Uganda on Tuesday issued stringent measures on the fishing of small pelagic fish (mukene) species in all the East African country’s water bodies. Hellen Adoa, the Minister of State for Fisheries, told reporters that the fishing of mukene will only be done using the scoop net fishing method (copacopa) and this should be carried out […]
Authorities in Nebbi Municipality are facing challenges in recovering over sh540m disbursed under the Emyooga program, a presidential initiative aimed at job and wealth creation, following the disappearance of at least 14 SACCOs without a trace. Local leaders report that the members of the affected SACCOs have parted ways after taking loans that remain unpaid. […]
Uganda Law Society (ULS) Extra Ordinary Meeting scheduled on Tuesday afternoon was stopped by The High Court in Kampala. The order issued by Civil Division’s Justice Musa Ssekaana followed a successful application by one of the members of Uganda Law Society Brian Kirima against his professional body where he said he was going to suffer […]
Government is set to import 10 million doses of vaccines to enable scaling up of ring vaccination as the fight to eradicate Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Ugandan cattle enters a new phase. Cabinet chaired by President Yoweri Museveni on Monday also proposed that once ring vaccination is complete, farmers will start paying for […]
The Commercial Officer for Terego District, Apollonius Enima is on spot for failure to account for funds disbursed under Emyooga programme, a presidential initiative on wealth and job creation. Trouble for Enima, started on Friday during a community Baraza organized by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) at Otumbari secondary school in Odupi sub-county, […]
The loss-making trend at the New Vision Printing and Publishing Corporation Ltd, is expected to continue, reflecting the persistent hash market conditions for the media in Uganda. With several media houses still restructuring and reducing staffing levels and remuneration, the terrain seems not smoothing out yet, four years since the outbreak of COVID-19 and two […]
District authorities are faulting the Ministry of Energy and the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) for permitting the construction of “illegal” pump fuel stations, leading to congestion in urban centers. These allegations were raised during a sensitization meeting in Mbarara, organized by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards and the Energy Ministry, attended by […]
Police has announced that it has dismissed with disgrace four police officers attached to Kabalagala police station. This even before they are charged with aggravated robbery, after they turned against a businessman, who allegedly had in their possession $30,000 and wanted to exchange it into Uganda shillings to buy a lorry. DC Phiona Among (28), […]
Bank of Uganda has closed EFC Uganda Limited, a microfinance company due to poor financial standing. The action is based on Sections 72 (1) and 12 (1) (d) & (g) of the Microfinance Deposit-taking Institutions (MDI) Act, 2003 as amended. BOU’s decision which also places EFC Uganda Limited located on Kira Road under liquidation also revoked […]
In preparation for the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and G77+China summits, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has removed bodaboda stages from a number of roads in Kampala City Centre. Some of the affected roads include; Parliamentary Avenue, Nile Avenue, Wampewo Avenue, Kafu Road, Lukuli Road, Wavamunno Road, Mbogo Road, Muyenga Road and Ggaba Road among others. […]