The new board members of Uganda Airlines in a group photo The new Board of Directors of Uganda Airlines Company Limited has been inaugurated. The inauguration happened this morning at Hotel Africana in Kampala The board members that include Priscilla Mirembe Serukka (Chairperson), Samson Rwahwire, Herbert Kamuntu, Patrick Ocailap, Barbara
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The weather patterns in Africa could be the reason for the low COVID-19 death rates on the continent over the last two years. The continent has recorded some of the least number of deaths compared to other regions. According to data by the World Health Organisation-WHO, Africa has reported 11.4
Read MoreThe Rotary fraternity in Uganda has praised the former Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah for his generosity and open-door reception to people of all walks of life. Oulanyah was an honorary member of the Rotary Club of Kampala Central band a Major Donor (Level 5) having contributed USD 57,000 (204
Read MoreThe Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has asked parliament to prioritize the common good of all Ugandans, saying that they owe this duty in memory of the late Speaker Jacob Oulanyah. Mayiga was on Friday speaking during a meeting with the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, the Deputy Speaker
Read MoreA section of the impounded boxes of assorted drugs at NDA West Nile regional headquarters in Arua City The National Drug Authority (NDA) has impounded drugs worth 89.4 million Shillings from illegal drugs outlets operating in the West Nile region. The drugs were impounded during two weeks of enforcement operations
Read MoreOil palm workers managing the nursery beds at Buvuma. Over 60 oil palm out-growers in Buvuma district have decried the delayed loans from the National Oil Palm Project-NOPP to maintain their plantations. The farmers are among the first group of out-growers who received seedlings to establish oil palm gardens in
Read MoreThe leadership of the Police’s Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (SACCO) is looking for over 100 retirees with unpaid loans worth 1.2 billion Shillings. The Chairman of the Police's Exodus SACCO Wilson Omoding says a majority of the non-performing loans were taken by police officers who are now retired. Most
Read MoreAt least 80,000 households in East Acholi are expected to plant cotton this season, following the attractive price set last season. In September 2021, the Cotton Development Organization (CDO) announced the indicative price of a kilogram of cotton at 2,000 Shillings to help regulate its farm gate price and eliminate
Read MoreThe Minister of State Finance and Planning, Amos Lugoloobi on Thursday afternoon presented the budget estimates for the 2022/2023 financial year totaling Shs47.2 trillion. The Public Finance Management Act requires the Minister of Finance to present annual budget estimates by 01 April of the preceding year. In his presentation during
Read MoreGulu Main Market authorities have banished Samuel Obedi,32, a Pastor from Hope Tabernacle Ministry in Gulu City for theft of Shillings 1 million. Trouble for pastor Obedi started after he was netted on Thursday morning for picking Shillings one million three hundred and twenty thousand from the drawer of his
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