Tag: Uganda
Gov’t to start paying Elderly People in January 2020
The Government has scheduled a verification exercise of all older persons aged 80 years and above, starting this January.
The exercise, according to the...
Shocking: How sons & Daughters of ministers are enjoying big posts...
Jobs in Missions at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have become for the ‘technical know who’ rather than technical knowhow.
According to investigations, top...
Nantaba Murdered our brother who was going to daughters’ school, says...
Irene Nakazibwe, a sister to Ronald Ssebulime, who was
gunned down on Sunday for trailing state minister for information and
communications technology Idah Nantaba Eriosi, has...
Museveni inspects Entebbe Airforce base advises them to embrace technology
President Yoweri Museveni and Commanderin-Chief of the
Uganda armed forces has advised soldiers of the Uganda People’s Defence Air
Force (UPDAF) to master the use of...
Deported MTN ex-boss sues govt
The former chief executive officer (CEO) of
telecommunications company MTN Uganda, Joris Wim Vanhelleputte, has dragged the
Government to court, challenging his deportation.
In a suit...
Katumba : M7 is like biblical Moses, whilst damning past presidents
Past Ugandan presidents used to stay for short periods because the country was still undergoing political experimentation, works state minister Gen. Katumba Wamala has...
MP Zaake charged and remanded to Gulu prison
The Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake, was arrested on
Thursday night from Railway Goods Shed on Entebbe Road by Criminal
Investigations Directorate (CID) detectives. Consequently, the...
Gravity Omutujju was not shot at, says Police
Police are investigating circumstances under which city
singer Gereson Wabuyi aka Gravity Omutujju was involved in a scuffle at night
with a private security guard at...
6th & 7th term : CEC endorses Museveni for 2021
The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has adopted a resolution recommending President Yoweri Museveni to be the party’s flag-bearer...
SMEs must embrace digital technology to survive
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) constitute the biggest
segment of the business sector in Uganda. They employ in excess of three
million people and account for...
ISO and MTN in cat & mouse chase due to MTN...
The Internal Security Organisation (ISO) operatives on
Friday raided MTN Nyonyi Gardens offices and recovered items vital in their
current investigations of espionage and tax evasion....
Israeli tourists thrilled by Murchison Falls
The first day of the tour started in the Murchison Falls
National Park. Aboard over 20 tour vans, the 216 Israeli tourists combed the
demarcated game...
FDC rejects Govts move to elect leader of Opposition
Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has rejected the new Bill that seeks to provide for the election of the Leader of Opposition in Parliament,...
Experts : Uganda’s taxation system only making rich people more richer
The Government is increasingly turning to indirect taxes to
increase revenue, but a new report has found that the move could be widening
the gap between...
M7 sets tough terms for MTN, wants NSSF to buy shares
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is set to buy
shares in the multi-billion South African MTN telecom franchise. Talks to
kick-start the shareholding acquisition process...
Malaria fight: Uganda to manufacture insecticide
Uganda is set to manufacture larvicide, an insecticide used
to kill mosquitoes in their infantry, health minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng said
yesterday. A larvicide is...
EC may fail to conduct general election due to lack of...
The Electoral Commission (EC) has said t they do not have funds to conduct elections in the newly created districts, sub-counties and constituencies.
“The...
FDC calls for constitutional reforms in 2019 as a way to...
Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has demanded
that the government undertake fundamental constitutional reforms in 2019.
Addressing journalists during the weekly party press conference at
Najjanankumbi...
Bobi Wine in fresh trouble as Minister vows to ban him...
The Minister of State for Culture, Peace Mutuuzo, has warned
music artistes in Uganda who compose
songs that are majorly intended to incite members of the...
State House corruption units nubs official for taking bribe of Shs...
A clearing agent suspected to have induced a bribe from a
driving permit applicant is detained and will be arraigned in court. The
32-year-old suspect, Gerald...
ISO speaks out on identity of the murdered spies in Congo
The Internal Security Organisation (ISO) has come out to
deny reports that the two suspected spies that were brutally murdered by rebels
of the Allied Democratic...
Uganda’s problems are bigger than me and Bebe Cool- Bobi Wine
Speaking about the
‘unification’ of both musicians during the Kenzo at 10 years concert on
Friday,Bobi Wine said the country’s problems are bigger than anyone can
imagine,...
Uganda steps up Ebola screening at Congo borders
screening at its border points with the Democratic Republic
of Congo as more Congolese refugees flock into Uganda to flee from poll-related
violence. Joint health surveillance...
UNEB set to release PLE results
The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has finalized marking of the 2018 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) and results are expected to be released soon....
WHO boss hails Uganda on ebola vigilance, warns of risk
The director general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has hailed Uganda for her role in controlling the spread of the...
Arua CAO, deputy quit over missing sh509m
The local government permanent secretary, Ben Kumumanya, has
interdicted Ismail Ochengel, the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Arua and
his deputy, Paul Samuel Mbiiwa, following a...
Former ADF abductees want Govt compensation
Six people, who were abducted by rebels from Allied Democratic Force (ADF) in Kagadi and Kikuube districts, have asked government through Amnesty Commission to...
Army: President Museveni makes new military placements
President Yoweri Museveni has made new placements and transferred 15 senior army officers to various leadership positions. The army spokesperson, Brig Richard Karemire, said...
Government unveils 34 Trillion 2019 budget
The Government has finalized the formulation of the draft budget (Budget Framework Paper) for the 2019/2020 financial year, with greater priority being given to...
COSASE saga : Katuntu not willing to handover to Munyagwa
This week, the change in the chairmanship and the deputy to the COSASE committee has caused mixed reactions from the public some saying FDC...
Bobi Wine Music promoters petition parliament to warn the police before...
Yesterday, the speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, Rt Hon Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga met music promoters and events managers who petitioned Parliament over police action...
Miss World Africa Abenakyo receives heroic welcome
Miss World Africa, Quiin Abenakyo, returned home yesterday to a heroic welcome at Entebbe airport. Abenakyo, 22, arrived at Entebbe aboard Emirates Airways and...
NUSAF officer goes missing over sh509m cash
The Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) desk officer for Arua district, Paul Ebodo, has gone missing following the alleged mismanagement of sh509m sent...
I want serious national dialogue, says Museveni
Following years of back-door preparatory talks, yesterday President Yoweri Museveni launched the national dialogue project. He said he had been ‘dying’ for an opportunity...
China’s Hunan investors to build power transmission line
Uganda and China’s Hunan province have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) expected to facilitate the construction of a power evacuation line from Achwa...
Kanyamunyu trial date fixed
The High Court in Kampala has fixed January 21 as the date it will start hearing a case in which city businessman Matthew Kanyamunyu...
Besigye’s apology was uncalled for since he is only a victim...
News Reaching UGANDANZ. COM indicate that Betty Namboze broke silence about the ongoing rift between Bobi Wine people power supporters and those of FDC...
Court renews arrest warrant for Siraje Bakaleke
The state prosecutor has told court that the Police have intensified the hunt for Assistant Commissioner of Police Siraje Bakaleke, who is accused of...
Finally !! Lusanja eviction victims to get compensation
Parliament on Wednesday directed the Government to immediately provide resources including building materials to help the over 1,000 Lusanja residents who were illegally evicted...
M7 : Bobi Wine Should give up violence to continue his...
President Yoweri Museveni has scoffed at accusations that his government was stifling civil liberties such as freedom of association,saying such freedoms would only be...
