By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: Mr President Yoweri Kaguta Museven, I take this honour using my missive to wish you a happy new year. These two years have taken a toll order on our pockets, which have seen economic activities reduce due to tough covid measures. These have rendered many Ugandans slip into abject poverty as…
The Uganda Police Force and sister security agencies in Kyotera district has warned Ugandan party animals against crossing to Tanzania to allegedly attend New Year crossover concerts that have been organized in areas near the Ugandan border. The concerts include one organized by Abbey Musinguzi, the proprietor of Abitex Promotions and others by different promoters.…
The Fisheries Protection Unit – FPU has returned 25 of the more than 60 boat engines that were impounded from fishermen operating on Lake Albert. The engines were impounded from various landing sites on Lake Albert in the Bunyoro sub-region during operations against illegal fishing gear in August. The operation targeted those with undersized boats,…
Controversial City Lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the High Court in Kampala seeking to quash the directive by the Uganda Revenue Authority-URA, requiring buyers and sellers of land worth 10 Million Shillings or more to have a tax identification number (TIN). According to URA, the requirement is aimed at registering all the potential taxpayers and…
Huddah Monroe, real names Alhuda Sonie Njoroge started to hustle early in life. At only 18 year, she had already left her parents’ house to search for a better living. Things were never good at the parents. It was a household bossed by her stepfather, whom she describes as violent and beat her almost daily.…
By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km2 (23,146 sq mi), Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake by area, the world’s largest tropical lake, and the world’s second-largest fresh water lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America. In terms of volume, Lake Victoria is the world’s ninth-largest continental…
By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: Uganda’s Vision 2040 intends to transform Ugandan society from peasant to a modern and prosperous country within 30 years as approved by cabinet in 2007. Section 44 of the NEMA act stipulates that it is the Minister responsible that shall in consultation with the Authority prepare a National Environment Action Plan…
The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has suspended licenses of 15 labour export firms for allegedly being involving in human trafficking, accumulated refund claims, forgery of renewal documents among other accusations. According to the Ministry, the affected companies have been stopped from operating with immediate effect. In June this year, the Ministry of…
Officials at Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), Uganda’s power sector supervisor, have explained the newly announced domestic tariff aimed at reducing the use of charcoal for cooking in homes across the country. As we reported last week, Ruth Nankabirwa, the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, and officials from power regulator Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) led…
By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: The environment Act, 2019 defines National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) as an agency that is mandated to promote sustainable developments in the country. It goes ahead in section 2 under the principals of management of the environment as an entity which must provide for equitable, gender responsive and sustainable use of…
