Uganda
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:26:17 GMTUganda's Public Debt Reaches Over U.S.$20 Billion
[Observer] The recently released parliamentary committee report on the national economy and the state of indebtedness, grants, and guarantees indicates that Uganda's public debt stock had increased by 22 per cent.
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:52:05 GMTParliament Wants 'Evil, Immoral' Nyege Nyege Festival Stopped
[Nile Post] The annual festival known as "Nyege Nyege," which was set to take place in Jinja from September 15 to 18th, may not take place if authorities heed parliament's decision.
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:26:12 GMTKampala Should Learn Wetlands Conservation From Kigali
[Observer] Does the pearl of Africa have some environmental lessons to pick from the land of a thousand hills? I answer in the affirmative.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:10:55 GMTMuseveni Phones Ruto as Furious Kenyatta Sustains Months-Long Blockade
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni telephoned President-Elect William Ruto for the second time since his declaration as the winner of the August 9 presidential election to relay a congratulatory message following the Supreme C...
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:26:17 GMTKabaale Airport to Be Completed in February 2023
[Observer] The contractors of Uganda's second international airport, Kabaale International Airport, also known as Hoima Oil City International Airport, say the airport is due for completion in February 2023.
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:26:17 GMTMakerere University Gets $150,000 Emergency Medicine Boost
[Observer] TotalEnergies EP Uganda has committed $150,000 (Shs 576 million) to boost the capacity of Makerere University in emergency medicine. The deal was part of the three-year memorandum of understanding that was signed recently between Makerere ...
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:52:02 GMTUG Economic Forum - Experts Call for Reorganisation of Agriculture Sector
[Nile Post] Experts in various fields have called upon the government to re-organise the agriculture sector if the agro-industrialisation agenda is to yield tangible fruits.
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:26:17 GMTWhich Dialect of Kiswahili for Uganda's Schools?
[Observer] The July 4, 2022 recommendation by Uganda's cabinet ministers on teaching Kiswahili as a compulsory subject in Uganda's primary and secondary schools was a surprise to many of us. This is because it immediately sparked off yet another seri...
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:26:17 GMTShaming Children At School Is a Violation of Their Rights
[Observer] Children at school struggle to maintain self-esteem, and battle for popularity, grades, social rankings among others, when a teacher portray them as unworthy or shames them. Their self-respect and self-assurance are undermined and ultimate...
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:26:16 GMTIn Memoriam - the Tragic Death of Four Sports Scribes
[Observer] Tuesday, August 28, 2001, shall go down as the most tragic day for the sports media fraternity. That morning saw four top sports journalists perish in a horrific car crash near Lugazi.
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:26:17 GMTFans Too Must Fight for Their Space in Football
[Observer] I am one of the few people in Ugandan football who have experienced all forms of leadership, right from the grassroots as an ordinary volunteer.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:57:21 GMTMpuuga Declares Yona Kanyomozi Icon of Democracy in Uganda
[Nile Post] The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Hon. Mathias Mpuuga, has described the departed veteran politician, Yona Kanyomozi as a great pillar and an icon of the struggle to establish democratic governance in Uganda.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:57:20 GMT"You Have No Power Over Me," Justice Kisakye Stings Bigirimana Over Salary Dispute
[Nile Post] A war has erupted between the Judiciary Permanent Secretary, Pius Bigirimana and Supreme Court judge, Lady Justice Esther Kisakye in regards the latter's salary.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:24:55 GMTMuseveni Welcomes 'Special Friend' Ruto's Confirmation As Kenyan President
[Nile Post] President Museveni has once again congratulated William Ruto for having been confirmed as the duly elected President of Kenya by the country's Supreme Court.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:01:39 GMTResearchers Create Guidelines for Community Engagement
[Nile Post] A team of scientists led by TASO, Makerere University College of Health and Sciences, and the Uganda National Council for Science has developed ethical guidelines that will be used when conducting community engagement in research.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 07:20:24 GMTMuseveni Gives Kampala Bomb Victims U.S.S.$261,000
[Nile Post] At least 57 families of the victims of last year's bomb blasts in Kampala have received a total of shs1 billion from President Museveni.
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:57:17 GMTMassive Turn-Up As Physical Rotary Cancer Run Resumes
[Nile Post] Thousands of Ugandans on Sunday turned up for the 11th edition of the Rotary Cancer Run at the Kololo Independence grounds.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 07:28:48 GMTPolice Retrieve Five Bodies From Collapsed Quarry in Kajjansi
[Nile Post] Five bodies have been retrieved from the rubble of a quarry that collapsed and buried people on Saturday in Kajjansi.
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 06:52:24 GMTUgandan High Commission in India Takes Part in Rotary Cancer Run
[Nile Post] The Uganda High Commission in New Delhi, India on Sunday led a group of Ugandans in India to take part in the Rotary annual Cancer Run in New Delhi- India.
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 04:39:40 GMT'The Rich Are Untouchable' - Country Struggles to Protect Its Wetlands
[African Arguments] As communities and small businesses are cleared from environmentally precious zones, big companies expand unabated.
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 09:11:00 GMTRwanda-Uganda Joint Permanent Commission Revived After Ten Years
[New Times] Rwanda and Uganda have agreed to revive the Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) that last met in 2012. The decision was reached during a meeting between Uganda's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeje Odongo with his Rwandan counterpart, Vincent ...
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 06:56:07 GMTMPs Call a Halt to School Fees Increment
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Members of Parliament on the Committee on Education and Sports want the line ministry to develop a tuition policy for all schools to ease the pressure of school fees rates on parents.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:29:13 GMTMPs Want Government to Stop Schools From Increasing Fees
[Nile Post] Members of Parliament (MPs) on the committee on Education and Sports want the line ministry to develop a tuition policy for all schools to ease the pressure of school fees rates on parents.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 11:01:48 GMTPublic Debt Projected to Increase, Parliament Told
[Nile Post] The vice chairperson of the parliamentary committee on National Economy, Robert Migadde has said the total public debt has increased over recent years due to the implementation of the government's investment agenda and the effects of the ...
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 07:10:52 GMTVandals Drive Transport Ministry to Embrace Concrete Rail Sleepers
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- The Ministry of Works and Transport has resorted to the use of concrete sleepers over the steel ones in restoration of the railway to curb vandalism.
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 07:10:48 GMTAbsa Partners With the Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Absa Bank Uganda has partnered with the Uganda Institute of Information and Communication Technology (UICT) to provide ICT skills training to youth in vocational institutions around the country.
Fri, 02 Sep 2022 06:49:58 GMTFAO Trains 40 in Animal Disease Detection
[Observer] Over 40 Ugandan trainees last week graduated after the completion of training in effective detection, prevention, and response to infectious, zoonotic, and transboundary animal diseases.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:29:14 GMTOfficer Dismissed for Reporting Police Rot to Museveni Seeks to Represent Uganda in EALA
[Nile Post] Steven Mugarura Rukwengye, a retired police officer has expressed interest in representing Uganda in the East African Legislative Assembly(EALA).
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:29:14 GMTTwo Jailed 17 Years for Poisoning Lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park
[Nile Post] The wildlife court in Kampala has sentenced two men to 17 years imprisonment each after being convicted of poisoning and killing six lions within the Ishasha sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park in Southwestern Uganda.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:29:09 GMTNext Media, Partners Launch Economic Forum to Highlight Uganda's Economic Prospects
[Nile Post] NBS Television, a company of Next Media Services and its partners have launched the UG Economic Forum to shed light on Uganda's economic prospects for the financial year 2022/23.