Month: December 2024

Shafique Ssemakula, Co-founder Evolve Africa The second edition of the Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards (UMEAs) is slated for tomorrow, at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The UMEAs is organised by Marketing and media outfit- Evolve Africa. The red-carpet black tie event start at 6:00pm and will go on till late. The

Uganda spends Shs980 billion in caring for people living with HIV annually, according to the Uganda AIDS Commission. Dr. Nelson Musoba, Director General of the Uganda AIDS Commission says that out of the total shillings 700,000 is used to care for each victim per year in form of buying drugs

Despite being notified of the recommendations by Parliament to hold former State Minister for Lands Persis Namuganza (pictured) for her role in the dubious allocation of plots of land at Nakawa-Naguru, President Museveni is yet to take a decision on the Minister’s fate. This was revealed by Judith Nabakooba, Minister

Alionzi lawrence with his supporters Alionzi Lawrence Dangote is the new Makerere University Guild President. According to the poll results announced by Edrine Nsobanyi, the Makerere University Electoral Commission Chairperson on Wednesday evening, Alionzi who is affiliated with the National Unity Platform- NUP garnered 5839 votes to beat off his

Government through the Ministry of Finance has admitted to not having an actualized impact of the benefits that Shs11.7Trn tax exemption have had on Uganda’s economy in the past three years.   The admission was made by Ramathan Ggoobi (pictured), Secretary to Treasury while appearing before Parliament’s Finance Committee where the

Coffee prices rose marginally in this week’s sale, pushed by high demand for the top-grade beans at the auction. Kenya’s top-grade coffee AA fetched $217 (Sh26,571) per 50-kilogramme bag in the latest sale, up from $192 (Sh23,510) in the previous trading. This helped raise the overall price of the commodity

Half of the turkeys that were bred for the Christmas market have died from bird flu. That’s according to British Poultry Council chief executive Richard Griffiths, who warned the government’s food committee of the shortage. “The usual amount of free-range birds grown for Christmas is around 1.2 to 1.3 million.

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa   The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa issued stringent guidelines urging legislators to strictly adhere to the Rules of Procedure of Parliament whenever participating in debates. Tayebwa’s guidance followed the defiance of his directive by Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake who was accused