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Manifesto Week 2024: Uganda’s Tourism Industry Makes Significant Progress

During the Manifesto Week 2024, the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities showcased major achievements in Uganda’s tourism industry. Rtd. Col. Tom Butime, the minister in charge, delivered a...

EXPOSED: NUP Plan to Falsely Abduct Own Candidate Sultan in Kisoro

A secret plot by the opposition National Unity Platform Party, NUP, to falsely abduct their candidate in the...

Bobi Wine Appoints Eddie Mutwe to Head Ideological Docket at NUP’s School

Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, the leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), has appointed Edward Sebuufu, aka...

Bobi Wine’s brother Mikie Wine on the Run after Allegations of Defiling Pretty Nicole Emerge

As Ugandans were still criticizing Bobi Wine’s younger brother Michael Mukwaya, aka Mikie Wine, for using Pretty Nicole,...

Disgruntled UNAIDS Boss Byanyima Wants Dr. Besigye to Quit Politics

The Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS), Winnie Byanyima, has asked...

BREAKING: Ugandans to watch World Cup matches without subscription fee

The Government of Uganda has finally acquired the subscription rights that will allow Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) television to broadcast all the 2022 FIFA World Cup matches to be held in Qatar from November 20th to December 18th, 2022. This comes after securing the Free-To-Air Rights (FTA), which are free and exclusive to UBC television only in Uganda. According to the press statement released by UBC management on November 11, 2022, the games will air on UBC and Star television and all...

CAUGHT: MP Ssenyonyi faces investigation for leaking Parliamentary-COSASE classified report

The Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) Chairman, MP Joel Ssenyonyi is under investigation for leaking to media, several classified  reports before presenting and discussing it in Parliament as required by rules of procedures. Ssenyonyi, who doubles as the Nakawa West Municipality legislator elected on NUP ticket is accused of violating parliamentary rules of procedure ,and oath of secrecy. Describing the act as unethical and intolerable behaviour, the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among furiously confirmed that she...

Uganda’s Maiden Satelite will enhance Resource Planning and Environmental Impact Assessment in Uganda’s Oil and Gas Industry

Today November 6, 2022, Uganda launches  her maiden satelite which was designed and built by Engineers; Edgar Mujuni, Derick Tebusweke and Bonny Omara. The trio were trained by the BIRDS-5 project of the Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan. Named PearlAfricaSat-1, the satelite  comes at a very crucial time when Uganda's Oil and Gas Industry needs a reliable mechanism for its resource planning as well  as an impact assessment tool to successfully harness Uganda's oil deposits. In a statement  released, Dr Monica...

BREAKING: No Ebola Lockdown—President Museveni

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed that there will be no lockdown over the Ebola virus disease outbreak. On November 4, the President tweeted, "Regarding the Ebola situation, first of all, there will be no lockdown." Therefore, people should go ahead and concentrate on their work without worrying. Mr. President, however, urged for strict adherence to standard operating procedures put in place by the Ministry of Health. "However, we should be more vigilant and observe the SOPs put in place to control...

Butebo Chief Finance Officer arrested for swallowing Ugx1b cash

The Chief Finance Officer of Butebo District has been arrested in connection with the Ugx1b Scandal. The suspect identified as Simon Kowa Mutekanga is alleged  to have mismanaged the funds over a period of time. He was picked up on Friday by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit in liaison with the police and other security agencies. The funds were meant for the implementation of various projects and programs within different departments in the District. A source in the district revealed that the funds...

Four charged over Uganda Railways Corporation Land

Four people have been charged over Uganda Corporation Lands in Lira District. Francis Ateng, the former Principal Assistant Secretary at the Ministry of Lands Zonal Office in Lira District, appeared before the Chief Magistrate Court in Lira District on Thursday.Three of his co-accused are still at large. He has been charged with fraudulent procurement of a certificate of title, forgery and uttering a false document on Uganda Railways Corporation land in Lira. Ateng has also been remanded to Lira Central Government...