MBALE: Nasty accident injures five police officers, Investigation Launched
Police in Elgon region have started investigations into the cause of an accident which involved a police vehicle injuring five police officers attached to Budaka Central Police at Doko village along Budaka-Mbale road. According to a statement released by SP Rogers Taitika, the Elgon regional police spokesperson, the injured officers have been identified as; Cpl Bigambo Victor, PC Mujuni Jonah, PC Ampaire Frank, Tumwesigye Kenneth and the driver Wabutambi Robert. The accident which left the officers critically injured occurred...
Uganda, S. Sudan Seal Electricity Export Deal
Uganda and South Sudan have signed a Power Sales Agreement (PSA) to facilitate energy trading between the two nations to benefit towns of Oraba, Elegu in Uganda and Kaya, Nimule in South Sudan.
The Ugandan delegation was led by the Minister of Energy, Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, who was joined by the ministry's Permanent Secretary, Irene Bateebe, while the South Sudan group was led by Peter Marcello Jelenge, who arrived in Juba on June 27, 2023. Irene Bateebe signed the power...
COMMAND POST EXERCISE: Uganda’s Contingent Tasked To Champion EAC Integration
The Defence Attache’ of Uganda to Rwanda Brig. Gen Dr. Emmanuel Shillingi urged the Ugandan Contingent that took part in the just concluded Command Post Exercise (CPX) “ Ushirikiano Imara” 2023 in Rwanda, to champion and deepen the spirit of East African Community(EAC) integration.
Brig. Gen Dr. Shillingi made the call while he and other senior officers of the Rwandan Force bid farewell to the Ugandan Contingent at Gatuna Boarder.
“We thank you for being good ambassadors during the exercise alongside...
Speaker Tayebwa, African leaders demand Africa’s seat at the UN Security Council
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has, in the strongest terms, demanded that the continent receive at least two permanent seats on the UN council. He made these remarks while leading a team of parliamentarians attending the 63rd Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS)-European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly in Brussels, Belgium.
"It is a shame that Africa, which is three times bigger than Europe, is not represented on the UN Security Council. The African Union should be given...
Gov’t declares Wednesday June 28 a public holiday for Eid-al-Adhuha celebrations
The government of Uganda, through the ministry of public service, declared June 28, 2023, as the day for Muslims to celebrate Eid-Al Adhuha.
The Ministry’s permanent secretary, Godfrey Kaima, said in a statement that the day will be observed for Muslims to celebrate Eid-Al Adhuha and the public holiday throughout the country.
‘’Inform the general public that Wednesday, June 28, 2023, is Eid-AI-Adhuha and will be observed as a public holiday throughout Uganda,’’ Kaima stated.
Kaima stated that the same day, Wednesday,...
ARUA: Gov’t urged to Monitor Early-Childhood Education to Limit Early Pregnancies
Education stakeholders in the West Nile Sub-region have asked the government to take complete control of pre-primary education, implying that it will sustain prevention of early marriages and adolescent pregnancies.
During a regional consultation on Uganda's education policy review, chaired by former Education minister, Nuwe Amanya Mushega, City.Mr. Raymond Ombere, the Arua City education officer, explained that monitoring pre-primary schools will ensure children of the right age are in the right place.
"It is a death blow to leave this pre-primary...