Dr. Patricia Murugami, Founder and CEO, Breakthrough Leadership Transformation The 12th Edition of the largest gathering of Uganda’s leaders and private sector decision-makers will bring together 200 corporate sector leaders from the private sector, the civil society, and the public sector. The CEO Summit will be held virtually and on
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Former Premier, Ruhakana Rugunda (pictured) has declined calls by some Ugandans to run for presidency, saying he isn’t interested in the top seat in Uganda. Rugunda made the pronouncement today, after taking to twitter writing, “I have read social media postings and suggestions that I should run for president 2026.
Read MoreThe ministry of education has tabled seven strategies as proposals for the safe reopening of schools during a virtual meeting that attracted several stakeholders. The stakeholders that included school proprietors, education umbrella organizations, and international school representative all agreed on the strategies that were presented. Among the proposals is the
Read MoreUgandans have embraced yellow fever vaccination About 54,750 Ugandans have been vaccinated against Yellow Fever in the twelve-day exercise organised by the National Medical Stores (NMS). NMS commenced its annual mass vaccination drive at Mayor's Garden, Entebbe Municipality on August 19. The exercise ended Monday, August 30. During the exercise,
Read MorePresidents Yoweri Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart, Samia Suluhu Hassan after the signing of HGAs in Uganda The Solicitor General Francis Atoke has advised government not to disclose contents of the documents related to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project to third parties because they contain confidential information. The
Read MoreOnly 264, 402 Ugandans had received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of last week, according to the Health Ministry. Records from the Health Ministry show that as of last week, only 43,957 health workers, 47,148 security officers and 61,848 teachers out of the targeted 150,000, 250,000 and 550,000 targeted
Read MoreUgandan Police has said they are in talks with Kenyan authorities for the release of nine arrested Ugandans who were being trafficked through Jomo-Kenyatta International Airport. The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID spokesperson Charles Twine said that nine Ugandans were arrested at the airport for holding passports with forged Kenyan stamps over
Read MoreCargo trucks en-route to Juba congest Elegu Township/ Photo by Dominic Ochola More than 3,000 cargo trucks have been parked in Elegu Township, Amuru district following travel suspension by truck drivers protesting ambushes along Nimule-Juba highway in South Sudan. The truckers’ strike started on 23 August 2021 in response to
Read MorePolice PRO, Fred Enanga The joint security agencies investigating the rampant murders in Greater Masaka have named 15 prime suspects after screening 68 arrested individuals. At least 26 people have been killed using machetes, clubs and other blunt objects in Masaka City and Lwengo district since July 21. While presenting
Read MoreUganda's First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga The governments of Uganda and South Sudan have agreed to patrol the Nimule-Juba highway where drivers and travelers have recently been attacked. The agreement comes after lorry drivers were killed and bus travelers injured by unknown militia. Uganda's First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga said
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