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Blame Covid-19, Not EC On Why We Shall Hold Scientific Elections In 2021 – Justice Byabakama
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Justice Simon Byabakama has said that the Commission is not responsible for the inconveniences the recently released election roadmap may present because he is fulfilling his obligation as the law requires within a challenging environment of COVID-19. Mr. Byabakama said after the initial roadmap was affected by the…
Body Of Ugandan Business man Killed In Rwanda Repatriated
A body of 25-year-old Ugandan business man who was shot dead in Rwanda has been repatristed to Kibale district for burial ceremony. Justus Kabagambe commonly known as Kadogo, a resident of Rutare village in Butanda sub-county, Kabale district was shot on 18th August at Kitovu village in Burera district, Northern Province in Rwanda. According to…
Gen Muhoozi: Failure By Family Members To Report Missing Persons Harpered Investigations
The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi, has told Parliament that most of the alleged missing persons have never been reported to the police. He was presenting a statement on the alleged enforced disappearance of persons during the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 29 November 2023. Muhoozi was responding to a statement by…
Invisible Hand Cited: MPs Plan To Block Appointment Of Former Convict David Kalemera To Head Revenue Intelligence Unit
President Museveni recently appointed Kalemera to head the State House Revenue Intelligence and Strategic Operations Unit, which will carry out oversight of the Uganda Revenue Authority and fight corruption within the tax administration system. The opposition legislators have asked Parliament to block the appointment of David Karemera as the new head of the State House…
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Stanbic Bank Bails Out Broke Ugandan Gov’t With 2 Trillion Shs
Government intends to borrow over Shs2 trillion to finance a budget shortfall realized a few months into the 2019/2020 financial year. In a domestic loan request presented to Parliament, Government indicated its plans to borrow up to Euro 300 million from each of two local banks: Stanbic Bank (U) Limited and Trade Development Bank. The…
Livestock Research Groups Meet Oulanyah To Boost Agriculture
The government should amend vital agricultural development strategies to specifically prioritise pig production in Uganda. This, according to the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), would also require realignment of strategies like the National Development Plan-III and the agro-industrialisation programme. “In the current documents, piggery is lumped with meat and is not singled out. This makes…
Rajiv Ruparelia: “Construction Of East Africa’s Largest Convention Centre Is at 64% and We Need All the Support for this Project From Everyone Who Loves Development”
The Speke Resort Convention Centre is poised to host prestigious events, with the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the G77 South Summits scheduled for January 2024 in Kampala, Uganda. Rajiv Ruparelia, a Director of the Ruparelia Group highlighted that the structural works, which commenced in November 2022, have reached an impressive 64%…
Min. Kahinda Otafiire: Ugandans Are Being Fed To Crocodiles In Thailand
Uganda’s Minister for internal affairs Maj Gen (rtd) Kahinda Otafiire has said he is determined to take drastic measures to ensure that citizens going for external labour in Asia are protected from illegal extraction of their internal organs. Otafiire, who was responding to Uganda Radio Network’s enquiry why of all hospitals in the country he…
Worry As Illicit Financial Flows Threaten Security & Stability In Africa
At a time when Africa is mobilizing resources for pandemic recovery and sustainable development, illicit financial flows (IFFs) are robbing the continent of 50 billion U.S. dollars annually, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told a high-level virtual meeting on Thursday held under the African Union’s (AU) “Silencing the Guns” initiative. These staggering losses “would be…
Bill Gates Donates $10m To Fight Locusts In East Africa
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $10m (£7.7m) to help fight locusts in the East African region. The contribution will be given to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) that appealed for funds to fight the locust invasion that is threatening food security. FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has thanked the foundation…
