Parliament has approved a request by government to borrow Euros 20.6 million (equivalent to Shs83.6 billion) for the implementation of the airborne geophysical survey and geological mapping of Karamoja. The loan will be secured from the Corporate Internationalization Fund of Spain. Presenting the committee report to Parliament sitting on 30 January 2020, the Chairperson of…
The Arua based UPDF Units under the Command of Col Jackson Kayanja the Brigade Commander 409Bde, kicked off the celebrations to mark Terehe Sita in Arua by leading the force in cleaning of Arua city and other outreach programs. The exercise was flagged off at the Mayor’s Gardens and moved to the regional referral hospital…
The past two weeks in showbiz have been largely dedicated to the late legendary Moses Nakitinje Ssekibogo alias Mowzey Radio as entertainment stakeholders celebrated his birthday and life. Born January 25th, 1983 and passed on February 1st, 2018, without a doubt Radio’s death left a huge void in Uganda’s music industry that will absolutely be…
Three people have died in an accident involving a saloon car and trailer along Mbarara-Masaka road. The small car collided with a trailer on Saturday evening at Kyapa trading centre in Kiruhura District in western Uganda. Rwizi region Police spokesperson, Samson Kasasira, revealed that the trailer was travelling from Mbarara to Kampala side while the…
Government has listed priority areas to energise the economy in financial year 2020/2021 against the backdrop of widening trade deficits and local revenue gaps. In its report on the Budget Framework Paper presented by the Committee on Budget, MPs warned of a growing trade deficit. The report blames the decline on trade wars with Kenya…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has directed the Minister for Education and Sports, Hon. Janet Kataha Museveni to address Parliament on the implementation of the new education curriculum. Oulanyah said it was very important so that all schools, public and private, are aware of the new programme as they begin the term on…
President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned judicial officers against corruption and making justice a preserve of the affluent. In a speech read by Vice President Edward Ssekandi at the opening of the New Law Year at the High Court in Kampala, Museveni said courts should be eager to protect people’s land, which is their source of…
Atleast Six people have been arrested for planting cannabis in Queen Elizabeth national park in Kasese District. The six were arrested in a joint operation carried out by police, UPDF and UWA officers on Saturday. The suspects; Friday Wilson (52 years old), Nason Thembo (23 years), Zalimoni Masereka (38 years), Kyomuhendo Mugasa (29 years), Happy…
The commercial division of the High court in Kampala has issued a four-day interim order restraining the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) from enforcing the implementation of digital tax stamps. The development comes after Muwema and Company Advocates, acting on behalf Sylvester Kamuli went to court challenging the implementation of the digital tracking solution (DTS) currently…
Rev Fr. Dr Vincent Musabyimana, a priest attached to Kabale Diocese has been found dead in the United States of America. Father Musabyimana, 52, was found dead on Thursday night in his room at Saint Veronica Parish in South San Francisco.Musabyimana had gone to America to pursue a postdoctoral degree in Catholic Educational Leadership at…
