The year 2019 had its good and bad in as far as the business side of the Ugandan economy was concerned. Many business events and news happened, creating public debate in sectors like banking, oil & gas, aviation, industry, energy, services, ICT, trade, hospitality, tourism and agriculture, to name but a few. We brings readers a…
South African musician Yvonne Chaka Chaka was yesterday December 2019 deported back to her motherland over alleged lack of documents, “authorities said”. However the 54 year old celebrity has refuted allegations saying she decided not to perform in Uganda on Tuesday on her own volition and not because she was deported. Chaka Chaka was in…
The President Of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Dec 31 2019 addressed the nation about the Economic, Social and Political status of the Country. In his statement, the president vowed to remove rotten bean wievels from police and security agencies. Below is a full statement Fellow Countrymen and Country women. Greetings to all Ugandans. The…
Rwakitura: The President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has vowed to settle his differences with Rwandan President Paul Kagame so as to normalise the relations between the two sister countries. Museveni made these remarks on Tuesday 31 December 2019 while addressing countrymen and Countrywomen and especially the Bazzukulu. “Congratulations on finishing 2019 and a happy…
The Government of Uganda has scheduled a verification exercise of all older persons aged 80 years and above, starting this January. The exercise, according to the gender ministry, will take place in 73 districts, plus Kampala. The exercise is in preparation for a national roll-out of the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE). SAGE is…
Fred Mukisa, the former State Minister for Fisheries, has died at the age of 70. His daughter Frances Birungi Mukisa told Daily Monitor that her father succumbed to cancer at 9.30am at their home in Namugongo, a Kampala suburb. She said there will be a vigil tonight at the deceased’s home along Kireka-Kyaliwajjala Road behind…
President Museveni has Wednesday received HE Yang Jiechi, Special Representative of HE Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China at State House Entebbe. Museveni said they had a fructuous meeting with HE Yang Jiechi. “When I was in China recently, I signed an MoU with the Chinese president to intensify the relationship between…
The Inspector General of Government has revealed that they have closed investigations into allegations that the state minister for finance and privatisation Anite Evlyn, was involved in influence peddling in regard to sourcing an investor for troubled Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL). Anite had been accused by an anonymous complainant of allegedly secretly meeting officials from…
The Inspector General of Uganda Police Force (UPF) Martin Okoth Ochola, has on Friday December, 13, 2019, issued strict guidelines for the Opposition Political Party Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) celebrations of their 15th anniversary. Among the guidelines Ochola issued was restricting the party from inviting any non-member or else the celebrations will be cancelled.…
The government of Iran has revealed plans to start manufacturing tractors in Uganda. The Iranian Ambassador to Uganda, H.E Seyed Morteza Mortazavi, told the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, that a team of Iranian manufacturers had visited different stakeholders in Uganda earlier this year, and was moved by the potential the country possesses in the…
