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The Uganda government has so far distributed 2.2 million masks to seven districts as the country fights the spread of coronavirus. This was announced by the ministry of health on Wednesday saying the consignments include 590,606 face masks for Arua District that will be delivered on Thursday. "To-date, 2,220,601 face

Government through the Ministry of Works and Transport, Ministry of Water and Environment and Office of the Prime Minister is seeking for Shs45bn supplementary budget to help address the impact of rising water levels in the country a few days to the end of the 2020/21 Financial Year. Appearing before

Government is planning to halt the current designs of boda bodas and have the players in the industry adopt new innovations before they are allowed to carry passengers again. This was revealed by General Katumba  Wamala, the bMinister of Works and Transport on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday. “We

Uganda’s Cabinet also approved the creation of nine new constituencies, the Minister of ICT & National Guidance, Judith Nabakooba (pictured) has revealed. They include Kiboga West, Buhweju West, Lamwo East, Bugangaizi South, Chekwi East, Mulanda, Buwekula South, Kwania North, Kagoma North, Buyanja East, Ngariam, Agago West, Bukanga North, Bukimbiri and

NBS TV on Tuesday launched the ‘Political Command Centre’ at Skys Hotel in Naguru having put together an extensive plan to exhaustively cover the whole nation and deliver daily spot-checks across the country in the build-up, during and in the aftermath of the forthcoming elections in 2021. Speaking at the

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni (pictured) has warned that the country is heading to a more dangerous phase of the coronavirus pandemic. In a televised address on Monday night, Mr Museveni said cases of the disease were being reported among people whose contacts could not be traced following the reopening of

President Yoweri Museveni has allowed the addition of a fourth passenger to private cars as the country slowly eases the nation wide lock down imposed just over two months ago to stop the spread of coronavirus. Museveni said this during his eighth address since the outbreak of the virus adding

URA Commissioner General, John Rujoki Musinguzi The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has proposed to Parliament to consider imposing tax on the wealthy Ugandans in a bid to reduce on income inequality. John Rujoki Musinguzi, the URA Commissioner General  fronted the proposal today morning while appearing before Parliament’s National Economy Committee