George Kasumba, the missing Opposition Supporter from Kyotera district. His family has been searching since January 2021 It is ten months after the general elections were conducted in Uganda. But it is far from over to the family of George Kasumba, a father of four young ones, which continues to
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A KCCA truck in Bwaise transporting the body of their casual worker Sam Nsamba and his family to Mubende for burial Kampala Capital City Authority -KCCA casual workers in Kawempe have protested nonpayment of their salary for the months of September and October 2021. The workers say KCCA has not
Read MoreThe National Drug Authority (NDA) cleared the use of the different Covid-19 vaccines for use on Ugandans without conducting a quality study because Uganda doesn’t have a vaccine testing laboratory at the moment, Dr.Gordon Ssematiko (pictured above), former Executive Secretary at NDA has said. Ssematiko made the revelation while appearing before the Ad-hoc Committee
Read MoreDesmond Birungi with fresh boda-boda injuries Sixteen-year-old Ruth Nalubega has lost interest in learning after losing both arms in a Boda boda accident. It all started on July 24, 2021, when the teenager picked a Boda boda in Mukono town around 5 pm to rush her to Lugazi town, about
Read MorePresident Yoweri Museveni. The family of late Joseph Ddumba Lukatome, one of the machete victims Lwengo district, say the condolence money released by President Yoweri Museveni never reached them. Ddumba met his death at the hands of machete-wielding men who raided his home in Kakoma-Kyanjovu village, Lwengo sub-county on
Read MoreUganda Airlines boss Jennifer Bamuturaki (2nd L) with Airbus' Houari (2nd R) after signing the deal Uganda Airlines has signed an agreement with Airbus Flight Hour Services Company, a subsidiary of Airbus, for A330 aircraft spare parts support services. The company will basically position a consignment of critical aircraft's spare parts in Entebbe
Read MoreWhile the border has been closed, some Rwandans have been using illegal routes to cross into Uganda/BBC There is fury among residents of Maziba Sub County in Kabale district following the invasion of Rwandan nationals who have planted eucalyptus trees on one of the hills in the area. According to
Read MoreState Minister for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello-Oryem (centre) with indian Minister of State for External and Parliamentary Affairs, Vellamvelly Muraleedharan (3-R). Far right is UIA Deputy Director General Paul Kyalimpa. The visiting Indian Minister of State for External and Parliamentary Affairs, Vellamvelly Muraleedharan, says his country will transfer her knowledge,
Read MoreWhy Social Enterprises Could Hold The Key To A Prosperous & Equitable Future For Africa
By Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa LAGOS, Nigeria, 12 November, 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- As we continue rebuilding following the economic and social damage caused by the pandemic, there is ample opportunity for optimism. I am encouraged by the continent’s rich history of innovation and ingenuity. After all,
Read MoreEast Africa’s Largest Makerspace, MoTIV, Wins Inaugural UNESCO Prize For Creative Economy
L-R: Sheikh Hasina, the prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Japheth Kawanguzi, Team Lead at The Innovation Village, Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General UNESCO – (United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and Sheikh Rehana Siddiq, Bangladesh politician poses for a picture during the UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for
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