Year: 2024

Former Minister Isaac Musumba Sent to Jail Over Shs160 million debt.  Former State Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Isaac Musumba has been sent to prison over failure to pay a debt of more than 160 million shillings. Musumba was on Wednesday sent to prison by the Commercial Court

The initiative aims to address pressing social issues, including high youth unemployment and teenage pregnancies, by equipping young people with practical, employable skills. Uganda Baati under the Safal Uganda Baati Foundation has launched the second phase of its Economic Empowerment Skilling Program targeting out-of-school youth in Tororo District. The initiative

I&M Bank's Head of Operations, Duncan George Karugaba, (wearing a tie) poses for a photo with his team after donating items to the Uganda School for the Deaf in Ntinda, Kampala I&M Bank Uganda’s Operations Department and Customer Experience Department on Wednesday, 23 October 2024, donated domestic items to the

Uganda Baati Limited, a trusted building solutions provider has set out on regional trainings, targeting fundis, with the aim to equip them with the current market trends and knowledge that will enable them offer value to their customers during construction. These trainings, which target over 2,500 fundis across the country,

The Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among (pictured) was forced to postpone the consideration of the National Coffee Amendment Bill, 2024 after the plenary sitting turned chaotic, following the presentation of the Majority report from the Agriculture Committee, recommending the abolishing of Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) and provide for

Some graduands pose for a group photo at the 71st Makerere University graduation ceremony. The government is considering raising the retirement age for university academic staff, particularly targeting professors, as part of broader efforts to strengthen higher education. The proposal is aimed at retaining experienced academic professionals for a longer

The Minister of Internal Affairs, Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire has said the government is going to intensify operations against moneylenders who require national identity cards as collateral for acquiring loans. In a statement to parliament, Otafiire said the law already makes it illegal for lending institutions to require IDs for

The Leader of Opposition, Joel Besekezi Ssenyonyi has expressed concern over the continued government investment in Atiak Sugar Factory based in Amuru district despite it being non-operational. In a statement to parliament, Ssenyonyi said the government has so far invested 553.7 billion Shillings in Atiak Sugar Factory but there is