Month: November 2024

The former minister of Ethics and Integrity Fr Simon Lokodo has died. Fr Lokodo reportedly collapsed during a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday and was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit, where he passed on this morning. Fr Lokodo had travelled to Geneva to represent the chairman of the

The Ministry of Health acquired a consignment of ten automated COVID-19 testing equipment on Friday which they say will help them cut down on the time they spend analyzing results and their final release. Currently, people testing through the government labs have to wait for at least six hours to

At least 15 grain stores, and a number of homes were reduced to ashes in a Friday afternoon fire that gutted Kakajo zone, Kisenyi parish in Central division of Kampala. Police firefighters battled the fire that started a few minutes to 2pm for five hours. The owners of the burnt

The Rwanda government’s announcement to reopen its border with Uganda, three years after its closure has sparked celebrations among residents in Kigezi region. Rwanda announced morning that the border will be reopened on January 31, according to a statement that has been Tweeted by Rwanda Broadcasting Agency -RBA and Ministry

Amos Lugoloobi, the Minister of State for Planning Parliament has approved the proposed 43.08 trillion Shillings National Budget Framework Paper for the financial year 2022/2023. The approved budget is a decrease of 1.69 trillion Shillings compared to the current financial year budget. This followed the adoption of the Budget Committee

Vendors occupy part of the Parking at Segawa Market in Kisenyi A less congested and more calm environment returns to Kampala, a few weeks after the city authorities enforced operations to rid the city of street vendors and hawkers. The last such cleanup was conducted by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) under

George Okello, URA’s Assistant Commissioner Litigation The High Court in Kampala has dismissed with costs an application by Open Forum Initiative to have rental income tax regulations nullified. The Forum sued the Attorney General and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) on grounds that the Minister of Finance did not seek approval of

 Epson has announced a partnership with Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, across the Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Russia (EMEAR) region, where Bolt will be the face of a brand awareness campaign for Epson’s cartridge-free EcoTank printers. Eight-time Olympic gold medallist, and widely considered to be the greatest sprinter