Uganda Airlines to Transport 500 Muslim Pilgrims to Mecca in Mid-June
Uganda Airlines, for the first time, is set to transport more than 500 Ugandan Muslims to Mecca for the annual Muslim pilgrimage on June 19, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. East African Time (EAT).
"This year, a total of 500 Muslims from across Uganda will be transported by Uganda Airlines aboard Airbus A330, with the first flight from Entebbe airport to Jeddah," the Uganda Airlines statement released on June 15, 2023, read.
The Minister of Works and Transport, Hon. Edward Katumba Wamala,...
Mathias Mpuuga Secretly Pushes Medical Interns to Protest
The Leader of Opposition (LOP), Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, is secretly calling for a countrywide pre-medical intern protest over the government’s failure to deploy and remunerate their internship.
In a statement by Mpuuga, dated June 8, 2023, he urged the government to immediately find resources for the deployment of pre-medical interns without delay. The LOP also called for a press conference on June 16, 2023, in which one of the leaders of the medical interns, who declined to be quoted, revealed...
Prof. Yunus Mgaya Installed as KIU Chancellor
Prof. Yunus Mgaya, the former deputy vice chancellor in charge of planning, finance, and administration at the University of Dar es Salaam, has been installed as the fourth chancellor of Kampala International University (KIU) on June 14, 2023.
Mgaya replaces Prof. Mahmood Mamdani a few days before the institution’s graduation ceremony, slated for Saturday, June 17th, 2023.
In his inauguration speech, Mgaya expressed appreciation for the opportunities and acknowledged the challenges faced by the universities in Uganda.
"There is a need for everyone...
Monkeys Terrorizing Entebbe Lunyo Residents
Residents of Lunyo-central Entebbe Municipality are terrified of monkeys who freely roam their homes and gardens, terrifying their children and ruining maize, mangoes, and avocado gardens.
According to Wilber Twinamatsiko, a Lunyo-central resident, the monkeys had been in the public domain for almost a month and are not scared of residents but the reverse is true.
"Initially, they were eating mangoes and avocados, but now they're destroying our maize and beans in the garden that aren't even mature, our chicken can't...
Bobi Wine Urges Artists to Reject Shs 30Billion Government Boost
While addressing mourners at the late Kato Lubwama's final sendoff in Nkozi Mpigi, former musician turned politician Robert Kyaguanyi advised fellow artists to avoid receiving government handouts as a boost to their careers in the sector.
"How much is 30 billion shillings?" "I appeal to you, fellow artists, to work for your own money instead of accepting government handouts that will not help you boost your finances or advance in your career," Bobi Wine added.
He also warned them against fleeing...
Kabaka thanks GOV’T, UNESCO for Kasubi Tombs Restoration
The Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Mwenda Mutebi 11, has thanked the government of Uganda and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for their assistance in the restoration of the Kasubi tombs. The king made the remarks during a meeting on June 13, 2023, at the Bulange palace in Mengo.
In his speech, the Kabaka said that although sometimes the kingdom operates in difficult economic and political circumstances, he takes comfort from the assistance rendered to the kingdom...