Month: January 2025

The Deputy Governor of the Bank of Uganda, Micheal Atingi-Ego has told parliament that the country’s public debt has now hit 80 trillion Shillings. He says that Uganda’s debt servicing in the current financial year 2022/2023 is at a ratio of tax revenue estimated at 30 percent and this suggests

Speaker Among has questioned the Ministry of Agriculture to detail how Shs25Bn allocated for the production of foot and mouth disease was used in the midst of the recent outbreak of the deadly virus amongst the cattle population in Uganda. It should be recalled that in November 2021, Parliament approved

Equity Bank head of Distribution George Kato tees off this year's edition at Namulonge. Equity Bank Uganda is now the anchor sponsor of the Namulonge golf open, with the tournament now officially renamed the Namulonge Equity Open. The now annual tournament in its second year will take place from 11th

Twenty-seven candidates of St. Christine Primary school in Kisiita sub-county Kakumiro district missed their mathematics paper on Tuesday morning when they arrived late for the exams. The affected candidates are registered at Mpasana primary school UNEB center in Mpasana town council. Peter Nambale, the Uganda National Examinations Board Monitor in

Kenya Airways pilots are expected to resume their duties today, November 9 after the association leadership called off the strike on Tuesday. The message to the pilots who lay down their tools on Saturday came after the Employment and Labour Relations Court issued orders requiring pilots to resume work, after

Inadequate capital and the high cost of money have dominated the discussion on the growth of domestic innovation as innovative entrepreneurs meet for the National Science Week. Hundreds of both small and large, as well as startups and established ones, took advantage of the week that runs up to Thursday, to

The Magistrate’s Court in Moroto has sentenced a 46 year old woman to four years imprisonment for procuring Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on four girls. Maria Lokeris, a resident of Nakonyen village, Katikekile parish, Tapac Sub County in Moroto district was sentenced by the Moroto Chief Magistrate, Emmy Soyeko on

Parliament has granted leave to Sarah Opendi (pictured), the Tororo District Woman to draft a bill  regulating consumption of alcohol. Speaker Anita Among gave the nod for the enactment of the Alcohol Control Bill, saying the failure to regulate the consumption of alcohol in Uganda, has left a number of

Guests record testimonies of the survivors of human trafficking in the Middle East during a recent function at Kololo Grounds. Ugandan migrant workers who have recently returned home are cautioning those still seeking job prospects in the Middle East to think twice. Aisha Namawejje, 26, a resident of Kampala recounts