Uganda hosted a one-day cooperation exchange as a participant of the Global Biodiversity Finance Initiative, BIOFIN. Joining the workshop were representatives of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)...
Uganda’s Works Minister Eng. Monica Azuba and High Commissioner to Kenya Angelina Wapakhabulo have had a feel of what 40 million Ugandans are eagerly waiting for. The two ladies on Wednesday took a ride on...
A new investigation has been ordered by President Museveni into whether staff at Uganda Wildlife Authority conspired with Chinese diplomats to export illegal ivory. Five senior officials were suspended two years ago after it was...
The prestigious Makerere University has threatened disciplinary action against a female student for wearing a skirt which was "cut into many strips" and which exposed "part of her nakedness" at a student dinner. In a...
Six candidates have been nominated for the Kyadondo East parliamentary by-election in Wakiso district. The seat fell vacant after the Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the High Court decision nullifying the election of...
Almost, all of Kampala’s streets and roads are packed with these opportunistic hustlers. But it gets worse on the plot near the Mini Price junction where Ben Kiwanuka dissects Luwum Street. Here, vendors dealing mostly...
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has arrived at Uganda Martyrs Shrine Namugongo for Julius Nyerere prayers, part of the spiritual preparation for the Martyrs Day Celebrations on June 3. Accompanying Mr. Museveni was Father Vincent Lubega the...
Parliament on Wednesday passed a 29-trillion-Shillings budget for the 2017/2018 financial year after a prolonged debate. The House presided over by the Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah managed to beat the deadline set by the Public...
Marking the upcoming World Environment Day on June 5, Uganda's Little Hands Go Green, an organization started by media man Joseph Masembe that emphasizes green education in children in order to create positive change for the...
Many left Nakiliro village, Kayunga District unsatisfied after being barred from viewing the body of fallen businessman Ivan Semwanga by his family and minders. This action lent credence to earlier social media speculation that the...
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