August 05
Uganda: Chemutai - the Heroine Who Predicted Her Gold
Monitor
This will be Uganda's best outing at the quadrennial Games. The feeling is so sweet it can only be compared to a teenager's first time in a discotheque - the eyes light up ever so… Read more »
Uganda: Errant City Arcades to Face Closure - Minister
Monitor
The Minister for Kampala Capital City Authority and Metropolitan Affairs, Ms Minsa Kabanda, has vowed to close all city arcades that have not complied with the standard operating… Read more »
Uganda: Ugandan Musician Kenzo Survives Car Crash
Nairobi News
Ugandan musician Edrisah Musuuza, popularly known as Eddy Kenzo on Wednesday, August 5, 2021, survived what appears to be a nasty road accident. Read more »
Uganda: Steeplechase Smiles Again
Monitor
Sixteen years ago, Dorcus Inzikuru ended Uganda's wait for an athletics world title at the World Championships in Helsinki - Finland by winning gold in the inaugural women's 3000m… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda's Chemutai Wins Gold As Kenyans Dominate Men's 800m
This Day
Peruth Chemutai became the first Ugandan woman ever to win an Olympic medal as she claimed gold in the women's 3,000m steeplechase yesterday. Read more »
August 04
Uganda: Blogger Who 'Killed' Museveni on Social Media Arrested in Turkey
East African
Security agents on Tuesday arrested Fred Lumbuye, a supporter of Uganda opposition party National Unity Platform (NUP), who is suspected of being the mastermind behind the rumours… Read more »
Kenya: DP Ruto Links Abortive Trip to Uganda to 'Handshake'
Nation
Deputy President William Ruto on Wednesday linked his abortive trip to Uganda on Monday to the 'handshake' deal between President Kenyatta and ODM leader Raila Odinga. Read more »
Uganda: Bio-Digester or Septic Tank?
Monitor
For her home construction which is expected to commence early 2022 at Kitende on Entebbe Road, Jackie Ekayu intends to use a bio-digester. Ekayu says she zeroed in on the… Read more »
Uganda: Uganda Trade Deficit Widens, As Imports From Tanzania Hit 19pc
East African
According to the Ministry of Finance, Bank of Uganda and Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) latest data, imports from Tanzania have capped a seven-month surge, replacing Kenya as… Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Gives Nod to Mid-Term NSSF Access
Independent (Kampala)
President Yoweri Museveni has likened himself to Pontius Pilate in the Bible, as he reluctantly agreed to the workers mid-term access to their saving in the National Social… Read more »
Uganda: Developer Blocked From Building in Gulu Wetland
Monitor
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Uganda: Causes of Cost Overrun in Construction Budget
Monitor
During the lockdown, people tend to have constructive ideas since they are not working. Some embark on construction but this can be riddled with challenges such as cost overrun, a… Read more »
Uganda: Sigh of Relief As Govt Lifts 2-Year Animal Quarantine in Nakaseke
Monitor
Farmers from three sub-counties in Nakaseke District can now earn from their respective livestock after government lifted a two-year long livestock quarantine slapped on the areas… Read more »
Uganda: 5 Officials Summoned Over Shs3b Contract
Monitor
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Kenya/Uganda: Uganda's Chemutai Stuns Kenyans to Win Steeplechase Gold in Tokyo
Nation
Uganda's Peruth Chemutai is the Tokyo Olympics 3,000 metres steeplechase gold medallist. Read more »
Kenya: Uganda Mission Revealed - Ruto Wants to Hire Museveni's Chief Power Architects
Nation
Deputy President William Ruto wants to hire President Yoweri Museveni's chief political advisers as he prepares his State House bid in the 2022 General Election, his allies told… Read more »
Uganda: Police Investigate Eviction of 70-Year-Old During Lockdown
Monitor
Kampala metropolitan police has launched investigations into circumstances under which a landlord has moved to evict a 70-year-old man and his family from a three-acre piece of… Read more »
Uganda: Ruto Wants to Hire Museveni's Chief Power Architects
Monitor
Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto wants to hire President Museveni's chief political advisers as he prepares his State House bid in the 2022 General Election, his allies told… Read more »
Uganda: Taxing Mobile Money Is Not Helpful to Economy - Report
Monitor
Taxing mobile commerce, especially mobile money, is not only regressive but unhelpful to the economy, according to a new study. Read more »
Uganda: Era Seeks to Grow Electricity Access to 60 Percent
Monitor
Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) will in the next five years seek to increase access to electricity from 22 per cent to 60 per cent. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda North America Group Fight Over Shs176m Govt Cash
Monitor
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Uganda: 33 Fined Shs20,000 Each for Breaching Curfew
Monitor
Buganda Road Chief Magistrate's Court has fined 33 men Shs20, 000 each in default to spend a week in jail for breach of curfew time. Read more »
Uganda: Govt to Probe Wealth of Opposition MPs
Monitor
Without giving specifics or disclosing particular individuals, the Prime Minister Ms Robinnah Nabbanja has revealed that government has embarked on a process of unearthing and… Read more »
Uganda: MPs Query Shs2.3t Covid Expenditure
Monitor
The Parliamentary Covid-19 Taskforce has asked the Attorney General to institute a forensic audit into all Covid-19 expenditures by the Ministry of Health to ascertain how more… Read more »
Uganda: Tension As KCCA, Tycoons Fight Over Old Taxi Park
Monitor
The deadlock between Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and owners of the Old Taxi Park plots has continued as taxi operators threaten to occupy the place. Read more »
