Uganda expected to produce oil and gas by the end of 2025. While it is hoped oil and gas will be a game-changer for the economy, some say it may be a risky bet by countries like Uganda that are about to extract their oil and gas resources. The fear
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The police in Moroto district have stormed storage facility at Kosiroi in Moroto along the Uganda- Kenya border where a businessman has been repackaging Uganda sugar in paper bags labelled Kenyan sugar.They impounded 250 bags packaged under Kabaras Sugar Factory, a Kenyan based sugar factory. The storage facility has been
Read MoreUganda Airlines cabin crew members undergoing training at Entebbe Uganda Airlines has completed an extensive mandatory training of more than 40 of its cabin crew members in safety emergency procedures including evacuation of passengers, first Aid, fire fighting, ditching (water landing), smoke evacuation and crew incapacitation among others. According to sources, the comprehensive
Read MoreThis isn't the first time Uganda is banning Kaveera The National Environment Management Authority-NEMA says the recent cabinet decision which imposed a total ban on all polythene bags cannot be enforced under the current legal regime. As part of the effort to restore the environment in what has been
Read MoreAg. Clerk, Henry Waiswa hands over a copy of the new law to Hon Atiku Former Ayivu County Member of Parliament, Hon. Benard Atiku says the Prevention and Prohibition of Human Sacrifice Act, 2021 will go a long way in curbing human sacrifice by putting in place punitive measures for
Read MorePresident Museveni tending to his farm with a hand hoe Members of Parliament on the Agriculture Committee have tasked the Ministry of Agriculture to explain the status of distribution of hand hoes to farmers. The Minister of Agriculture Frank Tumwebaze together with the Minister of State for Animal Industry, Bright
Read MoreThe Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) field services team on Wednesday intercepted smugglers carrying over 200 cartons of exotic pens worth 300 million shillings.This was after a truck registration number UAE 050F accompanied by a minivan registration number UAZ 637N were seized along Mukono- Kayunga road.The driver of the van identified
Read MoreWhen it comes to climate change, Uganda has been doing one thing right and that is maintaining a small carbon footprint. According to the information from Our World in Data, 2017 statistics stood at 0.12 tonnes per capita. To maintain this status, at the United Nations climate conference of 2015,
Read MoreBy Peter Nyanzi I wish to add my voice to the deafening outcry about the hefty cost of health care in Uganda, which has been amplified by the dozens of millions of shillings being demanded by health facilities to treat Covid-19 patients. But how did we get here? In 2005,
Read MoreLess than 1.5 per cent of the persons targeted for vaccination in Uganda have received the recommended two jabs of the COVID-19 vaccine. This represents only 232,743 of the targeted 22 million people, according to the Ministry of Health figures. Records also show that a total of 906,517 persons who
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