Francis Otucu

Mac East Africa in partnership with the Government of Uganda Monday launched a workshop to train bus drivers and operators to observe road safety and save lives. The five-day training aims at equipping the participants with the skills to observe basic traffic guidelines including speed limits and avoid reckless driving.

For the first time, on average, Africans can travel to approximately 27 countries visa-free or with a visa on arrival; Ethiopia moves up a record 32 places on the Index, entering the top 20 most visa-open countries in Africa. For the first time, African travelers have liberal access to over

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has exposed more rot in Judiciary after the officials failed furnish Parliament with accountability of Shs32bn in 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years. MPs ordered the Judiciary to table all reconciled bank statements of all activities undertaken in the 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years. Earlier on,

A section of MPs have opposed President Yoweri Museveni’s proposal to recognize Indians living in Uganda as a tribe. Lawmakers accuse the existing Indian community of being discriminative against Ugandans based on their skin colour. It should be noted that during a dinner at State House, Entebbe last week hosted

Uganda Airlines on Monday launched its flights to Kenya's Mombasa city in a move to boost trade and tourism with Kenya. The carrier’s Bombardier aircraft touched down at Mombasa International Airport with 76 passengers on November 11 at 1pm, making it the seventh destination since it resumed operations in August

Political actors should watch their messages and avoid inflammatory statements that could set the country onto a disruptive path during the 2021 general elections, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has warned. “We have our elections coming, but a lot of people are trying to make it a do

Retail chain Carrefour has strongly rejected claims that it was aware of an impending investigation on bad maize flour. This is after a photo showing a half-price offer for one of the brands that were recalled from the market due to high levels of aflatoxin went viral on social media

Uganda’s sustainable investment in trade facilitation and the positive strides undertaken by local manufactures in improving the quality of local products has contributed to Uganda’s readiness to conquer bigger markets especially the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Amelia Kyambadde, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperative, has said. Kyambadde