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Ssenyonyi On Tenterhooks As Speaker Among Halts Vote On Bill To Elect LoP
Speaker of Parliament Rt.Hon Anita Annet Among temporarily halted the consideration of the Administration of Parliament Amendment Bill, 2024, which proposes the election of the Leader of Opposition, due to the absence of the bill’s sponsor, Richard Lumu (Mityana South), at the plenary session on Wednesday 6th November 2024. “The Bill was tabled by a…
Govt Outs Ultimatum To Ugandan Importers To Secure Marine Insurance By January 2025
The government has given importers up to January 2025 to procure marine insurance for their imports from locally licensed insurance companies. This was announced by Ramathan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, and Secretary to Treasury, on Thursday, November 7th, 2024, while launching the Local Marine Cargo Insurance Portal at…
Museveni Names Prof.Muhwezi New MUBS Boss
President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Prof. Muhwezi Moses as the Principal of Makerere University Business School (MUBS). His appointment is on a five-year contract term, effective immediately according to a letter dated November 3, 2024, and signed by the President. Prof. Muhwezi, who has been serving as the acting principal since May 13, 2023, becomes…
EGI Uganda Report Exposes ECAs’ Role in Fossil Fuel and Hydro Projects in East Africa
The Environment Governance Institute (EGI) Uganda has released a pioneering report highlighting the substantial influence of Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) on energy projects across Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In light of mounting climate change concerns and the need for sustainable energy transitions, the report sheds light on ECAs’ continued investments…
Heartless: Two Killers Of Ugandan Athlete Kiplagat Jailed 35 Years
A court in Kenyan has sentenced two men to 35 years each for the murder of Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat at the end of last year. The Olympic steeplechaser was stabbed to death on New Year’s Eve in the town of Eldoret, known as a top training centre for athletes. “Your actions were cruel to…
Museveni,US Delegation Formulate Security Plan To End War In Sudan
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday met and held discussions with the US Special Envoy for Sudan, Mr. Tom Perriello at State House, Entebbe. The envoy was accompanied by the US Ambassador to Uganda, H.E William W. Popp. President Museveni and his guest discussed matters concerning security and how to end the conflict in Sudan. Mr.…
Two Notorious Armed Thugs Arrested In Mamamia Supermarket Robbery
In a daring intervention, boda-boda riders in Namuwongo A Zone, Makindye Division, thwarted an armed robbery attempt at Mama-Mia Supermarket on Bukasa Road. The suspects, identified as Edwin Lukwago and Ezekiel Asiimwe, were apprehended by the riders after a high-speed chase, according to Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire. The foiled robbery occurred around…
Sigh Of Relief: 20 Jailed Ugandan Girls Rescued From Deadly Dubai Prisons
The government has rescued and returned home the third group of Ugandans with minor cases from jails in Saudi Arabia. A total of 20 ladies who were recently rescued arrived in Uganda on Monday night, November 4th, 2024, and were received by officials from the Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development. Joshua Kyalimpa, the…
CDF Kainerugaba,Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister Dr Khaled Renew Military Cooperation Agreement
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, met with Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence, Dr Khaled bin Muhammed Al-Attiyah. The CDF, who is in Qatar at the invitation of the State’s Armed Forces, was welcomed for talks with the Minister at…
Al-Shabab Mortar Attack Kills Two UPDF Soldiers In Somalia
Two African Union soldiers were killed and a third one injured by an al-Shabab mortar attack Sunday on their base inside the perimeters of Mogadishu’s international airport. A statement by the head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Mohamed El-Amine Souef…