In anticipation of the Inter-religious Family Festival 2024, the Inter-religious Council of Uganda, in partnership with the Global Peace Foundation and the Ugandan government, is set to celebrate the revitalization of family values and traditions for a harmonious society. During a press briefing at the Uganda Media Center on June 25, 2024.Dr. Joseph Sserwada, the…
Amid the destruction of the recently renovated Uganda House on Kenyatta Avenue in the Nairobi Central Business District, Bagire Vicent Wais wa, the permanent secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has highlighted the enduring relationship with Kenya and its people in a press release dated June 26, 2024. On June 25th, 2024, what began…
As Lubigi Wetland evictees receive compassion from businessman Hassan Bulwadda, who generously donated 5 acres of land in Mityana District for them to resettle, Dr. Barirega Akankwasa, Executive Director of the National Environmental Management Authority, has dismissed the claims of wetland encroachers who allege they were evicted without prior notice. Addressing the media today June…
The Cabinet will sit today to discuss whether to permit workers to be exported from Uganda to the Middle East. The government has been forced to have the hard talk due to the persistent cries of a group of employees, most of whom move to the Middle East to work as domestic helpers. The Cabinet…
A well written piece attributed to former Leader of Opposition in Parliament Professor Maurice Ogenga – Latigo is circulating widely across platforms and attracting serious debate against the NRM’s much hyped Parish Development Model. Latigo who is a senior legislator and decorated scientist says the Parish Development Model is the last nail in the operationalization…
The government has dropped the Over the Top Services (OTT) tax and adapted a new tax on data. On Thursday, Parliament passed the excise duty (Amendment) Bill 2021 that repealed the article in the bill that required Ugandans to pay shs200 daily as OTT tax. The same bill passed a new 12% Excise duty on…
