Month: January 2025

The latest figures compiled by Interpol-Uganda show that hackers have become more lethal in this Covid-19 era.  The statistics on cyber-crimes contained in a report by Interpol director Senior Commissioner –SCP Charles Birungi, indicate that USD 4Million about 14.4 Billion shillings has been lost to online fraudsters in the last

Bududa MPs are requesting the government to consider resettling mudslide victims within their own district of Bududa.  This after the people who were affected during the 2010 Nametsi landslide and 2018 Bukalsi floods were taken to Kiryandongo  and Bulambuli districts respectively.  During presentation of their memo to the prime minister

The prime minister, Robinah Nabbanja has vowed to investigate mismanagement of funds involved in the construction of the 2.5 billion Shillings Bukungu ice plant. Nabbanja stresses that failed operationalization of the multibillion project, even when available records indicate that the funds to ensure full capacity functionality of the same plant

UNATU General Secretary Filbert Baguma Science teachers say they are finding it hard not to blame UNATU for the interference with the salary increment process for the scientists in the teaching profession. Under their umbrella body, Uganda professional science teachers Union -UPSTU, they are convinced that the Uganda National Teachers

Mbarara City Council has started the process renaming and naming of 400 old and new roads and buildings within the city. Mbarara City has 330.19 kilometres of roads. Current roads have a diversity of names include Marknsighn, High-street, Mbaguta road, Independence road, Victor Bwana, Ntare Road, Bananuka, Buremba, Garage street,

The fisheries directorate, Uganda People's Defence Forces Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU and Uganda Revenue Authority-URA on Wednesday impounded close to 20 tonnes of immature fish in four trucks at Mpondwe border. The value of the impounded fish is yet to be determined. The trucks, destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo

More than 300 farmers under Masaka District Farmers Association -MADIFA have received a cassava drying and processing machine to improve on value addition, quick processing of making cassava flour, and increase their incomes. The 35million Shilling machine is a donation from Vi-Agroforestry, a development organisation fighting poverty and climate change

The Court of Appeal has ordered Patrick Ssentongo, the former Finance Manager at MTN Uganda Limited to compensate his former employer 5 billion Shillings. A panel of three judges, Kenneth Kakuru, Muzamiru Mitangula Kibeedi and Irene Mulyagonja have also ordered Ssentongo to continue serving his 10 year sentence for embezzlement.

Wetlands play a crucial role in purify the water in the lake and run-off by filtering it. But most of those surrounding Lake Victoria have been opened up for farming and settlements. As East Africa joins the rest of the world for the UN Climate Change Conference later this month,