds Mogul Sudhir For Creating More Jobs To Ugandans, Stops Environmental Fight Against Rosebud and Premier Roses
Wakiso District Chairman Lwanga Bwanika has thanked the directors of Rosebud and Premier Roses for doing tremendous work through creating employment opportunities for Ugandans and put an end to the environmental fight against them. Mr Bwanika made remarks from Namulanda in Entebbe where the company chief executive Director Rajiv Ruparelia gave out household items including…
How Speke Apartments Is Revolutionizing Uganda’s Hospitality Industry
Uganda’s tourism sector is fast picking up with increased numbers of tourists coming into the country. Global broadcaster CNN ranked Uganda as the fifth best destination in the world putting the East African nation in a good position especially now that energies are being directed at marketing the country to the world. Domestic tourism is…