Francis Otucu

 Uganda’s Tourism Fort Portal City is now assured of more reliable electricity supply after power distributor Umeme sinking investments in network improvement, building switching stations and installing new transformers in the area. Selestino Babungi, the managing director, told stakeholders during the opening of the $200,000 state-of-the-art new regional service centre

The Ministry of Lands has asked residents in Jinja City, to adopt the new physical planning draft. Through World Bank funding, the ministry unveiled the physical plan of Namizi ward located in the Northern division, in Jinja city, which will act as a satellite model planning area for the rest

The strain of busy modern lifestyles and the ever-declining public healthcare system is leading to a rise in the demand for Home Care Nursing. Private nursing services offer holistic healthcare to terminally ill and elderly people in their homes. They also provide care services within hospitals to individuals who can

The Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba has summoned Mbale City authorities and Dot services over the slow road works under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) roads in Mbale City. Mbale City is implementing the second phase of the Uganda Support to Municipality Infrastructural

Farmers in Omoro District have embraced pig husbandry under Operation Wealth Creation - OWC aimed at alleviating poverty. More than 40 individual farmers have been identified by the District Agriculture Department to benefit from the piggery agribusiness expected to enhance their household income, and improve livelihoods. The selected farmers have

Kwik Build Contractors and Engineers are on the spot over shoddy work at Kigorobya seed secondary school in Hoima district and Nyairongo Seed Secondary school in Kikuube district. The company owned by Patrick Isagara, a resident of Hoima City is accused of executing shoddy works on the two projects. During

Atiak Sub-County leaders in Amuru District have tasked pastoralists to fence their grazing land to avoid their livestock crossing to community gardens. The Sub-County Council resolved to compel the pastoralists to register all their animals and fence the land they have rented from the community for grazing but the pastoralists

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee-Local Government has recommended a forensic audit of the 53 Billion Shillings COVID-1 relief cash. This is after the committee chaired by Bar dege- Layibi MP Martin Ojara Mapenduzi uncovered gross irregularities. The joint parliamentary team, comprising the Public and Local Government Accounts committees was tasked to