Month: January 2025

Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa. Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has asked for immediate action by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) to ban media advertisements of substandard products that have flooded the market. Tayebwa, while presiding over this afternoon’s plenary sitting, noted with concern

Experts have asked the government to compile public a ‘Domestic Arrears Register’ to improve accountability in debt management. This, according to the experts would also help the public and suppliers to track the unpaid government financial obligations. In February, the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development reported that there

Six men accused of illegal possession of game meat are in custody at Kasese Central Police Station. The suspects were picked up from different parts of Kasese district on Monday evening on suspicion of poaching in the Queen Elizabeth National Park. Nelson Tumushime, the Rwenzori East Regional Police Spokesperson only

Gulu and Mbarara City Councils have lost the bid to host the 22nd East African Community Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Tradeshow. The two cities had been listed among those identified as the next possible venues for the rotational trade fair that brings together the seven East African Community partner

The team at Kagera River crossing point in Karagwe -Tanzania. The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) and the Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) of Tanzania have renewed their commitment to jointly cooperate in the regulation and monitoring of the design, construction, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of the East

The Ministry of Education and Sports has blamed the exorbitant fees charged by schools on the change in menu where the current students have shunned eating posho and beans, which has forced schools to change their menus in order to meet the needs of their students. The revelation was made

Farmers in the lower lands of Kasese district have asked the government through their leaders to link them to better and wider markets for their produce. The farmers argue that markets in Kasese town are hard to access due to the poor road network. Matia Masereka, a farmer from Muhokya

Over 200 secondary school science teachers in Mukono district are protesting the underpayment of their July salaries. According to the teachers, the money they recieved is below the newly approved salary structure following the enhancement of their pay. They claim that while uploading the payroll for July for secondary schools,

Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Nobert Mao. The newly appointed Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Nobert Mao is slated to table five bills in his maiden duty at Parliament as Minister. According to today’s order paper, the Minister of Justice is expected to table The Trustees Incorporation (Amendment) Bill,