Boda bodas in Kampala/Courtesy photo Clara Ningome Chonga, the tourism minister for the coastal county of Kilifi, described her first-time experience on a Boda-Boda in Uganda, as simply amazing. Ningome was part of the Kenyan group of tour and travel enthusiasts, who have just concluded an eight-day familiarization trip to
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Operation of Uganda Security Printing Company (USPC) that had been envisaged to aid Uganda’s democratic process may not be ready for the next election cycle – 2026, the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs heard on Friday. The committee that had visited the site at Entebbe to assess progress
Read MoreNeumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) is partnering with Satelligence to implement satellite-based deforestation monitoring tools throughout coffee supply chains in Honduras and Uganda. The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) rules come into force at the end of 2024, and NKG says it will implement the satellite monitoring throughout its supply chain
Read MoreL-R: The Distinguished Jury of the UMEAS: Dr Benedict Mugerwa, the Head of Professional Courses at Uganda Management Institute UMI, Immaculate Ngulumi Nabatte, Manager CMO at Centenary Bank, Johnpaul Okwi, Senior Manager Events and Sponsorship at MTN Uganda and Rogers Anguzu, Commercial Director at Crown Beverages. Last night, Evolve Group
Read MoreTwenty-one students have secured scholarships from the Confucius Institute and Hunan Association as part of the tuition fundraising campaign at Makerere University. The recipients of these scholarships are predominantly students pursuing a Bachelor of Chinese and Asian Studies. They become the immediate beneficiaries of the recently launched campaign by Makerere
Read MorePope Francis has told the UN Climate Change Conference that the destruction of the environment is an offense against God. The Pope, in message delivered on his behalf by Secretary of State Pietro Cardinal Parolin told world leaders gathered in the United Arab Emirates that the destruction of the environment
Read MoreA man herds cattle at a cattle farm in Paipeno Village in Owalo Sub county, Gulu District. President Museveni has hinted at having incomes generated from auctioning impounded cattle belonging to defiant migrant cattle keepers commonly referred to as balaalo be used for constructing schools in Northern Uganda. Chief Justice
Read MoreEnergy Minister, Ruth Nankabirwa On Monday, the Minister of Energy, Ruth Nankabirwa will launch Uganda’s Energy transition strategy at the UN Climate Change Conference or COP28 taking place in Dubai. This time around Uganda hired space for the Ugandan Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020 where Uganda is showcasing its
Read MoreAfrican Devt Bank Approves Shs965bn Loan To Uganda To Improve Rural Transport, Facilitate Regional Integration
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group in a meeting on 1 December in Abidjan approved a loan of $252.83 million (Shs965.3bn) to Uganda, to fund the construction of the Laropi-Moyo-Afoji and Katuna-Muko-Kamuganguzi road. The financial support consists of two loans: $179.68 million from the African Development Bank and $73.15
Read MoreMPs at the entrance of Kigo Prisons (Old photo). The Justice Law and Order Sector needs 102.9 billion Shillings to construct new prisons. There are currently 266 prisons in the country, which are collectively keeping 76,432 inmates, far above the holding capacity of 21, 000 inmates, according to Prison Spokesperson
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