The Government has rejected China Exim Bank’s proposal to mortgage oil as loan security for the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). Works and Transport Minister Gen. Katumba Wamala told MPs on the physical infrastructure committee that the bank “was looking ahead” and requested the Government to peg oil revenue as security for the…
President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned 1143 newly graduated young officers and Air Force Cadets at the Uganda Military Academy at Kabamba, in Mubende district. The young officers and cadets, including 74 women, completed a six-month intensive course. They were joined by one officer cadet trainee from the royal Military Academy and 52 pilots. During the…
The royal family has issued a statement in regard to Kabaka’s health following public demand. In a statement issued yesterday, the royal family said the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi ii, is unwell and undergoing treatment. “Ssabasajja (Kabaka) has been unwell for a while. However, he has responded well to the prescribed medication and…
In what appears to be the latest verbal war in the National Resistance Movement (NRM), two top leaders in the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) are at loggerheads over political expediencies. NRM Secretary General Justine Kasule Lumumba through her lawyers Anguria and Co. Advocates wrote to captain Edward Francis Babu a former MP and now…
As schools open for semi candidate classes next week, education stakeholders have been advised to adjust in the way they have been operating to be able to deal with the impacts of COVID-19 on the education system. Primary six, senior three and senior five will report on Monday March 1st 2021 adding onto the bunch…
Refugees living in urban settings have been warned to stay away from the ongoing political activities if they are to keep safe and secure in this election season. The warning has been sounded during a safety and security training for refugees organised by Raise Up organisation, Smart Transitions and Uganda Media Women Association (UMWA) and…
