All posts tagged "National News"
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1.2KNationalUganda Tourism Board, Ireland Embassy greens Uganda’s independence monument
The two tourist sites will be illuminated green from the launch day until March 20.
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1.2KNationalURA lost UGX14Bn due to Katuna border closure
Rwanda then issued a travel advisory to its nationals against traveling to Uganda, saying their safety was not guaranteed.
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837NationalAmbassadors to market Uganda’s Kiira motors vehicles
Arthur Kafeero, a director in the foreign affairs ministry says that ambassadors can easily lobby experts with the requisite knowledge aimed at...
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1.4KNationalFour UPDF soldiers killed since inception of operation shujja
He mentions that if the joint force maintains the current momentum, soon the operation agenda will be achieved and Eastern DRC will...
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946NationalSEACOM integrates Africell infrastructure to power broadband expansion
SEACOM, a telecommunications service provider has started integrating its infrastructure and the assets it acquired from Africell last year.
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2.4KNationalLira city seeks UGX 400M to repair non-functional street lights
The affected street lights are mainly along Obote avenue, Oyam road, Soroti road and Aroma lane among others. Most of them have...
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1.4KEducationTeachers in Kumi spend months without pay
According to Omoding, he is surviving on debts, sometimes making him starve for days because of the accumulated debts.
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1.0KNationalNUP women demand for release of their husbands
The Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Joyce Bagala, challenged President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to announce the release of all political prisoners for...
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1.2KEast AfricaEast Africa running out of water
Experts who recently met in Entebbe, Uganda, for the Second Water Forum of the IGAD region said this is the time to...
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8.4KNationalUgandans urged to embrace local tourism to revive the economy
Kabwoya-Kagadi Kyenjojo road, Mubende –Kakumiro-Kibaale –Kagadi road are among the roads boosting tourism development in Bunyoro
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1.3KCourtCongolese man gets death sentence for recruiting children into ADF
During the hearings, Malamu admitted having enlisted three minors in July 2020 in Eringeti on behalf of the ADF. The children were...
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1.2KCOVID-19Private health sector federation non-committal on mandatory vaccination
Dr. Muhanuzi also said that the Bill concentrates on addressing infectious diseases only, but ought to make considerations for non-communicable diseases.
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908BusinessMPs demand comprehensive forensic audit of Soroti fruit factory
The committee was concerned that government has so far invested in the factory a total of 44.1 billion, in addition to the...
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888Latest NewsMuseveni bans land evictions without RDC’s consent
Museveni also directed that if ‘illegal’ evictions are carried out, the members of the District Security Committee will all be held responsible...
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1.3KBusinessTea Growers: Absence of regulations affecting quality control
Farmers claim that apart from giving out free seedlings not much has been achieved through the government interventions to improve the tea...
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1.1KNationalMiners in crisis as ban on unprocessed minerals bites
Nankabirwa was hesitant to reveal whether the ban should be lifted at the time when she has publicly declared intention to accord...
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1.2KCrimeWoman arrested after teenage girl stabbed in lodge fight
One suspect has been arrested today. Eyewitnesses say that Kyasimire and another employee were arguing over a male client when the fight...
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761Latest NewsKasana-Luweero diocese celebrates 25 years
Nankabirwa also applauded Kasana–Luwero Diocese for donating land to construct vocational institutes and schools among other service projects.
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806CrimePoliceman shoots dead 3 people over bar waitress
it is alleged that CP Nuwagaba developed a misunderstanding with two of the deceased over a bar attendant before he returned home...
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1.2KNational‘Address Elegu border security concerns’
Legislators observed that South Sudan has been and remains a potential market for Uganda, a reason the government must take heed and...
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2.0KBig StoryJinja Hospital workers arrested for stealing 59 oxygen cylinders
The missing cylinders were majorly supplied by National Medical Stores-NMS. Some were donations from well-wishers to boost efforts in managing severe COVID-19...
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1.1KNationalOver 800 learners abandon Agago school over ownership wrangle
Established in 1952, the school had 900 learners prior to the lockdown. However, only about 30 learners have resumed their studies since...
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1.1KCourtFormer Red Cross boss jailed 7 years over Ugx 1.2bn embezzlement
The Court heard that Nataka embezzled more than sh1.2 billion between February 1st, 2013 and September 30th, 2013 in Kampala.
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1.1KEducationParents keeping school-going children at home to be arrested – Muyingo
The concern comes almost two months after the reopening of schools following two years of a lockdown occasioned by an outbreak of...