May 22

• Ugandan Police Shut Down Media Houses, Silence Radio Stations

  Deutsche Welle

  Ugandan journalists say their right to protect the identity of their sources is under siege, as police halt work at a number of newspapers and radio stations, demanding the release... Read more »

• Uganda Hot On Turkish Airlines List

  EA Business

  Turkish Airlines, the two time winner of Europe's Best Airline Award and the people behind the popular ad of Lionel Messi dueling with Kobe Bryant, say they are ready to work with... Read more »

• Increase in Share Prices Boosting USE Trading

  EA Business

  Increase in the share price of certain counters at the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) have boosted trading levels at the bourse. Read more »

• Govt to Build Oil Terminal in Wakiso

  Observer

  As government prepares for the construction of an oil refinery in Hoima district, plans to build a petroleum distribution terminal at Buloba, outside Kampala, have been mooted. Read more »

• Uganda to Conduct Another HIV Vaccine Trial

  Observer

  Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP) is this July launching another third Phase I trial to develop an HIV vaccine since 1999 when the first trial was launched. Read more »

• Publisher Appointed to Tourism Chair

  EA Business

  James Tumusiime, the Managing Director of Fountain Publishers Limited and founder of the Igongo Cultural Centre in Biharwe, western Uganda, has been appointed the new Chairman of... Read more »

• World Bank Gives U.S. $100 Million for Uganda Competitiveness

  EA Business

  The World Bank has approved $100 million for Uganda to improve its growth and competitiveness. Read more »

• Students to Compete for Microsoft Spot

  EA Business

  Two Ugandan secondary school students will compete in this year's Certport Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship set to begin on July 31 and end on August 3 in Washington... Read more »

• Museveni Invites Investors in Medical Services

  EA Business

  Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has suggested investors go into provision of high quality health services to limit medical tourism. Read more »

• Uganda Not Disrupting Press Freedom - Minister

  The Star

  Uganda's Minister of Information and National Guidance has said the government is not interfering with press freedom after Monday's raid on the Daily Monitor publications. The... Read more »

• IFJ Condemns Police Raid of Media Premises in Uganda [press release]

  IFJ

  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today has vigorously condemned the clamp down on the media in Uganda. According to the Uganda Journalists Union (UJU), police on... Read more »

• Ugandan Soldiers Complete Tour of Duty in Somalia

  Sabahi

  Soldiers in Uganda's Battle Group 9+ contingent are returning home after completing a 13-month tour of duty under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Sunday (May 19th),... Read more »

• Our Closure Not About Sejusa Letter - Red Pepper

  Observer

  Police yesterday raided and closed down Daily Monitor and Red Pepper offices claiming to be searching for original copies purportedly written by Gen David Sejusa on the so-called... Read more »

• U.S. Criticizes Uganda Media Attack

  Independent

  The U.S. on May.21 criticised the raid of two newspapers and closure of two other radio stations saying the disruptions, no matter the justifications offered, risk having a... Read more »

• Insurer Says Fraud Halted Sh1.1 Billion LC Bicycle Payment

  New Vision

  NIKO Insurance has reiterated that suspicions of fraud halted payment of sh1.1b that it undertook to pay as performance guarantee bond to Government in the supply of 70,000... Read more »

• Bidandi Still in Intensive Care Unit

  New Vision

  Former local government minister Jaberi Bidandi Ssali remains in the intensive care unit at Nakasero Hospital where he was admitted following an accident in Kiwatule. Read more »

• Medical Stores Filled With Unclaimed Drugs

  New Vision

  FOR how long will people continue to die due to the shortage of drugs when National Medical Stores (NMS) is stocked with medicine? Why has it taken long for the Government to find... Read more »

• Katikiro Mayiga Chairs His First Cabinet Meeting

  New Vision

  The Katikiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga convened his first cabinet meeting to discuss how affairs of the kingdom will be managed during his term. Read more »

• Enabu Hungry for More Success

  New Vision

  Airtel National Basketball League (YMCA) Read more »

• Nandyose Follows Up Her Students Up to University

  New Vision

  It is rare to find primary school teachers who follow their pupils' academic performance until they join university and other institutions of higher learning. Read more »

• Local Government Officials Lack Tax Collection Skills

  New Vision

  Most local government personnel involved in revenue collections lack the necessary skills needed for effective revenue collection, a senior government official has disclosed. Read more »

• Promotion of Small Power Plants Over Big Power Plants Better for Uganda [opinion]

  New Vision

  On May 21, 2013, the new vision news paper carried a story entitled "focus shifts to small power plants as fate of Karuma remains uncertain". First, we thank the Government for... Read more »

• Nordics in Uganda Mark National Day Together

  New Vision

  The Nordic countries are Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. They have a combined population of approximately 25 million people with a collective GDP of $1.6 trillion,... Read more »

• Butebo - Nrm Wants 'Rebel' Aspirant Out

  New Vision

  The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has petitioned the Electoral Commission (EC), challenging the candidature of Lt. Richard Oseku, who was nominated as an independent... Read more »

• MPs Clash Over Kampala Authority Report

  New Vision

  Attempts to resolve an impasse over the authenticity of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) report seems to be heading for a dead-end as MPs engage in acrimonious verbal... Read more »