Uganda: Experts Want Kilembe Mines Hospital Relocated Over Floods

Officials from the Ministry of Water and Environment have advised government to consider relocating Kilembe Mines Hospital, whose structures were destroyed after River Nyamwamba… Read more »

Uganda: Minister Namuganza Censured Over Contempt of Parliament

Parliament on Monday censured the state minister for Lands, Housing, and Urban Development Princess Persis Namuganza over derogatory remarks and disrespectful conduct. Read more »

Uganda: Parliament Names Select Committee to Probe NSSF

Mbarara South Division Member of Parliament, Hon. Mwine Mpaka was named Chairperson of the select committee to investigate operations and management of the National Social Security… Read more »

Uganda: Financial Literacy Key to Development - Speaker Among

Speaker Anita Among has urged political leaders to train communities financial literacy if the dream to achieve an economically transformed Uganda is to be realised. Read more »

Rwanda: IMF Chief Hails Rwanda's Climate Actions

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva has hailed policies and sustained implementation of reforms to address climate change by the… Read more »

Uganda: Proposed Budget Cuts of Elderly Grants Irks MPs

Members of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Social Protection have decried proposed budget cuts on the senior citizens' grant for the next financial year. Read more »

Uganda: Parliament to Investigate Shs588 Billion Tax Exemptions

Muwanga Kivumbi was unamused by the majority report, and noted that government could be losing well up to Shs8 trillion in tax exemptions, which he said makes no sense in light of… Read more »

Uganda: EACOP Receive Licence to Construct 1,443km East African Oil Pipeline

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, whilst attending the Kingfisher drilling inauguration ceremony on Tuesday, has also witnessed the handover of the license to Construct the East… Read more »

Uganda: Government to Ensure Workforce Acquires Appropriate Digital Skills

The government through the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance reiterated its commitment towards re-skilling and up-skilling the government workforce to acquire appropriate… Read more »

Uganda: Britam Uganda Won't Exit the Market

Britam Insurance Company (Uganda) Limited and Britam Asset Managers Company (Uganda) Limited executives have said, the company does not have any plans to exit the Ugandan market. Read more »

Uganda: Ministers to Present Statement On Entebbe Airport Extortions

The Ministers for Works and Internal Affairs have been directed to present a joint statement to the House on allegations of extortion at Entebbe International Airport. Read more »

East Africa: The DRC-Rwanda Conflict, Coloniality and Refusal of EAC to Unite

I was left puzzled when I heard that Kenya that failed miserably to pacify Somalia, has now sent its army to fight M23 rebels in the DRC. A million questions have been generated by… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Red Cross Seeks Shs24 Billion for Operations

The Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has appealed to the Budget Committee to reinstate a Shs10 billion allocation for Emergency Medical Services and Disease outbreak response. Read more »

Uganda: Ecobank Supports Community Change Makers

Ecobank Uganda has extended in-kind funding of Shs1million to eight community change makers as part of its recently concluded digital campaign dubbed "12 days of… Read more »

Uganda: Police Issue New Safety Guidelines for Events Organisers

Police issued new security and safety guidelines to be followed by event organisers and music promoters wherever they organise concerts moving forward this year. Read more »

Uganda: Among Calls Out Cosase for Poor Performance

The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among revealed that the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, State Authorities and State Enterprises has been the worst accountability committee… Read more »

Uganda: Lawmakers Want Audit Into Forest Reserve Licences

Legislators want a special audit into the process of acquisition of rights to manage central forest reserves in the country in line with the National Forestry and Tree Planting… Read more »

Uganda: MTN Uganda Announces 5-Year Sponsorship for the Uganda Cranes

As the number one supporter of Ugandan football, MTN Uganda has announced a UGX 19 billion shillings sponsorship towards the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) over… Read more »

Uganda: 'Floods Forced Closure of Kilembe Mines Hospital'

The State Minister for Health (General Duties), Anifa Kawooya has revealed that Kilembe Mines Hospital in Kasese district was closed due to repeated flooding by River Nyamwamba. Read more »

Uganda: With a U.S.$587 Million Boost, Uganda to Take Malaria Battle to Homes

Uganda is set to make a major shift in the battle against malaria, with focus turning from treatment to prevention, especially at household level. Read more »

Uganda: MTN Uganda Ranked Uganda's Best Network

MTN has been ranked as having the best network in Uganda for both data and voice in 2022 following an independent network test from a global firm, Rohde & Schwarz. Read more »

Uganda: Decentralise Local Government Revenues to Boost Services - MPs

Members of Parliament (MPs) have called for the amendment of the Local Government Act to improve service delivery. Read more »

Uganda: Number of Detained Persons Inflated, Says Army

The Joint Chief of Staff of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), Maj Gen Leopold Kyanda has said the number of detained persons circulated by activists is an exaggeration. Read more »

Uganda: The Role of RDCs, MPs in Countering Theft of Govt Medicines in Public Health Facilities

When President Museveni was launching the National Medical Stores (NMS) pharmaceutical warehouse in Kajjansi, off Entebbe road, in November 2022, he made a statement on drug theft… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Airways Stays Off NSE As Government Hunts for Buyer

Kenya Airways shares have been suspended from trading for an additional year from 5 January, according to a statement from the Nairobi Stock Exchange. Read more »