In fulfilment of their legislative agenda, the council has scrutinised the public transport ordinance and is ready to enact it into law. The standing committee is soliciting for views from the public to finalise the process. In the same way, the law enforcement ordinance is undergoing scrutiny before enactment. KCCA calls upon the public to…
Four senior journalists who formerly worked with Next Media have started a digital TV platform, BBEG Media. Edris Kiggundu, Tyaba Abubaker, Noah Kyeyune and John Kibalizi officially launched the digital channel on February 13. It’s accessible on YouTube as BBEG MEDIA while is twitter handle is @BbegMedia. Their offices are located at Wandegeya. The TV…
President Yoweri Museveni has received a special message from President William Ruto of Kenya. The message was delivered to President Museveni today at State House, Nakasero, by the Special Presidential Envoy for the Tripartite Free Trade Area of the Republic of Kenya who is also the Cabinet Secretary for Investment, Trade and Industry, Hon. Moses…
Next Media Park that recently retired 30 members of its staff in what it called a digital realignment has lost yet another of its long serving staff. Moses Namayo,a Senior Parliamentary Reporter and Cameraman has been at NBS TV since its inception in 2007 and is one of the men behind the high quality and…
On September 24th, a peace event was held to discuss the development of sustainable peace in the Great Hall of Makerere, Uganda. About 1894 people, including lawyers, religious people, teachers, youth, and journalists, attended the event. The main event has been held simultaneously around the world since the 8th anniversary of the HWPL 9,18 Peace…
The first grain ship to leave the Ukrainian port of Odesa under a UN-brokered deal to ensure safe passage through the Black Sea departed on Monday morning, according to Ukrainian and Turkish officials. “The first Ukrainian grain ship since #RussianAggression has left port,” Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov tweeted, thanking Turkey and the UN for…
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, who arrived in Uganda Monday night, will later today hold bilateral talks with president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and address a joint press conference at Entebbe State House Entebbe. The Minister, is on a two-day working visit to Uganda staring July 25-26, 2022 as part of his tour of…
Blood shortages due to COVID-19 are prevalent across the world. In January, the American Red Cross declared “a national blood crisis” poising a great risk to patient care. In March, a US-based non-profit organization Memorial Blood Centers (MBC) declared the blood “emergency” due to a lack of the stock of type O blood at only…
Amid the rise of uncertainty about the present and future of humanity triggered by the pandemic, COVID misinformation, including the lack of trust in the medical field and misunderstanding in the religious world, it has increased various concerns in daily life. In the United States, rumours are circulating that the COVID vaccine is the “mark…
Former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has died at 84, the presidency said on Friday, more than two years after he stepped down under pressure from mass protests and the army. Bouteflika, a veteran of Algeria’s war for independence, had ruled the North African country for two decades before his resignation in April 2019 after street…
