Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
ANGOLA – The newly elected East African Representative to the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), Thomas Tayebwa has promised to be a strong voice for Africa and called for urgent reforms needed to transform Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. Tayebwa who doubles as the Deputy Speaker of the Ugandan […]
Five people have drowned on Lake Victoria after the boat they were traveling in capsized. The victims reportedly boarded an overloaded boat from Kirongo landing site in Buvuma district heading to Kiyindi landing site in Buikwe district on Thursday. They have been identified as Kabenge, the boat operator, Karisimati (a butcher at Kirongo trading center), […]
Citizens will be spared from paying sh50,000 for the renewal of their National Identity Cards (IDs) save for those interested in express service, Members of Parliament (MPs) have been assured. The assurance was made by the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi in a statement to the House on the process of […]
Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka has hit at members of the Uganda Law Society (ULS) for overstepping their mandate. This is after the lawyers called for an Extra Ordinary Meeting to discuss the independence of the Judiciary. Kiryowa Kiwanuka wants the lawyers to respect the boundaries and handle their grievances with the Judiciary in an appropriate […]
The government and the donors for the construction of the Kampala-Jinja Expressway and Kampala Southern Bypass project are yet to finalize negotiations on the terms. The project will be developed under the Private Public Partnership arrangement projected to run over 30 years. It will be based on a design, build, finance, operate, and transfer (DBFOT) […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has welcomed America’s Emmy Award-winning producer, Peter Greenberg to Uganda to film an upcoming documentary project aimed at promoting the country’s vibrant tourism industry. President Museveni welcomed Greenberg on Tuesday during an interview held at State Lodge- Nakasero which was aimed at exploring Uganda’s unique charms to inspire his upcoming movie. […]
Pedestrians, boda bodas and vehicles above 7.5 tons will be barred from using the newly built Kampala flyover, the Works and Transport Minister, General Edward Katumba Wamala has revealed in his latest press brief. This will also apply to the tunnel connecting to Arena Mall as one heads to Nsambya. He advised pedestrians to always […]
Former Managing Director of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) David Chandi Jamwa has been released from Luzira prison where he has been serving a 12-year jail sentence handed to him for causing the government a three billion shillings financial loss. Jamwa’s release follows his grant of pardon by President Yoweri Museveni. Jamwa was pardoned […]
Dokolo District Woman Member of Parliament, Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal, is dead. Ogwal (77) is said to have succumbed to cancer in India on Thursday. The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among has confirmed the death of an iron lady, Cecilia Ogwal at her X handle today’s morning. “It is with a heavy heart and […]
Entebbe International Airport set a new record in December 2023 with 198,961 international passengers, comprising 104,160 arrivals and 94,800 departures. This figure, averaging 6,418 passengers per day, represents the highest single-day record in Uganda, according to Vianney Mpungu Luggya, the Spokesperson of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA). The significant increase is attributed to factors […]
