The Police in Mukono have cracked down a gang of alleged criminals who have been terrorizing parts of Mukono
The headmistress for Nairambi Seed School in Buvuma islands, Faridah Namusisi has enumerated challenges they go through including lack of safe drinking water and electricity, inadequate classrooms to accommodate the soaring students’ numbers, and insufficient dormitories which she said forces management to make student share beds and others to lay their beds on the floor.
On Friday, May 3rd, 2024, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Museveni, hosted the Kyabazinga of Busoga Kingdom, His Highness William Wilberforce Gabula Nadiope IV, and the Inhebantu Jovia Mutesi for a special luncheon at State House Entebbe. The Kyabazinga and Queen Mutesi had a […]
The Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre (UWEC) is seeking for sh10bn to fund lion population enhancement in the country. This was contained in the Ministerial Policy Statement, and Budget Estimates presented to Parliament’s sectoral Committee of Tourism, Trade, and Industry through UWEC’s mother Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities on Wednesday. Dr. James Musinguzi, the […]
With just three months to the annual Uganda Martyrs’ Day celebrations, Nebbi, the leading diocese on the Catholic side, has made a substantial reduction of nearly two billion shillings from its initial budget. Catherine Akumu Mavenjina, the chairperson of the organizing committee, explains that when Nebbi was selected to animate and lead the 2024 Martyrs’ […]
The Ministry of Health has been cleared to recruit critical staff in national and regional referral hospitals despite the ban on recruitment. The Public Service Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Catherine Bitarakate in a letter to her counterpart at the Health Ministry, Diana Atwine said only hospitals with a surplus wage can go ahead to recruit. The […]
A total of 14,879 candidates who sat their Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations last year did not meet the minimum grade requirements, and have been advised to resit the examination. Given the fact that 2023 marked the final year of implementing the old curriculum, candidates receiving their results have been recommended to retake the […]
The government and the donors for the construction of the Kampala-Jinja Expressway and Kampala Southern Bypass project are yet to finalize negotiations on the terms. The project will be developed under the Private Public Partnership arrangement projected to run over 30 years. It will be based on a design, build, finance, operate, and transfer (DBFOT) […]