Kampala, Uganda – The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has announced that the ongoing expansion of Entebbe International Airport’s new terminal building is nearing completion, with works expected to be finished by July 2024. According to UCAA Director General, Fred Bamwesigye, the upgraded terminal will significantly enhance the airport’s passenger capacity, increasing from 2 million…
This morning, the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) held a pivotal meeting at Protea Hotel, where seven applicants presented their cases for air service licenses in a public hearing. The applicants, comprising two new entrants and five existing operators seeking renewal, defended their applications before the Board Air Services Licensing Committee. The meeting marked a…
The news of the announcement of Joviah Mutesi as the new Inhebantu (Queen) of Busoga Kingdom has continued drawing unending debate in the public debate, stretching to the very inner details of her personal lifestyle and cultural origins. One of the most contentious debate raging is whether the new mother of the Busoga nation is…
As jubilations continue in Busoga following the announcement of the Inhebantu(Queen) yesterday, information regarding the lucky woman has remained exclusively scanty. SML news, however, has managed to dig deepest where no one else has managed to, to bring out to our anxious readers who really are the parents of the lucky mother of the Busoga…
Samuel Obwang, a senior police officer at the rank of ASP was arrested from his station of deployment in Koboko on allegations of recruiting homosexuals and selling the force’s guns to criminal gangs. He was ultimately detained at Makindye Military barracks pending prosecution. Surprisingly, the suspect did not make it to any courts of law,…
Parliament has accepted the government’s request to secure a loan of approximately $518 million (equivalent to around Shs 1.923 trillion) from the World Bank to fund the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development program. This decision follows the examination of a report submitted by John Bosco Ikojo, the head of the national economy committee, during…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has received credentials from nine (9) envoys, newly accredited to Uganda. The envoys who included Ambassadors and High Commissioners from the Republic of Ethiopia, India, Belgium, Namibia, Malawi, Philippines, Mozambique, Brazil and Canada presented their credentials on Tuesday 22nd August 2023 at State House, Entebbe. The new Ambassador of Ethiopia to…
Entebbe International Airport recorded a total of 185,253 international passengers in July 2023 (93,727 arrivals and 91,526 departures), which is an average of 5,975 passengers per day. This according to the officials is the highest passenger traffic ever recorded in a single month as the industry continues to recover. According to the Public Affairs Manager…
Ailing Kawempe South Member of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya will have to offer laundry services in the hospital where he continues to receive specialised treatment for poison related complications. Ssegirinya was first flown out to Nairobi and then to Germany as his condition kept worsening. He has since been moved to Amsterdam Universitair Medische Centra (umc)…
Top leaders of the Institution of the “Obwakyabazinga bwa Busoga” bitterly clashed on 5he issue of the return of kingdom property from the central government during g a meeting at the Atyorney General’s Chambers on Wednesday, 18, in Kampala. The officials who met Attorney General Kiryoowa Kiwanuka on the contentious subject were led by Busoga…
