Month: June 2025

Under probe: MP Zaake The Uganda Communications Commission – UCC has told the Rules, Privileges and Discipline Committee of parliament that they cannot verify and confirm the ownership and authenticity of the Facebook and Twitter accounts of Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake. The committee chaired by Bugweri County MP, Abdu Katuntu

Members of Parliament have threatened to block the passing of new supplementary budgets unless the Finance Ministry offsets 36.08 billion shillings arrears accumulated under the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment – SAGE. The arrears were accumulated during the 4th quarter of Financial Year 2020/2021. They were meant to be paid

Members of Parliament have demanded for a timely appraisal of the Agriculture Cluster Development Project being implemented under the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. The project that was rolled out in 2019 is a 6-year project intended to empower farmers to demand and access critical inputs for intensification

Senior one and two learners at Nakasero Senior School in Kampala are now free to carry their smartphones to their classes following clearance from the management. Godfrey Mubiru, the Director of Studies at Nakasero senior school, says that they took the decision to allow the learners to use smartphones to

Dr Baterana Byarugaba, the Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital Police have preferred charges of fraudulent accounting, abuse of office, embezzlement and causing financial loss to the government against Dr. Baterana Byarugaba, the executive director of Mulago National Referral Hospital.   According to the State House Health Monitoring Unit,

Minister of Tourism Tom Butime (R) and Dickson Kateshumbwa (Sheema Municipality) while appearing before the Trade and Tourism Committee recently MPs on Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industries have questioned the decision by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to sideline Police into the investigation of the Queen Elizabeth National Park

President Salva Kiir (R) and Riek Machar Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has invited South Sudan's leaders for talks on the peace process in their country. The meeting will bring together President Salva Kiir, Riek Machar and four other vice-presidents to discuss and evaluate the implementation of the 2018 revitalised peace

Minister of State for Industries, David Bahati Government through the Ministry of Trade, Industries and Cooperatives has announced plans to enact a consumer protection bill after several complaints from lawmakers about the many counterfeits that have flooded the Ugandan market. Announcing the latest move was Minister of State for Industries,