The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Buikwe district Dunstan Balaba has been appointed Permanent Secretary Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). Balaba replaces Keith Muhakanizi who died in April 2023. A man of vast experience, Balaba will assume office next week on Monday. He has served as the Chief Administrative Officer for years and in a […]
At least sh740m is saved annually by the Uganda Police Force through making its own uniforms. Irene Ameri Kimara, the Acting Deputy Director of logistics and engineering said ever since police started making their own uniforms, the money it saves has been tremendously increasing. Kimara in a brief to the Deputy Inspector General of Police, […]
Construction works on the Namanve – Kampala section have reached Kireka. Works on the level crossing are almost complete The rehabilitation of the Kampala-Namanve railway is finally entering the last phase. This stretch, which is part of the Kampala-Mukono line was scheduled for completion in September, but “unforeseen circumstances” delayed it, according to John Linonn Sengendo, […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Wednesday met and held a brief interaction with Mexican global conservationist and media influencer, Arturo Islas Allende during the Presidential Investors Conference at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds. During the interaction, President Museveni informed Allende that Uganda always welcomes and is ready to work with any positive-minded person who is willing to […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed that most of the problems that affect Ugandans are caused by leaders. According to the President, if the leaders are transparent, many problems affecting the citizens would not be in existence. “The fact of the matter is all the problems are caused by the leaders. The corruption, the sectarianism, […]
Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger died on Wednesday at home in Connecticut at the age of 100, Kissinger Associates, Inc said in a statement. Born in Germany in 1923, Kissinger was survived by his wife of nearly 50 years, Nancy Maginnes Kissinger, two children by his first marriage, David and Elizabeth, and five […]
The Prime Minister, Robina Nabbanja has tasked the technical people in the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) together with the scientists under different sectors of the National Agricultural Research Organizations (NARO) to always endeavor to extend their services into the local communities. Nabbanja said the government through MAAIF and NARO has over […]
Road safety experts and activists, including representatives from Hope for Victims of Traffic Accidents (HOVITA), United Nations Association Uganda (UNAU), Zembo Motors, and Africa Youth Leadership Development and Health (AYLDH), have cautioned parents against transporting their children top of motorcycle fuel tanks, stressing that it poses significant risks to their lives. Rev. Evatt Mugarura, the […]
Residents of Komamboga Central Zone in Kawempe,Division, a Kampala city suburb are in shock after a yet to be explained death of three people in a new septic tank. The dead include the site engineer. According to eyewitnesses, the trio seem to have died in the process of fixing the pipes of a new septic […]
Masaka City Councilors on Wednesday passed a vote of no confidence against Tony Ssempijja as the Speaker, accusing him of abuse of office and social misconduct. Ssempijja, who is the councilor representing Kimanya-Kabonera division, was impeached in a majority vote, during an extraordinary council session presided over by the Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi, […]
