INTERVIEW: ‘We are working with Finance Ministry, BoU to support COVID-19 hit sectors’ – Minister Kamukama
State Minister for Economic Monitoring under the Office of the President, Hon. Molly Kamukama Ms Molly Nawe Kamukama, who had...
Month: May 2020
WINNIE BYANYIMA: We will not defeat Covid-19 without including Africa in global response
Winnie Byanyima, UNAIDS Executive Director In much of the global Covid-19 conversation, Africa is barely mentioned. But the risks which...
Kenya, Tanzania agree to not to reveal nationality of COVID-19 positive truck drivers
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Tanzanian counterpart President Magufuli Arusha/Nairobi - Kenya and Tanzania have struck a deal to make...
Bushenyi market turned into farmland, traders decry mismanagement
Bushenyi - The woes surrounding Bushenyi Ishaka municipality have taken another twist after traders of Bushenyi Central Market threaten to...
Batwa community decry neglect by leaders, vow to boycott 2021 Polls
Kabale - Batwa communities in Rubanda and Kabale district have accused the government and leaders of neglecting them, vowing to...
Twelve arrested for defying Curfew directives in Kabale
Kabala DPC Brian Ampaire (Courtesy PHOTO) Kabale - Twelve people have been arrested in Buhara sub-county Kabale district for allegedly...
Student takes own life over Parents’ rejection of Quarantine lover
Sumayiyah Nabukenya took her own life in frustation Butambala - A family and residents of Butambala, on Thursday, grappled with...
Land dispute leaves 3 Dead
Nwoya - Three people have been reportedly killed and several houses set on flame during land conflict in Nwoya District....
Uganda records 15 new cases of COVID-19 as 21 truck-drivers are turned away, rising Infections to 160
HEalth Minister, DR Jane Ruth Aceng Kampala – Uganda has, on Thursday, May 21, recorded 15 new cases of the...
HYENA Classic Tale #14 | Matchmaker: I’d have given you some today but my boss cannot allow me to leave
Those days when I was still staying in Maganjo, there was a small popular bar that I used to rent...
BUSHENYI: Minister Magyezi, Town clerk Makune rift deepens
Magyezi and Bushenyi leaders share a pictorial moment after a meeting at Bushenyi Ishaka municipality head office Bushenyi - The...
Faith via media consumption is “not the Church”! Pope warns of danger in online Masses
Pope Francis warns of media/online dangers amid COVID-19 pandemic. (FILE PHOTO) AGENCIES | Vatican - Pope Francis said the forced isolation...
HEALTH: Cholera vaccination suspended over COVID-19 concerns
Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng administers a vaccine last year. (FILE PHOTO) Kampala - This year's Cholera vaccination, scheduled...
We are coming for you! MP Acidri warns district leaders over COVID-19 funds
MP Acidri spits fire on corrupt COVID-19 task force members during the press conference Arua - James Acidri, the Maracha...
Back-off NAGRC Boss Dr. Charles Lagu’s interdiction! Mbarara Farmers ‘sting’ Agriculture Minister
Farmers’ Network coordinator Robert Kabatereine Mbarara - The local farmers in Mbarara have warned the Minister for agriculture animal industry...
Court dismisses ‘with costs’ suit filed by Harvard Student seeking UGX6Bn redress over Museveni Twitter blocking
Innocent Hilary Taylor Seguya, a Harvard University student dragged President Yoweri Museveni to court for illegally blocking him on his...
3 police officers detained for freeing Ugandan suspect in kidnap of Kenyan Cop
Kenyan Police officers march at a ceremony. AGENCIES | Nairobi County - Three police officers have been linked to the...
Two Rwandans intercepted, sent to Quarantine for 14 days amid COVID-19 pandemic
Kabale District acting Health Officer Alfred Besigensi Kabale - Security officials in Kabale district on Wednesday intercepted two Rwandan nationals...
65-year-old woman arrested for defrauding daughter of UGX12.9M to buy Lover motorcycle in funds for Child’s school fees
Kabale DPC Brian Ampaire confirmed the arrest. Kampala - Police in Kabale district is holding a 65-year old woman on...
Coca-Cola Africa Injects UGX1.3bn in COVID-19 Fight
Kampala - Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda on Wednesday handed over its contribution of UGX1.3billion with three brand new pick-up...