Month: January 2025

Gulu University officials are exhibiting Covilyce-1, an indigenous herbal medicine used in the treatment of COVID-19, at the ongoing East Africa Trade Expo in Nyanza Province, Tanzania. Covilyce-1 herbal medicine was created by scientists at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Studies (Pharm-Biotech), backed by over 200 herbalists from the

Accused: MP Mwesigwa Rukari A family in Isingiro district has petitioned the government after losing over ten billion Shillings to Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari, a Member of Parliament for Mbarara City North. The petitioners Hillary Twesiga, Vital Mukarago, Steven Muganga, Paul Mukarangye, Jerald Gutesa and the estate of Frank Mirenge have

Maj. Gen. Kayanja Muhanga, the overall operations Commander More than 60 suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF surrendered to government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo when Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF and the DRC forces launched a joint operation against the militant group on Tuesday. The operation code-named

A recent hike in passenger tickets by transport operators in Kampala has been attributed to the high costs of operation, the COVID-19 loading restrictions and the soaring fuel prices. The explanation follows a decision of the Uganda Bus Owners Association – UBOA to increase the fares along major routes effective

Godfrey Mukalazi, a driver at Makerere Stage says many of them are losing the hope of returning to the Kampala Old Taxi Park which was closed more than a year ago to pave way for its renovation. The Park was closed by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA during the first COVID-19

At least 644,955 pregnancies were recorded during the COVID-19 lockdown in Uganda, according to the United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA. Figures from the agency show that since March 2020 when COVID-19 hit the world, an estimated 354,736 teenage Pregnancies were reported following the closure of all schools in the

MTN Uganda's Initial Public Offer (IPO), saw 2.9 billion shares allocated to new shareholders, out of the 4,477,808,848 that were offered to the public. The shares allocated to the 21,394 new shareholders also include those given as bonuses because, for every 100 shares paid for, the applicant got an extra

The Ugandan government loses 20 trillion Shillings every year through corruption, according to a survey conducted by the Inspectorate of Government. The Deputy Inspector General of Government (IGG) Anne Muheirwe Twinomugisha, says that the Inspectorate, together with the German Society for International Co-operation -GIZ, conducted a survey in various government

Marauding elephants have eaten 7.3 million Shillings belonging to a family inMasese village, Namokora sub-county in Kitgum District. The incident happened in an attack by roaming elephants from Kidepo National Game Park in Kitgum district in the wee hours of Friday, December 3. Albino Ocan, the head of the family

Minister Godfrey Kabyanga The government has unveiled a new Access to Information Guide to enable civil servants to meet their legal obligations of providing information to the public and interested parties as required by law. The Civil Servants Guide, developed by Twaweza Uganda and Africa Freedom of Information Centre-AFIC in