Tension is brewing between Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja Musafiri and the Minister for Presidency Milly Babirye Babalanda with the premier saying the minister is usurping the responsibilities of the President in effecting transfers of Resident District Commissioners (RDCs), Resident City Commissioners (RCCs) and their deputies. The heat of the controversy seems to have hit a […]
The last batch of students to sit for the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) under the phased-out old curriculum has recorded poor performance, with 1,629 learners (16.7%) failing outright and nearly 60% passing in Division Four, the lowest grade. The special one-time transitional examination, administered by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), was a final […]
Total Candidates: 359,417 (First cohort under new system) Gender Breakdown: 177,133 (49.3%) Male 182,284 (50.7%) Female USE vs Non-USE Candidates: 136,785 (38.1%) USE Beneficiaries 222,632 (61.9%) Non-USE Exam Attendance: 357,120 (99.4%) Sat for Exams 2,297 (0.6%) Absent (Absenteeism continues to decline) The first results of the new Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) under the new […]
Abaana bana baagudde mu nnyanja bwe baabadde bazannyisa bbaluuni okukkakkana nga basatu ku bbo bafudde ate omu n’asimattuka abatuuze bwe baamutaasizza nga tannabbira. Ekikangabwa kino kyagudde ku mwalo gw’e Nakibizzi mu muluka gw’e Namatale mu ggombolola y’e Bwema mu disitulikiti y’e Buvuma ku Lwokutaano mu ttuntu. Abaafudde kuliko Seera Tolofayina ow’emyaka 12, Livingstone Mulakama ow’emyaka […]
The personal doctor to former President, Dr. Apollo Milton Obote has died. Dr. Opiote is described as one of the most royal people to President Obote. A senior and veteran Journalist, Andrew Mwenda wrote this min obituary after learning about his passing. “I have heard with great sadness the death of Dr Opiote, a former […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Dr. Micheal Atingi-Ego Governor of the Bank of Uganda and Prof. Augustus Nuwagaba as the new Deputy Governor. Atingi-Ego who has been serving as the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda replaces the late Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, who died in January 2022, after a long illness. Nuwagaba is an international consultant on Economic […]
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has said the results for Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) exams will be released on February 11, 2025. “The wait is over,” said UNEB on X platform, adding, UCE 2024 results loading. Last year, UNEB kicked off the maiden examination under the New Lower Secondary Curriculum (NLSC). “This is […]
The move by United States President Donald Trump to order a suspension of US foreign aid that came with a funding halt on HIV treatment has come with wide misinformation about drug access. This has caused fear and could turn away clients from picking their refills, affect their progress in care and endanger their health. […]
A 27-year old bar attendant who was working with Choice Club in Wakiso is currently confined in her bed at home and completely run down with no money to buy food, pay rent, replenish her drug stock or pay school fees for her three dependent learners. Rehema Namuddu is currently under the care of her […]
At least 10,811 candidates remain unaccounted for after failing Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) in Luweero district in the past ten years. According to the results of Primary Leaving Examinations, 10,811 pupils have failed PLE from 2014 to 2024. The results indicate that 1,085 candidates failed PLE in 2024, 1,264 candidates failed in 2023, 1,347 candidates failed […]