Month: December 2024

Paul Mubiru’s letter apologizing for hawking grasshoppers on Uganda Airlines plane A passenger whose viral video of hawking  grasshoppers (Nsenene) on Uganda Airlines plane has apologized to fellow passengers, Uganda Airlines management and Ugandans at large, saying he recorded the video for tiktok deeds. Paul Mubiru was on flight no.

Uganda Airlines is considering adding on grasshoppers (Nsenene), a seasonal delicacy to its menu. This is after the national carrier became a topic of discussion following a trending  video of passengers on flight no. 446 to Dubai on 26th November 2021 from Entebbe engaged in purchasing  the popular local delicacy (Nsenene).

President Museveni has directed that the Ntungamo District Engineer in charge of building, Apollo Kariyo, be suspended to pave way for investigations into the shoddy works on Eriya Kategaya Memorial Institute in Itojo sub-County Ntungamo District. The Eriya Kategeya Memorial Institute is a 2013 presidential pledge. The president also wants

Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa and Amb. Richard Kabonero during the summit in Dar this morning Uganda and Tanzanian companies have been urged to enter into joint ventures to tap into the opportunities in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline-EACOP. Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa Says companies need to kickstart and build

Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja on Friday pleaded with doctors to call off their strike. Nabbanja met members of the Uganda Medical Association to follow up on the Tuesday meeting UMA had with President Museveni. The doctors went on strike on Sunday after the government failed to meet their demands and

Children involved in bricks-laying in areas of Masaka, to beat the Covid-19 Lockdown situation The COVID-19 induced lockdown has become a turning point for Madrine Namulema, a former market vendor who has since rediscovered her potential for making reasonable earnings from hard labour. Namulema, a mother of four, has found

The Uganda Development Bank has developed a special financing program for women entrepreneurs, in response to concerns that most of the women cannot afford the terms and conditions generally set by the industry for capital. This is part of the bank’s measures aimed at rebuilding businesses that have been negatively

LDU recruits undergoing training Youth living with HIV/AIDs have asked Government to lift the ban on recruitment of people infected with HIV, saying there is need by the Forces to make research based decisions instead of discriminating HIV/AIDs Patients. The call was made by Lawrence Ssembatya, Experts Client at Balikuddembe