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…
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…
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…
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,…
There has been a surge of allegations on social media platforms this week claiming that the Parliament of Uganda provided Speaker Anita Among with over Shs500m as a holiday package. Individuals behind these allegations also suggested that Speaker Among, who is also the Bukedea District Woman representative, supposedly travelled to Nairobi, Kenya, with her husband…
Government has introduced nine Bills before Parliament, aimed at legalising provisions to rationalise agencies in different sectors of the economy. The Bills will amend existing laws that establish agencies in the sectors of trade, education, finance, internal affairs, water and environment, agriculture, works and transport, social development and tourism. The Bills were tabled by the…
Hon Janet Kataaha Museveni, Uganda’s First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, commended businessman Hamis Kiggundu for upgrading Nakivubo Stadium to align with contemporary requirements. Mrs Museveni who on Tuesday, February 20, paid a courtesy visit at the stadium premises in Nakivubo, was left impressed by the world-class facilities at the stadium which is…
Africa’s Heads of State have engaged in a closed-door sideline meeting in which they discussed the peace and security situation in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The Mini-Summit precedes the official opening of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, intending to silence the Guns in Africa by 2030. The…
The Fort Portal District Security Committee is proposing to have the management and administration of the Newly Created City placed under the Presidency . This follows a number of issues that have affected service delivery. Its alleged that ,the Entity is chocking with a huge burden of debts a raising from Court Cases to a…
Maj. (Rtd) Jessica Alupo, the Vice President of Uganda, has arrived in Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Her purpose is to stand in for President Yoweri Museveni at the Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council and the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African…
