Public Universities have urged government to increase feeding funds for its sponsored students from the current Shs4, 000 to Shs10,000 per day. The call was made by Kyambogo University Vice Chancellor, Professor Elly Katunguka and the University Secretary, Charles Okello on Friday interacting with Parliament’s Committee on Education where they
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Orient Bank Ltd has partnered with Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS) to rally Ugandans to donate blood with the aim of saving lives. The blood donation drive that started on Thursday at the bank’s parking lot located along Kampala road will climax on Friday. The bank’s staff including top bosses
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Members of Parliament are irked by Ministry of Internal Affairs on issuing Electronic passports to Ugandans despite demands from lawmakers to have the matter clarified before it comes into effect. Consequently, Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga on Thursday gave the ministry up to Tuesday next week to come and explain why the
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The Uganda National Examinations Board is seeking for Shs10.7bn to curb examination malpractices by introducing new hi-tech measures. UNEB Executive Secretary Dan Odongo made the revelation on Thursday while appearing before Parliament’s Committee of Education to present the Board’s budget framework for 2019/2020. Odongo told MPs that UNEB pays over
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By Duncan Abigaba Veteran journalist, Andrew Mwenda’s article titled URA’s disastrous headquarters exposes his ignorance and absolute lack of knowledge on processes of the public sector; Firstly, the argument that URA could have built the 22 storeys in two years is ignorant of the processes and nature of Government funding.
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Prof. Morris Ogenga Latigo, the Agago North County Member of Parliament has survived another nasty motor accident. The accident occurred around 4:00pm on Wednesday in Kalongo, Latigo's native village. Eye witnesses say the MP's vehicle registration number UBC 035A overturned on his way to Kitgum district. Latigo reportedly escaped uninjured.
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has told the Executive Director of the World Economic Forum (WEF) of the East African country's willingness and readiness to host the next summit on Africa. Museveni said this during a meeting with Prof Klaus Martin Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic
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Award winning song writer, Sylver Kyagulanyi was on Wednesday enrolled at the High Court in Kampala as an advocate. Kyagulanyi who has a number of hit songs under his name, graduated last year from the Law Development Centre (LDC). Before completing his course at LDC, he had also excelled while
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By Ian Rumanyika As President Yoweri Museveni said when he was opening the 22 storied URA Tower over the weekend, our (URA) main mission is to facilitate business and assist the economy to grow. The tower is that facility that will enable the Tax administrators easily achieve that. Under the
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The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has this Wednesday morning launched its 2019-2021 Political Road Map at the Party Headquarters in Kampala City. The launch was done during the Press Conference attended by several Members of the Central Executive Committee (CEC). The NRM National Vice Chairperson in charge of the Northern
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