The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has arrested and charged a Ministry of East African Affairs official with embezzlement of Shs 550million. Mr. Kirya Faisal (40), the Senior Assistant Secretary in Ministry of East African Community Affairs was charged at the anti Corruption Court with alleged embezzlement of over UGX 500 Million. H/W Sarah Namusobya presided…
Residents of Bukompe village, Kyakatebe Parish in Kassanda district have petitioned the area Resident District Commissioner (RDC) and the State House Anti-Corruption Unit to reign over controversial businessman Eriya Mubiru who is threatening to illegally evict them from their land. The Capital Times have learnt that the land in question was investigated by former Anti…
The Minister of Education Janet Museveni has invited Uganda National Teacher’s Union-UNATU officials for dialogue. UNATU declared a nationwide strike at all levels starting Wednesday in their quest for equality and harmonization of salary enhancement among teachers of different subjects, support staff, and school administrators. Unlike previous incidents where the government has been threatening to…
The Chairperson of the Finance Committee, Keefa Kiwanuka has advised the Minister of Finance to re-allocate the Shs319 billion earmarked in the 2022/2023 budget for the International Specialised Hospital in Lubowa. This was during the meeting with the Ministers of Finance, led by Matia Kasaija while appearing before the committee on Wednesday, 20 April 2022…
The E-Trade Association, an umbrella association for companies that use the internet to create jobs in Uganda, have called for the removal of the 7pm curfew on motorcycles to enable mobility and full economic recovery. In a press conference held on Monday at the Fairway Hotel in Kampala, the association representatives stressed that motorcycles, also…
President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s Government has agreed to increase the salary of Dr Henry Mwebesa, the director general of health services days after he fired all striking medical interns. On December 10, Dr Mwebesa ordered all striking medical interns to vacate hospital premises to pave way for a fresh batch. But the interns have…
Parliament has asked the government to extend the roll-out of hand-held hoes to parts of the country that did not benefit from the previous roll-out. Roland Ndyomugyenyi, Rukiga County MP raised the matter stating that some parts of the country, specifically his constituency, did not get the hoes that were distributed in the previous roll-out…
The government has earmarked sh608.2 billion for implementing the Emergency Medical Services Policy and Strategy for the next five years. The Emergency Medical Services – EMS is a department under the Ministry of Health that seeks to increase access to on-scene emergency medical care and the proportion of emergency patients receiving ambulance response within one…
President Yoweri Museveni has commended Germany for its donation of 5.5million doses of Johnson and Johnson one-dose COVID-19 vaccines and called for support through sharing reagents to enable Uganda produce its own vaccines and avoid vaccine dependency in the future. The President was yesterday speaking during a meeting with a high-powered investors delegation from the…
Uganda Police Force and sister security agencies have said they can neither confirm nor deny claims that Islamic State terrorist group was responsible for the Saturday bomb blast at Komamboga, a Kampala suburb. The terrorist group claimed it had masterminded the attack that left one dead and three others injured as some of its members…
