Uganda
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:52:26 GMTPolice Exodus Sacco Grows Savings to Shs25.5bn
[Nile Post] The Uganda Police Force Exodus Savings and Credit Cooperative Society deposits have grown from shs20.712 billion in 2020 to shs25.5 billion in the year ending December, 31, 2021.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:52:23 GMTTogether Project Launched to Skill Youths, Fight High Maternal Rate Among Young Girls
[Nile Post] The increasing number of maternal deaths among young girls across the country continues to worry Ministry of Health officials.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 06:30:28 GMTBotswana, Uganda, Ghana Named Top Countries With Majority Women Business Owners
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Botswana, Uganda, and Ghana are the top countries with the most women business owners in Africa, the 2021 Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE) has revealed.
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 04:43:16 GMTUganda Study Shows Text Messages Can Boost Tax Compliance - Here's What Worked
[The Conversation Africa] Every government needs money to fund its political, social and economic duties. Much of what they spend is generated from taxes, fines and sales of public goods and services.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:11:48 GMTMuseveni Welcomes DR Congo to East African Community
[Nile Post] President Museveni has said that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) joining East African Community is an event of great significance.
Thu, 31 Mar 2022 07:08:45 GMTCanada to Support Sexual Health, Rights of Girls and Women in Uganda
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Canada has launched four health projects aimed at improving the health and rights of women and girls in Uganda.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 12:39:59 GMTUganda's Opposition Can Only Be Stronger Together
[Independent (Kampala)] Opinion -- For many years now, I have questioned my role as an opposition politician in this my beloved country, Uganda. I have soldiered on hoping that at one point in time we will collectively find a way of addressing the cr...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:03:08 GMTFormer Uganda Airlines CEO, Muleya, Wants U.S.$840 000 Over Termination of Contract
[Nile Post] The suspended Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Airlines Cornwell Muleya has indicated that he will take legal action against the airlines over unlawful suspension and termination of his employment contract.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 09:07:07 GMTThousands Flee DRC for Uganda Amid Rebel Group Clashes
[VOA] Kampala -- Clashes along the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern border have sent thousands of people fleeing into Uganda. Ugandan forces have deployed along the border after reports that M23 rebels attacked military positions Sunday night.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 11:11:46 GMTExpress At Last Win Under Odoch
[Nile Post] James Odoch has a victory on his record in the StarTimes Uganda Premier League as Express FC head coach as he finally pieced together a win for the fumbling champions.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:37:50 GMTTraders Commit to Fight Illicit Trade
[Observer] Key stakeholders in the trading and manufacturing industry together with law enforcement agencies and government bodies in charge of trading activities have vowed to strengthen their efforts of fighting illicit and counterfeit products on ...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:03:15 GMTParliament Raises Shs 120 Million for St Henry's College Kitovu
[Nile Post] Parliament has contributed Shs 140 million towards the construction of the Kitovu Education Centre at the Masaka City-based government-aided St Henry's College Kitovu, ahead of its centenary celebrations in July 2022.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:03:15 GMTMTN Re-Affirms Safety of Its Mobile Money Platform
[Nile Post] MTN Mobile Money Uganda Ltd has re-affirmed that its mobile money platform is safe and secure.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:03:15 GMTActivist Nakabuye Challenges European Leaders Over Support for Crude Oil Pipeline Project
[Nile Post] Hilda Nakabuye, a Ugandan climate and environmental rights activist and founder of Uganda's Fridays for Future movement, has challenged top European decision-makers over their support for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) at the...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:03:14 GMTFast Track Funds for New Administrative Units, MPs Task Government
[Nile Post] Members of Parliament have tasked government to expeditiously process funds meant to operationalise the new local government units which they say have been rendered redundant.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:49:28 GMTIs Navio Taking Over the Sanyu FM Drive Show?
[Nile Post] Looks like blessings are overflowing from the chalice of Hip-Hop luminary, Navio. The rapper is the new talk of town after inking a multi-million deal with premium scotch whisky, Johnnie Walker.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:47:28 GMTUPDF - the Situation in Karamoja Is Under Control
[Nile Post] The UPDF spokesperson, Brig Gen. Felix Kulayigye has assured the country that the security condition in the Karamoja sub-region is being well managed.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:47:07 GMTCourt Quashes Warrant of Arrest Against Dei Minerals Boss Magoola
[Nile Post] But High Court Judge Anna Mugenyi in setting aside the arrest warrant, questioned the manner in which the former minister of Urban Development Isaac Musumba, and his lawyers obtained the warrant
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:37:49 GMTIs Museveni, NRM As Tolerant As Mwenda Portrays?
[Observer] When the National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary caucus endorsed Anita Among for speakership on the 24th of March, 2022, Andrew Mwenda, a very influential, articulate and highly opinionated Ugandan journalist tweeted:
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:37:49 GMTIt's Time to Rebuild Our Public Health System
[Observer] What would Uganda look like if we adequately funded public services like health, education, water and electricity?
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:37:49 GMTWe Need to Learn From the TB Epidemic
[Observer] As countries around the world-- from Kenya to Canada, South Africa to Sweden--relish the prospect of an unofficial transition of COVID-19 from pandemic to endemic and start to ease pandemic-related restrictions, many of us in the tuberculo...
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:37:49 GMTVoting in Among and Tayebwa Was Fulfilment of NRM Ideology
[Observer] We have written and said a lot of things about the NRM ideology. But we have not had enough time to speak about the actions that prove the ideology of the National Resistance Movement.
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 07:37:44 GMTThe Ugandan City Built On Solar, Shea Butter and People Power
[Observer] The village of Okere Mom-Kok was in ruins by the end of more than a decade of war in northern Uganda.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 12:44:48 GMTTime to Rethink Vip Treatments Abroad?
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The growing list of prominent Ugandans dying outside the country on account of seeking better medical care is raising concerns about the quality of health care services to the population.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 12:44:48 GMTUganda Develops Oil Spill Contingency Plan
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Uganda finally launched its national oil spill contingency plan, detailing its preparedness to respond in the event of an oil spill. The East African nation hopes to produce its first oil in the first quarte...
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:33:03 GMTBobi Wine - 'Owiny-Dollo Should Apologise to the Kabaka'
[Nile Post] The leader of the National Unity Platform(NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine has asked Chief Justice, Alphonse Owiny-Dollo to apologise to the Kabaka of Buganda and the nation at large over his alleged tribalistic remarks.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:32:49 GMTImc Mukono Opens a New Theatre
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- International Medical Centre (IMC) Mukono on Friday 25th officially opened its new state of the art theatre.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:32:46 GMTEALA Speaker Eulogizes Oulanyah As Great Leader
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Speaker of East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Martin Ngoga has eulogized former Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah, describing him as, 'a great leader who had a great potential'.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:32:57 GMTBoxing - Bobi Wine's Coach, Mudde Returns to the Ring
[Nile Post] Mudde Robinson Ntambi, the coach to National Unity Platform leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine is set to return to the ring on Easter Sunday.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:58:48 GMTUse Compensation Money to Create Wealth, Says Museveni
[Nile Post] President Museveni has launched the livestock compensation payments for claimants and beneficiaries from Acholi Lango and Teso sub-regions with a call to use the money for wealth creation at household levels by engaging in modern commerci...