Gen. Katumba Wamala, the Works and Transport Minister has explained why public infrastructure projects are so costly. However, he explained this in comparison to the neighboring East African community. This came after the deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa tasked the Ugandan engineering fraternity to explain this high cost of public infrastructure projects. This debate is not recent as its ...

Legislators have urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) to enact a policy directing farmers to plant trees. The directive, if considered, will require all large-scale farmers to plant trees on a dictated portion of their land. According to the MPs, the policy would stimulate efforts to mitigate the impact of climate change through tree planting. “If ...

A number of classroom blocks has been de-roofed following a heavy rainstorm that ravaged villages in Luwero district. Also, a number of residents have lost their houses and crops due to the same heavy downpour. Over 12 houses were de-roofed in Kamira Town Council in Luwero district after they experienced the heavy storm. In this same area, two blocks housing ...

In the past, US surgeons transplanted a modified pig kidney into a brain-dead patient. On Wednesday, they revealed that the organ still functioned properly after a record 32 days. This is a huge step in the quest to close the organ donation gap. There has been a developing field of research targeting cross-species transplants and the latest experimental procedure is ...

The burial program for Bishop Tibesigwa Emeritus George has been released by the Ankole Diocese. Bishop Emeritus unfortunately passed away on Wednesday afternoon at Mayanja Memorial Hospital in Mbarara City. Bishop Tibesigwa, during his time, served as the fourth Bishop of Ankole Diocese. He succumbed to diabetes after spending a week in hospital care. There was a vigil held at ...