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Nothing but the truth
Pedestrians, boda bodas and vehicles above 7.5 tons will be barred from using the newly built Kampala flyover, the Works and Transport Minister, General Edward Katumba Wamala has revealed in his latest press brief. This will also apply to the tunnel connecting to Arena Mall as one heads to Nsambya. He advised pedestrians to always […]
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has applauded a multi-billion government programme that seems to connect more than 1.3 million rural households to the national power grid. According to officials in the Energy ministry, this will be achieved through the Electricity Access Scale-up Project (EASP). At the launch of the project in Mitooma District […]
Former Managing Director of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) David Chandi Jamwa has been released from Luzira prison where he has been serving a 12-year jail sentence handed to him for causing the government a three billion shillings financial loss. Jamwa’s release follows his grant of pardon by President Yoweri Museveni. Jamwa was pardoned […]
The latest Auditor General’s report for financial year 2022/2023 has revealed a daily loss of sh2.2bn, paid in form of interest charges on delayed payment to project contractors. The audit report presented to Parliament this week by Auditor General, John Muwanga, indicates that financial statements of Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) and Ministry of Works […]
Justice Simon Byabakama, and his deputy, Hajat Aisha Lubega have been reappointed for another seven-year term at the Electoral Commission. In November 2016, Justice Byabakama was appointed Chairperson of the Electoral Commission for a seven (7) year term. It is confirmed that President Museveni wrote to the Speaker of Parliament on 5th January awarding Byabakama […]
Uganda continues to lose sh53sh annually in salaries to workers who are either non-existent, dead, retired, or absconded from duty. This is according to a special audit of the government salary payroll undertaken by the Office of the Auditor General. The special audit was presented on Tuesday to the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among alongside […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today met and held discussions with His Majesty Omusinga (King) Charles Wesley Mumbere of Rwenzururu Kingdom and his wife Her Royal Highness Nyabaghole Agnes Ithungu Asimawe at State House, Entebbe. During the meeting, President Museveni was happy to learn that the Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu had begun a new chapter which […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday launched the National Population and Housing Census (NPHC) 2024 at Kololo Independence Grounds. After every 10 years, Uganda holds a national census and the last one was carried out in 2014. The census figures play a critical role in guiding planning, policy formulation, programme implementation as well as monitoring […]
The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Betty Amongi has revealed that the government will start paying sh60m per month to each cultural institution in the next financial year. Recently Thomas Tayebwa revealed that President Museveni directed Parliament to allocate the money to each of all the recognized cultural institutions to enable them to […]
Jovia Mutesi has officially earned her place in royalty after saying “I do” to the monarch, becoming Busoga’s 5th queen through a church service of century Anglican canons followed by ancient cultural rituals and majesty at the palace. At about 1:43pm on November 18, 2023, the world’s latest wed king recited vows with Mutesi, […]
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