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Deputy Speaker Tasks Govt on Boosting Tourism Sector Funding
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has criticized the Ugandan government for neglecting the tourism sector despite its significant contribution to the country’s foreign exchange earnings. Speaking at the Ekkula Sustainable Tourism Awards 2024 in Kampala, Tayebwa expressed frustration over the sector’s underfunding, calling it a missed opportunity for economic transformation. “Tourism remains one of our top…
Tension As Ambassador Ogwang Is Brutally Arrested For Brandishing Pistol
Lira City witnessed high drama on November 17, 2024, when Dickson Ogwang Okul, former Deputy Ambassador to the United States, was arrested for allegedly brandishing a pistol during a meeting of clan leaders at the Lango Cultural Center. The gathering was part of preparations for the Ateker Festival, set to take place in Soroti City…
Constrained: Ugandan Tea Farmers Seek UGX 126 Billion Government Bailout Amid Sector Crisis
Tea farmers in Uganda have called on the government for a UGX 126 billion bailout to save the struggling sector from potential collapse, as declining global tea prices force some farmers to abandon their plantations. Onesimus Matsiko, the Chairman of the Tea Outgrowers Association Uganda Ltd, made the appeal to Parliament’s Trade Committee, emphasizing the…
Shincheonji Church Of Jesus Hosts 115Th Graduation Ceremony At Zion Christian Mission Center With 111,628 Graduates
The Zion Christian Mission Center’s 115th graduation ceremony, hosted by the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, celebrated a total of 111,628 graduates—a new record for the largest single-denomination graduation in history. Among the graduates were 3,377 pastors, highlighting the wide reach and influence of the program. The ceremony took place at noon on October 30 at…
Retiring UPDF Officers Advised To Avoid Gambling Gratuity, Fraud As They Join Civilian Life
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has today launched the final phase of its Retirement Documentation Exercise for Batch 14 at the Non-Commissioned Officers Academy (NCOA) in Jinja, focused on junior officers from Lieutenant to Captain ranks. Brig Gen Julius Biryabarema, Director of Compensation Pension and Gratuity (DCPG), expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Defence…
Massive Crowd Of 25,000 Stages Peaceful Protest Near Gyeonggi Provincial Office,No Clashes Reported
The protest was in response to the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization’s cancellation of a well anticipated event booking at Paju Imjingak Peace Park on the 30th of the previous month. The event that the Paju Imjingak Peace Park was reserved for was anticipating an international participation of 6400 religious leaders and also overseas members of Shincheonji.…
ATMIS Transfers 21 Bases To Somali National Army To Fight Al-Shabab Terrorists
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has completed the transfer of 21 military bases to the Somali National Army, marking the official conclusion of its troop withdrawal process, which was carried out in three phases, according to a statement from the mission. In preparation for a new AU-supported UN peacekeeping mission in the…
Uganda Applauded By African Union For Extraordinary Agriculture Summit Preparations
The African Union (AU) Commission has commended Uganda for its robust preparations to host the upcoming AU Extraordinary Summit on Agriculture, set to take place from January 9 to 11, 2025, at the Speke Resort and Convention Centre in Munyonyo. Led by Dalitso Bonongwe, the Secretary to the AU Commission, a delegation conducted a week-long…
NDA Nabs Health Officials Selling Stolen ARV Drugs To Poultry Farmers
Health authorities in Uganda have intensified efforts to combat the theft of government-supplied antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, with the latest operation leading to the arrest of a health worker and his accomplices. Ronald Kibalya Nditusawa, a health worker at Kamuli Hospital, was apprehended on November 15, 2024, by the National Drug Authority (NDA) during an operation…
Widow Reclaims Land Sold Illegally by Mother-in-Law
Kole District – A 31-year-old widow, Linda Adoch, from Teopok Village, Lwala Parish in Kole District, has successfully reclaimed her two-acre piece of land that was fraudulently sold by her mother-in-law. Adoch, a mother of two, became embroiled in the land dispute in 2021, a year after the death of her husband. She alleges that…