Bank of Uganda (BoU) has made a decision to lower the cheque value amounts that can be written on a single cheque leaf. This will affect five currencies including the Ugandan Shilling. The central bank noted that their decision followed a ‘no objection’ received from the Ugandan Bankers Association. On Wednesday, the central bank issued a letter to all commercial ...

Mbale Regional Referral hospital management has denied claims by the MoH that it gave them eight ambulances. These were apparently donated to help ease transporting patients in the Covid-19 pandemic. Last week, the MoH appeared before MPs led by Jane Ruth Aceng and permanent secretary Dr. Diana Atwine. They claimed that 8 ambulances had been dispatched to Mbale hospital in ...

The Ethiopian Embassy in Uganda recently reported that the construction and filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is in progress and on schedule. Her Excellence Ambassador Alemtsehay Meseret made the revelation as she virtually briefed media on the current developments in Ethiopia. She addressed the media while at her home in Kololo on July 9. GERD is a ...

The Uganda Ludo Federation (ULF) Electoral Committee declared Hussein Kalule unopposed as a candidate for the post of ULF President. In the same spirit, Fisal Sendi Katumba also returned unopposed for the post of General Secretary. This followed nominations of the two for those positions of Friday, 9 July 2021 ‘’The electoral committee extends its heartfelt thanks for all of ...

Passengers aboard the Uganda Airlines plane were last evening delayed at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar-es Salaam. This went on for a few hours after the plane ran out of fuel. The airlines blamed the delay on the mix-up in fuel delivery to the aircraft at the airport. ‘’Allow us to apologize for the prolonged delay at Julius Nyerere ...