Month: September 2024

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries has dismissed social media reports that there was a strange disease affecting poultry in Masaka district. On Thursday last week, a widely shared audio recording made the rounds on social media claiming a discovered dump of carcasses of dead birds in Masaka

Milk prices in the Eastern Region of Uganda have dropped. The reason for this drop has not been explained. The June 2024 data obtained from the Dairy Development Authority (DDA) indicates that farm gate prices dropped by Shs 224 from Shs 1, 231. At the retail points, prices dropped by

The Bank of Uganda has reduced is base interest rate for the first time since April this year, from 10.25 to 10 percent as inflation seems tamed. BoU's policy targets an inflation rate of not more than 5 percent in the medium term, and in the twelve months to July

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeje Odong, has promised to investigate reports that some 100 Ugandan students were hoodwinked into paying for scholarships in Iran, only to get stranded after finding out that the said courses were nonexistent, prompting some of the students to resort into prostitution. This followed a

Foreign Affairs Minister, Gen. Jeje Odongo The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeje Odongo, has revealed that the government has instituted investigations into reports that officials at the Ugandan Consulate in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, are operating a casino and gambling facility, contrary to the established diplomatic norms. He made the

LoP Joel Ssenyonyi The shadow cabinet has announced a boycott of the upcoming regional parliamentary sittings, citing unnecessary expenditure. The first regional sitting is scheduled for August 29 and 30 at Kaunda Playgrounds in Gulu City's Bardege-Layibi Division, with additional sittings planned for Mbarara, Masaka, and Mbale. These sittings will

Farmers in Hoima district have been cautioned against compromising the quality of their coffee by ensuring that they do not harvest unripe coffee. Rosemary Mukonyezi, the regional coffee extension officer for Hoima sub-region said harvesting raw coffee not only affects the quality of the final product but also compromises the

Kabale Municipality MP Nicholas Kamara being arrested during a protest on Monday. Kamara and other FDC members were on their way to deliver a protest note at the Kenyan Embassy for arresting 36 FDC activists who had travelled for a workshop. Ssemujju Nganda (Kira Municipality) has asked the government why

The Deputy Speaker, Tayebwa, has asked for patience after he and his team survived a helicopter crash, saying the team was given a second chance to live and is processing a lot. “I was involved in an incident, a very unfortunate incident. With four colleagues, my press secretary and ADC,

Left-Right: MTN Uganda Chief Finance Officer, Andrew Bugembe, CEO Sylvia Mulinge and MTN MoMo MD Richard Yego during H1 financial results announcement on August.05, 2024. MTN Uganda has announced a significant 29.7% increase in net profit to Shs 295.7 billion for the half-year ended June 2024, driven by robust growth in