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OTAFIIRE: National IDs Expire In 2024, Everyone To Apply For New One
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) will start a new round of the national identity card registration exercise for all Ugandans in June next year, as the current IDs expire in 2024. The new National ID will contain several new features, but will contain most of the bio data already captured, including the current…
Your Child Deserves Quality Education For a Bright Future, Choose Us Today’ – Kampala Parents
Kampala Parents’ School – a leading private-mixed day and boarding primary school by far remains a preferred hub for world-class education in Kampala, and yet again places itself as education hub that is ready to streamline your child’s future. The school says is ready to give its students the kind of quality education they deserve…
Full Interview: Tycoon Sudhir Narrates What Forced Him Invest Heavily In Daily Monitor In The Early 90s
You were one of the Daily Monitor’s first advertisers, with an advert of Red Fox Bureau in the paper. Who approached you to place that advert? Mr Wafula Oguttu approached me to advertise with The Monitor. I had met him while he was still at the Weekly Topic which was leftist and seen as anti-government…
Big Hearted Victoria University Gives Free Laptops To Students On Admission
As part of its tradition, Uganda’s leading transformation education hub – Victoria University has announced that it will be giving out laptops to new students joining the university in a move to ease learning in today’s fast-changing digital environment. VU as it is popularly known prides itself as the only higher institution of learning that…
UNRA Under Fire For Channeling Drainage Into Resident’s Homes
Residents of Igabiro cell in Mwanjari ward, Southern division, Kabale municipality are up arms against Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA and Kabale Municipal Council for constructing a drainage channel that pours water into their premises. The aggrieved residents have petitioned Kabale Resident District Commissioner-RDC, saying that they spend nights emptying rainwater from their houses to avoid…
KCCA Launches Investigations Into Child Trafficking
Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has started investigations into cases of child trafficking. The KCCA Director for Gender, Production, and Community Services Godwin Gumisiriza says that there are more than 1,000 children on the streets who have turned to beg as a source of income. Gumisiriza says that despite their routine rescue operations to rid streets…
Min. Kahinda Otafiire: Ugandans Are Being Fed To Crocodiles In Thailand
Uganda’s Minister for internal affairs Maj Gen (rtd) Kahinda Otafiire has said he is determined to take drastic measures to ensure that citizens going for external labour in Asia are protected from illegal extraction of their internal organs. Otafiire, who was responding to Uganda Radio Network’s enquiry why of all hospitals in the country he…
KCCA: Uganda Should Halt Importation Of Motorcycles
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has asked the Ministry of Works and Transport to halt the importation of motorcycles because ‘the city is choking.’ KCCA Roads Supervisor Eng Andrew Serunjogi says that the unregulated importation of motorcycles is a disaster for the country because they are already too many on the roads. It is estimated…
Sub County Chief Arrested Over Alleged Embezzlement Of UGX 100M
The police in Kakumiro have arrested the Kijangi sub-county chief for allegedly embezzling more than 100 million Shillings. Emmanuel Kasibante is reported to have withdrawn the money from the sub-county account and diverted it for his personal use. He was arrested on from Kakumiro following several complaints from local leaders over alleged misuse of public…
NUP Withdraws From Bukimbiri County By-election
The National Unity Platform (NUP) party has withdrawn its candidate in the Bukimbiri county by-election, in order to jointly support James Owebeyi, a candidate for the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party. The withdrawn candidate is 19-year-old Joshua Mutabazi who had been nominated on Tuesday to contest alongside Owebeyi, Eddie Kwizera Wagahungu of the National Resistance…