Month: January 2025

The Leader of opposition Betty Aol Ocan (pictured) has welcomed the step by the National Unity Platform (NUP) challenging President  Yoweri Museveni victory  in the supreme court. Ocan said that this will  expose the election rigging and violence that marred the campaigns. She however said that nothing much will change except their effort  being  frustrated   by the some of the

Ugandan Ambasador to Saudi Arabia, Isaac Ssebulime has halted job orders from Uganda after the  embassy run broke. This has seen over 4,000 Ugandan workers lose an opportunity to work in Saudi Arabian labour companies that had issued an order of 4000 Ugandans to work as maids, nurses, English teachers and warehouse workers.

Paul Bukenya, the Acting EC Sopkesperson The Electoral Commission (EC) has reminded Ugnadans that it  appointed Wednesday 3rd February 2021 as the polling day for elections of Chairpersons and Councilors for Sub County/Town/Municipal Division.  According to Paul Bukenya, the EC Acting Sopkesperson, voting shall be by universal adult suffrage, and

The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga (pictured) has advised newly elected MPs to go slow on loans from commercial banks and money lenders. “I appeal to newly elected MPs not to fall prey to commercial banks and money lenders, especially before being sworn into office -- in June -- and

The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has released the annual 2020 coffee exports report, indicating that exports for the calendar year (January 2020 to December 2020) totaled to 5,492,525 bags worth US515.94 million approximately (Shs1.902Trn), compared to 4,519,563 bags worth US$436.54 million equivalent to (Shs1.610Trn) the previous year. This represents

Uganda's Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Hon Matia Kasaija commissioned the construction of the Entebbe International Airport Free Zone.   The Minister observed that the Uganda Free Zones Authority investment was a flagship project fully funded by the Government of Uganda and complements other Government funded national projects such as;