UGANDA NEWS

Uganda Prisons Slaughters Over 680 Cattle to Celebrate Festive Season for Inmates

The Uganda prisons service has commenced its annual Christmas meat slaughtering exercise at the Luzira prisons complex, aiming to provide festive meals for over 78,000 inmates and 14,000 staff...

Gen Muhoozi’s statements are private—Baryomunsi

Minister of ICT and National Guidance Chris Baryomunsi has clarified that comments made by the Chief of Defence...

Zombo: Govt commissions UGX 5.3 Billion Water Project to Provide Clean Water to 660 Households

The Ministry of Water and Environment has commissioned a water project in Zombo Town Council worth UGX 5.3...

NUP Asylum Seekers Face Deportation Over Forged Document

In a troubling development, several asylum seekers associated with the National Unity Platform (NUP) are facing imminent deportation...

Uganda’s High-Level Policy Dialogue Opens, Paving  Way for Coffee Sector Transformation

Uganda’s high-level policy dialogue on coffee sector has opened at Speke Resort Munyonyo highlighting the transformative potential of...

Museveni meets MTN CEO in davos amidst deportations

President Museveni has met with MTN group CEO in Davis amidst tensions.

NRM launches 2021 Election road map

The road map launched today spells out the key activities to be undertaken by the NRM alongside those of the independent Electoral commission.

Government addresses the nation about the recent weather phenomenon on Lake Bunyonyi

The video left many in shock and awe amid speculation of what might have caused the previously unseen occurrence raising more fears about climate change and its effects.

Makerere VC Nawangwe hits out at NTV over “fake news”

The vice chancellor of Makerere University Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has hit out at news outlets Daily Monitor and NTV Uganda over what he called “spreading fake news” over the reported staff strike at the University. The Monitor newspaper had earlier carried a headline saying that lecturers had stayed away from classrooms over grievances on salary payments. The article comes just days after the government released a new pay structure for public universities meeting promises that had been earlier made by the...

Parliament designates members to standing committees

Plenary Uganda has moved to designate members to standing committees; Govt. Chief Whip, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa; Ibrahim Ssemuju (Opposition/FDC), Andrew Baryayanga (Ind.) and Hon. Everlyne Asiimwe (UPDF) designate members to the committees; The standing committees will last two and half years. In the selection of members of standing committees, parties designate through their Whips, membership to committees on the basis of party representation in the House; overall membership of committees reflects proportional membership in the House. Independent Members apply to the...

Hon Esther Mbayo is addresses the media on the Liberation Day celebrations

This year’s celebrations are going to take place in Muwafu Primary School Grounds, Nabuyoga Sub County, Tororo District with the theme, “A moment of glory that set a new Chapter for Unity, Peace and Prosperity in Uganda”. His Excellency Kaguta Museveni, the president of republic of Uganda will be the Guest of Honor. He will be accompanied by very important dignitaries from within the country and outside Uganda. The President will among many functions that he’s expected to preside over offer...