Month: January 2025

Thirty MPs are facing criminal investigation into their role in the embezzlement of Shs164bn meant to compensate Cooperatives, with already five files having been sanctioned by the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) of Police. The revelation was made by Harriet Ntabaazi, Minister of State for Trade while appearing before Parliament’s Trade

The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has appealed to all Edible Insects dealers including the popular grasshoppers commonly known as Nsenene in Uganda to seek  certification to ensure safety of their products for public consumption. UNBS says this is in line with its mandate of developing, promoting and enforcing standards in protection of

Outgoing Chancellor, Prof. Ezra Suruma Makerere University has started the search for a new Chancellor. The new chancellor will replace Professor Ezra Suruma whose term expires this month. In a letter dated December 11th and signed by Simon Kizito, on behalf of University Secretary Yusuf Kiranda, the university called for

The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) traffic report for 2022 has revealed that Northern Bypass roundabouts and junctions are the most deadly to road users. The statistics launched on Monday show Kalerwe and Sentema roundabouts are spots where pedestrians and motorcyclists are mostly crushed to death. In 2022, Kalerwe roundabout

The construction of a 60-billion Shillings Anti-Tick Vaccine Production Facility at Nakyesasa in Nalukulongo, Wakiso District will be concluded in April 2023, according to the National Agricultural Research Organisation – NARO. In October 2022, NARO, officially commenced field trials of the anti-tick vaccine dubbed TicVac-U which was developed by Makerere

Rt. Rev. Moses Banja has been consecrated and enthroned as the sixth bishop of Namirembe Diocese. Banja replaces Bishop Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira, who reached the mandatory retirement age. The celebrations on Sunday kicked off with the rhythmic beats of ceremonial drumming, announcing the impending commencement of the service. A procession

After years of foot-dragging between the governments of Uganda and Tanzania, the construction of the East African Crude Oi pipeline has been scheduled for early 2024. The exciting part of it is that contracts worth over sixty-five million dollars are up for grabs. The deals on offer are different from

Small and medium-scale enterprises are still experiencing an increase in the cost of production and inputs, even as COVID-19 is long gone. This is according to the results of a survey done by the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) meant to among others assess business resilience to the effects of

Part of of the Ugandan delegation at COP28 in Dubai. Uganda is still pushing for a Just Energy Transition One of Uganda’s Climate negotiators, Margaret Athieno Mwebesa says the Climate Change Conference has had some gains as it enters its final stages.   The conference which closes on 12th December

Bamburi Cement and its co-investor Cementia Holding negotiated a premium price of more than $15 million (Sh2.3 billion) for Uganda-based Hima Cement which they are selling to Sarrai Group. An independent valuation of Hima by consultancy firm RSM (Eastern Africa) estimated the business to be worth between $74 million (Sh11.3