Kween County MP, Hon Abdi Fadhil Chemaswet has asked the Ministry of Health to review the high cost of mandatory Covid-19 PCR test conducted at Entebbe International Airport. The test costs US$65 which the MP...
UPDF Spokesperson, Brig Flavia Byekwaso has released a statement confirming reports that a suspected suicide bomber was arrested on Thursday in Pader district, northern Uganda. The statement adds that the suspect identified as Abdul Katumba...
Former Vice President, Gilbert Bukenya, has urged Premier Robinah Nabbanja to be cautious as she attempts to fight corruption. According to Bukenya, corruption is the lifeline of what he called the mafia, adding that they...
Government intends is to reallocate Shs792.15 billion from the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and State House respectively. According to...
Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has told Members of Parliament that the 11th Parliament has to have a unique and memorable legacy for itself as a people-centred Parliament. To achieve this in a race against...
Following the start of the second crop season for 2021, the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) is distributing planting materials to farmers with emphasis on crops that offer improvement on food security as well as...
The National Medical Stores (NMS) has implored Members of Parliament to exercise their oversight function and champion the fight against medicines theft within their constituencies. Speaking to legislators on the Health Committee, NMS General Manager...
Government Spokesperson, Ofwono Opondo has revealed that first batch of 51 evacuees from afghanistan has arrived in Uganda. Ofwono tweeted on Wednesday morning saying the group includes; children, women and men arrived in Uganda via...
President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday inaugurated the Presidential CEO Forum (PFC) with a call to the business community to adopt import substitution and export promotion if the country is to realise tangible economic progress. “If...
Fred Enanga, the Uganda Police Spokesperson has released the following statement regarding the sudden death on Saturday, of Gen Paul Lokech, the deputy police chief. The statement contains details of the post-mortem carried out following...
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