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Eastern Africa Force Launches Course To Rehabilitate Children Born In Armed Conflicts
The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) has opened a Children and Armed Conflict Course aimed at bolstering member states’ capacities to address the pressing issue of children in armed conflict. The course, which attracted military police and civilian participants from ten EASF member states, seeks to enhance understanding of conflict dynamics and their impact on…
Mega Offer: Luxurious Speke Hotel Slashes Accomodation Rates In ‘Luxury From The Comfort Of Your Room’ Festive Season Offer
Speke Hotel Kampala, a five-star hotel in Kampala has announced a mega discounted offering to its guests staying at the facility in its new promo drive running through until the end of the month. In its special package dubbed “Luxury from the Comfort of your Room”, Speke Hotel revealed how it is offering requisite luxury…
President Museveni Re-appoints Eng. ‘GodfreyTuryahikayo’ As REA Executive Director
President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni has re-appointed Eng. Godfrey Turyahikayo as the Executive Director of Rural Electrification Agency. In a letter dated April 11, 2021, addressed to the Energy Minister Hon. Mary Goretti Kitutu, the president made the appointment of Turyahikayo as the new head of REA on a tenure of eighteen months with Eng…
Burundi Accuses Rwanda of Armed Attack, Threatens Retaliation
Burundi accused Rwanda of sending troops earlier this month to attack one of its military positions and pledged to “use legitimate defense” if its northern neighbor continues the hostility. Eight Burundian soldiers were killed when gunmen attacked their camp close to the Rwandan border on Nov. 16. The invaders retreated back into Rwanda after the…
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Joint Committee Rejects NSSF Direct Lending To Gov’t
A joint team comprising members from the finance and gender committees in parliament has rejected proposed direct lending by the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to the government. The committee members say that this is intended to avoid abuse of member’s funds and conflict of interest. This is according to the main committee report on…
Nakawa-Naguru Land Probe: Committee Chairperson Kimosho Warns To Arrest Fellow Mps Soliciting Bribes From Beneficiaries, Witnesses
The chairperson of the Adhoc Committee inquiring into all issues regarding the highly contested Nakawa-Naguru estate, Hon. Dan Kimosho has warned that any of his members found soliciting bribes from beneficiaries and witnesses will be arrested. Without naming specific members or any individual, Mr Kimosho indicated that ‘some people’ had been approaching some of the…
Big Story: ERA Introduces New Billing System, Reduces Power Tariffs To Make Electricity Affordable
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has made amendments to the electricity tariff structure with an aim of promoting access to, and use of electricity. The development was announced Thursday by the Chairperson of ERA Ms. Sarah Kanabi Wasagali, who noted that ERA’s aspiration for the next five years is to be a recognizable institution in…
Masaka City Bans Single Pump Fuel Stations
Masaka City Council speaker Tonny Ssempijja said no new single pump filling stations are to be allowed and proprietors of existing stations have one month to shift- outside the city. “The city workers’ committee had earlier recommended that we charge owners of single pumps Shs250,000 annually but the current city standards allow only well-established fuel…
Op-ed: Lake Victoria Is Our Resource, We Should Appreciate It
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…
UHRC Asks Gov’t To Scrap ‘Failed’ Social Media Tax Ahead Of 2021 Elections
The Uganda Human Rights Commission has asked government to amend the law introducing Over the Top tax and suspend it during the electoral period in order to make internet more affordable and accessible. Dr. Katebalirwa Amooti Irumba, the acting chairman of the commission told journalists today that it is necessary to scrap the tax in…
