Media owners in Uganda have called for support from the Electoral Commission and other election players to be able to effectively deliver the 2020/2021 elections. The call was made during a meeting between members of the National Association of Broadcasters and the Electoral Commission held today at the commission headquarters in Kampala to discuss how to work together…
Sanyu FM radio in Kampala has rewarded its employee who walked on foot from Buloba for 3 months to work in Kampala during the total lockdown due to Corona virus. Steven Kyaka a traffic controller at Sanyu FM has been walking about 20km on foot every morning to his workplace along Kampala road and back…
As religious institutions in Uganda remain closed to congregants due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bishop David Livingstone Kiganda the proprietor of Christianity Focus Centre has launched a campaign geared towards pressuring government to reopen churches. Addressing journalists at his church in Kisenyi a Kampala suburb today, Bishop Kiganda expressed disappointment with government for taking churches…
Drama ensued on Baba TV’s “Kibuyaga mukibuga” show this morning afterpresidential adviser Jennifer Nakanguubi aka full figure attempted to fight music promoter Andrew Mukasa better known as Bajjo live on set. The motor-mouthed singer who allegedly showed up on the show (which airs every Wednesday from 9am -11am) uninvited accused Bajjo of attacking president Museveni….
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has assigned Daniel Muhumuza NuweAbaine the role of interim head of public and cooperate affairs who will double as the spokesperson for KCCA. This is after Peter Kaujju who served in the same position for the last nine years resigned and joined electricity distributor UMEME as head of Communications effective…
Government is set to distribute a total of 27.5 million long-lasting, insecticide-treated mosquito nets throughout the country in a bid to mitigate the malaria burden in the country. According to the state minister of health in charge of primary health care, Dr. Joyce Kaducu, this is to be conducted under the third universal coverage campaign…
Senior Presidential Advisor on ICT Hon Ham Mulira has commended Victoria University for putting in place early measures to help students continue with their classes uninterrupted during the COVID 19 pandemic. Hon Mulira while addressing the media at Victoria University in Kampala said that such early initiatives like giving each new student a laptop will…
Kasangati police station is investigating a case of disappearance of a one Edrine Mpiima a resident of Kitagobwa village in Kasangati town council, Wakiso district who went missing on Monday 29/6/2020. It’s alleged that Mpiima together with his driver set off heading to Kulambiro in Nakawa Division, Kampala but when they reached Kumbuzi trading Center, Mpiima asked…
The speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has challenged leaders of the new Jinja city to make it a technological city of Uganda. Jinja is one of the new cities in Uganda that have come into effect today 1st July 2020. The others are Arua, Gulu, Mbarara, Fort Portal, Masaka, and Mbale. While officiating at the inauguration…
The ministry of health has clarified that the higher number of active cases on admission vis-a-vie confirmed cases is largely due to the fact that there are a number of non-nationals (truck drivers and refugees) who are receiving treatment for COVID-19. The ministry has on several occasions been tasked to explain the anomaly in the statistics…
