Muslims have appealed to the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) top management to consider affirmative action for them while recruiting staff to enable the Muslim community “move at the same pace” with other Ugandans. The Muslims also want management to at least designate a place for them to construct a mosque at the airport for […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday 4th April, 2024 met officials from Nile Breweries Limited at his Kisozi Farm led by the company board Chairman, Onapito Ekomoloit. During the meeting, the President and the officials discussed issues ranging from alcohol health precautions to taxation and the expansion of locally based raw materials in the production […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has received a letter from the President of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping, who expressed unwavering support for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP). Hand-delivered by Ambassador Xue Bing, the Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry and read […]
A senior counsel, Waiswa Ramadhan has this afternoon perished in a car accident in Pallisa district. Counsel Waiswa of Katuntu and Co. Advocates is remembered to have represented a 25-year-old Brian Isiko, the YMCA student who was accused of stalking the then Kabarole District Woman MP, Sylvia Rwabogo by sending her unsolicited love messages. Waiswa […]
Nurses working in operating theaters are advocating for specialized training in preoperative nursing to ensure proper patient care. Preoperative nursing involves comprehensive care provided to patients before undergoing surgery, encompassing health assessment, physical and emotional preparation for surgery, and ensuring readiness for the procedure. Leila Naluyima, a nursing officer at Uganda Cancer Institute and the […]
St. Cyprian High School Kyabakadde and Naalya Senior Secondary School Lugazi were on Saturday crowned the Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association, Mukono Zone Basketball boys and girls’ championships respectively. Hosted at Seeta High School A Level Campus, St. Cyprian defeated the host team at 58-49 baskets whereas Naalya Senior Secondary School hammered Seeta High School […]
The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) fraternity is in grief following the untimely death of the UPDF Air Force deputy commander, Brig. Gen. Stephen Kigundu. Brig. Gen. Kiggundu’s death was on Sunday communicated by the armed force. “It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) inform the public […]
Kampala Archdiocese has installed its first-ever female Head of Laity, breaking the tradition of male dominance in the highest office of lay apostolate within the Archdiocese. Emily Kitto Mwaka, who was recently elected to the position, was formally presented on Thursday alongside other elected members of the Archdiocesan Council of Lay Apostolate to the Archbishop […]
At least nine people have been confirmed dead from a road accident which occurred on Tuesday evening in Rakai district. Rakai District Traffic Police Officer, Fudiyeeri Bigirimana has confirmed the accident saying it has involved a moving vehicle, a Canter registration number UAT 559X. Bigirimana says the nine people who died instantly together with over […]
The government of France through the French Development Agency (ADF) has funded the further distribution of the clean drinking water from Katosi Water Treatment Plant to an additional 450,000 households. The Ambassador of France in Uganda, Xavier Sticker said that the development will see 1,500 prepaid standpipes installed in the informal settlements in the north […]