Kampala Metropolitan deputy police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire confirmed that police had received the report and said investigations into the circumstances surrounding the journalist’s disappearance were ongoing. Concern is mounting over the whereabouts of Baba TV journalist Eria Jengo, who has been missing since September 10, 2026, after leaving the media house’s offices in Ntinda, Kampala. […]
“For the first time the transport sector is beginning to be integrated in the form of the Kiira vehicle plant. This is what is beginning to happen. If we do it successfully, we shall save USD800 million from steel alone.” President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Friday September 26, 2025 commissioned the Kiira Vehicle Plant in […]
Over the years, statistics from the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) have shown poor performance in science subjects, especially Biology, Chemistry and Physics. In 2016, 40.8% of candidates who studied biology only scored 2 points, making it the worst done subject in UACE exams of that year. About half of […]
President Yoweri Museveni has promoted Senior Commissioner of Police (SCP) Joseph Obwana to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP), the highest rank in the Uganda Police Force. This promotion also confirms Obwana’s position as the Director of the National Central Bureau (Interpol-Uganda), a role he has been serving in an acting capacity […]
A team of researchers from Uganda Christian University (UCU) have come up with a development through which they are processing food waste materials into feeds for house crickets (obunyeenyenkule) and pigs. Dr. Geoffrey Ssepuuya, the principle investigator said that between 2021 and 2023, with the funding of sh108m provided by the Uganda National Council for […]
“Alcohol-related hangovers reduce productivity at work by up to 40% as about 10 million Ugandans consume alcohol,” Dr Musenero explained. A man who invented a viable product dubbed Pombeguard to cure hangovers has been revealed. Ronald Kalyango was unveiled to the guests by the minister of science and technology, Dr Monica Musenero during a science […]
The debate on the high cost of public infrastructure projects in Uganda compared to the rest of the region and international averages continues pitting the public, civil society, and politicians against the government. The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa tasked the engineering fraternity in Uganda to explain why the cost of construction in Uganda […]
KAMPALA The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has challenged engineers to put innovation at the center of their work. Tayebwa said innovation will help the African Continent to find home-grown solutions to its challenges, especially in the road and construction sector. Speaking at the National Technology Conference and Exhibition (NTCE) 2023 organised by the […]
The government through the Ministry of Health has vowed to double efforts in the fight against preeclampsia, the second leading killer of women in Uganda. The permanent secretary Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine said this will be achieved through strengthening the efforts in improving access to information, knowledge, screening and care for patients with preeclampsia […]
The students and teachers of Kasawo Senior Secondary School have a cause to smile following a donation of a modern science laboratory block donated by the government of Japan. The three classroom science laboratory block named Aziida N. Nsubuga Science Laboratory Block worth sh413m was commissioned on Thursday May 11, 2023 by the deputy Ambassador of […]