The Ministry of Education and Sports has contracted the MFI document Solutions Limited to provide ICT equipment, worth over 4.7 billion shillings to support ICT upgrade at Four Technical Colleges and 12 Vocational Training Institutions (VTIs) in the country. The world bank funded project is meant to support the skilling Uganda strategic program which is…
The Kenyan truck driver who was found dead in Busia district over the weekend tested negative for COVID-19, the ministry of health has revealed. Samuel Kinywa Wangware, 35, a resident of Mathira, Kenya was found lying dead near his parked truck, registration number KAT 578T at Busitema check point along the Tororo-Iganga highway on Saturday…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed social media reports that a one Umar Kiyimba and son to former Chairperson of EC Eng. Dr. Badru Kiggundu has been recruited to handle all election materials, moreso ballots for the upcoming general elections. The reports had also indicated that Kiyimba’s name was presented to the President who okayed…
The first group of Ugandan Returnees who have been stranded abroad due to airport and border closure amidst COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the country yesterday. This is after government allowed a total of 2,392 Ugandans stranded abroad to return in a phased and orderly manner. According to the ministry of Health, Uganda will receive a…
A joint security team last night shot and killed a robber in action at Nakulabye. According to Luke Owoyesigyire the Kampala metropolitan deputy police spokesperson, information was received by Old Kampala Police Station of armed robbery taking place at Nakulabye Zone 8, Rubaga Division, Kampala. He says foot patrol team comprising of Police and Local…
Fourteen new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed from 2,321 samples tested on 10th June, 2020, Uganda’s health ministry has revealed. This brings the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Uganda to 679. According to Dr. Henry Mwebesa the director general health services at the ministry, all the confirmed cases are Ugandans. “Six of the new cases…
One of the houses at the Kasubi Royal Tombs has this afternoon caught fire. The extent of damage caused by the fire is yet to be established. The Kasubi Tombs are the burial site of four of Buganda’s Kabakas including Muteesa I, Mwanga II, Daudi Chwa II and Sir. Edward Muteesa II. The Tombs that…
THE residents of Kakyanga/Kavenyanja Island in Wakiso district have asked the central government to establish a health center on their Island for easy access of medical services. The residents made their lamentations recently to Wakiso district authorities headed by the district LC5 chair man Matia Lwanga Bwanika who took some relief items to the people…
As Ugandans try to pick up the pieces following a lengthy lockdown, Sanlam Uganda has launched a pay out to its clients to help them deal with the disruptions caused by the COVID 19 pandemic. The insurance company is set to pay out 475 million shillings to its individual life clients in form of cash…
WAKISO district chair person Matia Lwanga Bwanika has advised fellow politicians to put politics aside as the country deals with Corona Virus. Bwanika made the remarks last Friday while receiving food staffs donated to the district by KOICA club of Uganda last Friday at the district head quarters. He hailed the KOICA Club of Uganda…
