After 20 months on the ground, Boeing’s 737 Max will soon fly again, ending a tragic episode that cost 346 people their lives and did serious damage to the big U.S. jet builder. The company on Wednesday got clearance for the plane to return to American skies after convincing the Federal Aviation Administration that changes…
Manufacturers have called on the government to impose tough measures against EAC states which continue to block imports from Uganda. Under their tutelage, the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA), they note that the continued blockade of Ugandan merchandise on the Kenyan market is a violation of the EAC Common Market Protocol. UMA Executive Director Daniel Birungi…
As 2020 – the most unusual year so far – comes to an end, Speke Resort Munyonyo is ensuring that that you end the year on a good note. The facility, just like all hospitality facilities, was hit hard by the Coronavirus pandemic effects. Nonetheless, as always the norm, it has put together incredible accommodation…
Chris Ireland, One of the former 88.2 Sanyu FM radio presenters in the early years has taken over the radio station as the general manager. Ireland who first worked at Sanyu FM, Uganda’s oldest FM radio station, in 1993 following the station’s formation in December that year now replaces Betsy Mugamba who was recently fired…
President Yoweri Museveni this afternoon commissioned Umeme’s upgraded multibillion Mbale Substation near Bugema. Mr. Selestino Babungi, the Umeme Managing Director, explained that the $17m (about sh64b) modern substation will now make electricity supply in eastern region more reliable resulting from the integration of the new transmission 50MW substation at the Mbale Industrial Park. He said…
Kampala: If there is any government Authority that frustrating President Yoweri Museveni’s fight against corruption, then it is the City Hall based Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), because investigators indicate that officials there are involved in gross abuse of government funds and tax payers’ money. This is because officials at KCCA not only embezzled funds…
In a bid to extend their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to the community, the management of Fair Trade Premium limited, and Premier Roses Farm Limited donated over 200 blankets among other goodies to farm workers to appreciate them for their good work. The rose farm was one of the horticulture companies affected by the global…
Police in Namanve industrial park are investigating the officials of Orion Transformers and Electrics Limited for allegedly vandalizing transformers belonging to power distributor, Umeme limited. Orion Transformers and Electrics Limited specializes in the supply, repair and export of industrial automation equipment. It is one of the companies contracted by Umeme to repair its transformers. However,…
Sugar companies in the Busoga region are seeking Parliament’s intervention in what they call unfair trading from sugar bonds which they accuse of unfair competition. In a meeting with Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, the managing directors of sugar companies revealed that sugar bonds which were earlier banned by President Museveni are still operating. They says that…
Struggling Dfcu bank has again come under fire for allegedly hiding corona numbers among its staffs at various branches in Kampala. Sources within Dfcu have disclosed that the bank has registered multiple undisclosed cases in the branches of Kampala Road branch, former crane chambers where three are sick so far, Ntinda capital shoppers branch where…
