The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa is using this recess period, to monitor various development projects in his Ruhinda North Constituency in Mitooma District. Tayebwa is currently traversing his Constituency, holding strategic meetings on wealth creation with a major focus on the Parish Development Model (PDM). “The meetings at parish level have helped […]
Despite the busy schedule of the President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa, he always fixes time to go and supervise his own wealth creation activities. A Kiganda proverb says, Omukulu bw’atakwata mu kisobo, embuzi zifa nnaganga. Literally translated that; When the owner of the farm fails to take a supervisory responsibility of his animals, […]
The Territorial Police in Kampala Metropolitan Police East in Naggalama Police Division, have put up a serious manhunt for a teacher of Nabalanga Church of Uganda Primary School in Nakifuma County, Mukono district for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old pupil. The Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga has identified the suspect as Nabaasa Aron, who is faced with […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has guided officials from the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and other stakeholders on the Namanve Industrial Park land. During a meeting held on Tuesday at Nakasero State Lodge, President Museveni said the wetland in Namanve Industrial Park must be preserved and as NEMA they should not allocate investors land in […]
His close associates describe him as a hardworking, determined, result oriented and no nonsense man, whose vocabulary lacked one word called failure. In that reign, he fought for his dear life up to the last minute, to the extent that even when he would be seen as weak, he moved on, performing a duty which […]
An Australian national has today appeared before court on charges of rape and human Trafficking, the offences he allegedly committed while at his residence in Jinja. The suspect has been identified as Jones Robert Williams, the Managing Director of Jinja Marine supplies Co. Ltd. Williams has been arraigned at Jinja Chief Magistrates Court on charges […]
IBANDA-UGANDA The recent fall in the prices of vanilla has frustrated farmers in Ibanda district, many of them fearing that they may not be able to recoup their investment. A kilogram of vanilla was valued at 550,000 Shillings in the pre-COVID-19 period. However, this value gradually decreased to sh210,000 in 2021 and worsened in 2022 […]
Public Service Minister Wilson Muluri Mukasa, has suspended the on-going restructuring and termination of contracts at the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) in response to complaints raised by the affected employees. In a June 27, 2023 letter to the NEMA Board Chairperson, Muluri indicated that he conducted a thorough analysis of the submissions provided by […]
President Yoweri Museveni has banned the importation of second-hand clothes, the electricity cables and meters. Museveni has directed that from September 1, 2023, no one should be allowed to import any of the above products. The President therefore castigated unpatriotic government bodies like those in the power generation sector who don’t want to support local investors […]
Mukono Municipal Council authorities have resorted to security to recover the funds disbursed under the Youth Livelihood Project (YLP) and Uganda Women Empowerment Programme (UWEP). The Municipal Council received over sh1.3bn, which was distributed to different beneficiary groups as part of these projects. However, the Auditor General’s Report for the Financial Year ending June 30, […]
