All posts tagged "Latest-News"
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864NationalHoima residents decry increased torture from security personnel enforcing Covid 19 measures
HOIMA, UGANDA; Hon. Jennifer Kacha Namuyangu, the state Minister for Bunyoro Affairs has directed the Hoima city security committee to investigate security...
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1.4KBig StoryKenyan Gov’t Lifts Ban on Ugandan Poultry Products after Nairobi Talks
NAIROBI, KENYA: The Government of Kenya has agreed to lift the ban on Ugandan goods allowing traders to resume exportation of poultry...
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1.3KAfricaMPs Exchange Blows Over Proposed Electronic Payment Tax
The government says the new tax would boost revenue for development, but parliament has been split over the idea and fights broke...
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1.2KNationalHoima City Environment Officer arrested over misuse of public funds
HOIMA, UGANDA: The state Minister for Bunyoro affairs Jennifer Namuyangu Kacha has directed the arrest of the Hoima City environment Officer Ronald...
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1.0KNationalAdjumani Cultural Leaders, Elders demand Comprehensive Audit of Zoka Forest
ADJUMANI, UGANDA: Elders of Adjumani district through their umbrella Association Adjumani District Elder’s Forum [ADEFO] together with the cultural leaders have demanded...
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804NationalHoima district local govt to levy taxes on sugar cane transporters
HOIMA, UGANDA: As one way of generating tax revenue in the district, the Hoima district council has established a new tax on...
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2.5KJobs & CareersFormer URA Boss Doris Akol appointed IMF Advisor
WASHINGTON, DC: Mrs. Doris Akol, the former Uganda Revenue Authority – URA Commissioner General has landed a new job at the International...
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1.6KBig StoryUganda Receives Shs640b from World Bank for Covid-19 response
The World Bank last week announced that it will give an additional $180.3 million (Shs640b) to Uganda to fight Covid-19. Of this...
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1.1KNationalUmeme extends year long payment holiday to education institutions
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Schools and other learning institutions have a one-year grace period to clear their outstanding bills, thanks to a decision by...
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1.3KNationalHoima City to hire District Service Commission in recruiting drivers and parish chiefs
HOIMA, UGANDA: Hoima City council members have agreed to use the Hoima District Service Commission to help in the recruitment process of...
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774Crime17 suspects break out of Jinja police station cells
JINJA, UGANDA: An unidentified number of suspects are reported to have broken out and escaped from Jinja Central police station cells on...
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924NationalParish chief commits suicide over failure to repay loan
LIRA, UGANDA: Two people in Lira, Kole district have committed suicide over failure to service loans acquired. In Lira, Patrick Oming, the...
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1.1KBig StoryDPP orders immediate trial of Basajjabalaba over tax evasion
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Director of Public Prosecutions, Justice Jane Frances Abodo has directed for the immediate trial of businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba and...
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883Latest NewsOne dead, five injured as building collapses in Busia
BUSIA, UGANDA: A residential building in Busia district has collapsed killing a minor and injuring five other members of the same family....
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765EducationVictoria University becomes first-ever EON-XR Centre in Uganda
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Uganda’s leading private institution – Victoria University has been granted EON-XR Centre, the first of its kind in Uganda, as...
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1.3KEducationMinister Musenero calls for adoption of Digital-based education to boost ICT innovation
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Minister Monica Musenero has called on all institutions in the country to...
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2.6KEducationVictoria University granted Charter status to run Doctorate Programs
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The National Council of Higher Education (NCHE) has granted Victoria University a Charter Status that allows it to offer and...
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1.4KLatest NewsNUP Candidate wins LC3 chairperson seat in Nakasongola By-Election
NAKASAONGOLA, UGANDA: The National Unity Platform-NUP candidate has won the by-election for Katuugo town council LC III chairperson seat in Nakasongola district....
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1.0KCurrent AffairsKibale district finance committee decry delayed release of quarterly monitoring funds
KIBALE, UGANDA: Members of the Kibale District Finance Committee led by the chairperson Mr. Charles Businge are up in arms with the...
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1.6KCorporate AffairsUganda Airlines CEO Bamuturaki discusses network, fleet and strategic plans
ENTEBBE, UGANDA: Uganda Airlines is one of Africa’s youngest airline projects having launched operations in late 2019 and only this year being...
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1.1KCrimeTwo policemen gunned down in Kiboga District
KIBOGA, UGANDA: Two police officers were shot dead on Thursday evening by unknown assailants who took away with their phones, police has...
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1.7KNationalMuseveni stole our victory in Kayunga LC5 By-election – Bobi Wine
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The National Unity Platform – NUP leader, Mr. Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has refused to accept the declared results...
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1.1KCrimeJINJA: Witchdoctor lynched to death over exhuming corpse
JINJA, UGANDA: An angry mob in Jinja district has lynched a witch doctor while exhuming a grave. Hassan Bakaki, 55, met his...
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1.8KNationalMinistry of Agriculture launches free supply of fertilizers to coffee farmers in Bunyoro region
BUNYORO, UGANDA: Ministry of Agriculture through the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has launched their campaign of supplying fertilizers to coffee farmers...
