Month: December 2024

Science, Technology and Innovation minister, Monica Musenero, has unveiled the government's ultimate solution to the high fuel prices that the President has been highlighting in his recent speeches. This was during the preparations for the use of electric vehicles for public transportation in Kampala on Sunday, which excited passengers who

Patrick Mweheire, Standard Bank Group’s Regional Chief Executive for East Africa. The phenomenal growth of Stanbic Bank’s East Africa Borderless Banking platform has revealed a pent-up demand for secure, real-time transactions across international borders. Spanning a single network that includes Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and South Sudan, the Borderless Banking solution

The Anti-corruption Court in Kololo has summoned two former Directors at the Kampala Capital City Authority - KCCA to answer to allegations of abuse of office. Harriet Mudondo, the former Director of Gender, Community Services and Production and Dr. Esau Galukande who was her deputy are the Directors wanted to

A family in Mpigi district has sued the government and a private school over the death teenage son after receiving a COVID-19 jab without their consent. The deceased's mother, Tendo Nalwadda has filed a suit before Mpigi High Court against the Attorney General and St. Martin Secondary school, a private

The failure by Nakaseke district to repair its vehicles has forced staff to walk to work. The most affected are staff in Works, Technical, Natural Resources, Finance, and Health departments. The LC 5 Chairperson, Ignatius Koomu is equally affected. Some of the vehicles grounded are registrations number LG 0002 69,

His Holiness Gurudev in a group photo with Miraj family (Left) and Dr. Rugunda and his wife India’s celebrated spiritual leader His Holiness Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has expressed interest to invest in Uganda especially in the field of Information Technology (IT). “I am so happy that you have

Passengers Trekking to Bulenga to access taxis The eviction of encroachers on Lubigi Wetland has left taxi operators stranded.   Last week, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the Ministry of Water and Environment embarked on an operation of restoring the Lubigi wetland. Busega taxis were also affected leaving passengers

Angerikori grinding millet Uganda's Capital City, Kampala still grapples with children who flock to the streets and major traffic junctions to beg money from road users. According to Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), there are over 1000 such children, the majority aged between 3 to 16 years. Wearing a vulnerable

Phone users can download and pay for ringtones Ugandan musicians are up in arms over their share of benefits from the Caller Ring Back Tone (CRBT) scheme. Purchasable ringtones, usually snatches of popular songs, generate a lot of money - up to $20m (£17m) in Uganda in 2019 - according