Soldiers pay last respects to the body of Kabaka Edward Muteesa II in 1971. As Queen Elizabeth II is laid to rest today, we revisit some of the norms and traditions that accompany a fallen monarch in Bunyoro and Buganda kingdoms. After 70 years on the throne as
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There’s a huge debate about the EACOP Project The debate on Uganda's Oil industry by the European Union Parliament and the subsequent resolution condemning the Crude Pipeline continues to draw reactions across the citizenry. An online petition to counter the EU legislator's resolution garnered the intended 7,000 signatures in
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Some of the uprooted marijuana at Terego Central Police Station Three people are in police custody in Terego district for illegally growing marijuana. The suspects were picked up in intelligence-led operations in Obayiya village, Anavu Parish, Katrini Sub-county in Terego district on Saturday. The suspects are Patrick Ciika,20, Godfrey Ogama
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The planned crackdown on unregistered Boda boda operators in Kampala has failed to kick off. As the mandatory Boda boda registration closed on Friday last week, the Minister for Kampala, Hajati Minsa Kabanda warned that unregistered motorcycle taxis commonly known as Boda boda will not be allowed in the city
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Queen Elizabeth II,96, died on September 8, 2022. The visit of the late Queen Elizabeth II to Jinja district in 1954 where she commissioned the old Nile Bridge and Owen falls dam triggered unprecedented industrial development in the area, according to some of the senior citizens. Frank Nabwiso, the former Kagoma county
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A cotton field in Mubuku. The low lands here were covered by water following heavy rains from the surrounding mountainous areas Substandard seeds are adversely affecting the production of cotton in Kasese district, according to the local farmers. They also say that the unprecedented heavy rains led to flooding in the
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South Sudanese refugees carrying relief food distributed by WFP in Kiryandongo district a few years ago. The World Food Programme (WFP) will start distributing rice to refugees in the West Nile region to supplement their food ration. The move comes as the humanitarian aid agency is grappling with a shortage
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MTN Uganda head office MTN Uganda’s bold decision to list its shares on the Uganda Securities Exchange last year has propelled it to the league of Africa’s most valuable companies. The latest premier annual survey by South Africa’s African Business Magazine on Africa’s Top 250 Companies, ranked MTN Uganda in the 105th position,
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Passenger traffic at Entebbe International Airport is increasing Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has revealed that Entebbe International Airport handled 156,081 international passengers in August 2022 (73,899 arrivals & 82,182 departures). According to Vianney M. Luggya, the UCAA Spokesperson, this is an average of 5,034 passengers per day compared to 4,892
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Moses Wamugango peered into the plastic vats where maggots wriggled in decomposing filth, the enviable project of a neighbor who spoke of the fertilizer problem he had been able to solve. The maggots are the larvae of the black soldier fly, an insect whose digestive system effectively turns food waste
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