KAMPALA – The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, has launched a four-year (2022-2025) Sustainable Energy Response Plan (SERP) for refugees and the host communities. Through the programme, the Government targets to support the refugee and host...
President Yoweri Museveni has described fallen General Elly Tumwine as a hardworking and dedicated cadre. Tumwine breathed his last on Thursday morning in Kenya where he had been hospitalised. Below is the president's full statement...
The European Union (EU) has allocated an additional €4 million (Ugx 15.2 billion) to Uganda, to help the country address the influx of new refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and address...
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has called for cooperation with Vietnam to develop the country’s coffee value chain for the benefit of farmers. In a meeting with Vietnam’s Ambassador-Designate to Uganda, H.E. Nguyen Nam Tien, on...
Human rights activists have asked the Israeli Defence ministry to stop permitting its company from selling phone hacking software to Ugandan authorities, claiming it is being used for human rights abuses. The company, Cellebrite, which...
Structural engineers have assessed and confirmed that Lotis Towers is safe contrary to earlier media reports. Minor cracks were last week detected at the 14-storey structure located along Mackinon Street in Nakasero. Eng. Kenneth Magembe from...
The State Minister for Health, Hon. Margaret Muhanga has revealed that government plans vaccinate children against malaria. Muhanga made the revelation during a plenary sitting on Tuesday, 16 August 2022 chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas...
All is not well at the ministry of Works and Transport following a recent order by President Museveni to have Joy Kabatsi appointed as the new Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) board chairperson. At the centre...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries, has clarified on the status of the ACDP value addition facilities in Kamwenge district. Speaking to the press in an interview, Ms Charlotte Kemigyisha, the MAAIF Principal...
Police have finalized inquiries into the alleged offences slapped against Cornwell Muleya, the former chief executive officer of Uganda Airlines by the Inspectorate of Government (IG). State attorney Rogers Kinobe disclosed this when the matter came...
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