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 […]
The audience at the Annual cultural training camp organized by Buganda Queen Sylvia Nagginda was thrown in shock after one of the students wished for a dead father. Trainers, mentors, and counselors at the camp, commonly known as Ekisakaate had asked children to write letters expressing what they were experiencing in their homes. They were […]
After reaping big from the music industry where she has managed to gain fame and some good money, one of the top female artists in Uganda, Spice Diana has unveiled a project through which she is going to provide shelter and care to children with special needs. Through a communication at her Facebook page, Spice […]
The Traffic Police have have issued the expected diversions which are expected to be effected as a result of the upcoming Aligned Movement and the G77+China Summits early next week. Traffic police said that the diversions will only be effected at these points if need arises; At Mpala, Traffic will be diverted to Entebbe Highway. […]
In preparation for the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and G77+China summits, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has removed bodaboda stages from a number of roads in Kampala City Centre. Some of the affected roads include; Parliamentary Avenue, Nile Avenue, Wampewo Avenue, Kafu Road, Lukuli Road, Wavamunno Road, Mbogo Road, Muyenga Road and Ggaba Road among others. […]