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MPs Task Govt To Fund Broke UBC To Acquire Modern Equipment
MPs back surplus funding to boost national broadcaster Hon. Tonny Ayoo presenting the ICT committee report that recommended additional funding to the national broadcaster An extensive report by the Committee on Information, Communication Technology and National Guidance (ICT) has swayed Members of Parliament (MPs) into supporting for the increased funding to the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation…
Pastor Patience Museveni Urges UPDF Soldiers To Accept Jesus Christ Inorder To Inherit Heavenly Kingdom
By Pastor Patience Museveni Rwabwogo I’m deeply honoured to be with you today as you celebrate the 13th Tarehe Sita Thanksgiving Service commemorating 43 years of God’s blessing and favour over the UPDF and our nation, Uganda. When I first received a call from Madame Edith Nsaba Buturo, I told her that I had never…
Gov’t To Safeguard All Church of Uganda Land Against Grabbers
The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, is set to register and issue land titles and customary certificates of ownership on land belonging to the Church of Uganda (CoU). The Minister of Lands, Judith Nabakooba, confirmed the development while presiding over a three-day retreat of 40 bishops from the…
‘Embracing Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism Will Make Case Backlog History’- President Museveni
President Museveni is wearing a smile towards the Judiciary for its decision to reorient its philosophy of administering justice from a colonial setting to a more African way of extending justice to the wanainchi. He says this is in line with the Constitutions of African countries, which mandate the courts of respective countries to administer…
Ethiopian Embassy, Friends of Ethiopia in Uganda Commemorate 128th Adwa Battle Victory
The Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic Ethiopia to Uganda and Burundi Etsegenet Bezabih Yimenu on Friday, March 1st joined the Ethiopian community in Uganda and friends of Ethiopia in commemorating the 128th anniversary of Ethiopia’s triumph against the Colonial Army of Italy in the Battle of Adwa. In Early March 1896, Under the Command…
Last Good Bye: IGP Ochola’s Emotional Hand Over Speech As Gen Katsigazi Takes Over Police Command
The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola has today handed over the office of the Inspector General of Police to his Deputy Maj. Gen Tumusiime Katsigazi after the expiry of the Contract. The handover function was held at the Police headquarters main board room in Naguru a Kampala suburb. The ceremony was attended by…
Scandal: PM Nabbanja Tasked To Explain Post Bank’s Wendi App Fraud Allegations In PDM
Legislators have expressed discontent over the reported fraud surrounding disbursement of funds under the Parish Development Model (PDM) to beneficiaries. MPs are primarily concerned with the Wendi Mobile Application used by Post Bank to transfer funds to beneficiaries, which is said to have been hacked and caused financial loss. “In my district and many others,…
Uganda Takes Higher Steps In Nuclear Energy Strategy With IAEA Support
The Minister of State for Energy Hon. Okaasai Opolot has said that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will assist Uganda’s nuclear energy strategy by reviewing the country’s communication strategy, conducting workshops on nuclear power plant contracting, financing, site selection, and providing training on funding requirements. He made these remarks on Friday, March 1, 2024,…
Min Baryomunsi Given Three Months Ultimatum To Table Copyright Bill
Parliament has directed the Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Hon. Chris Baryomunsi, to table the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill by May 2024 which seeks to introduce amendments to several provisions in the Act. These amendments include Caller Ring Back Tones (CRBTs) charges by telecommunications companies. A CRBT is the audible indication heard…
Nathan Kikku Mubiru: Nandala Mafabi Thinking Is About State House 2026
Hon.Nathan Nandala Mafabi has been looking to the future and seems to be very focused on what he can achieve as Uganda’s president in 2026 rather than heading to anything else. Uganda’s impending general election has led to a few whispers that Nandala would be welcomed back in the Budadiri West seat, but the famous…