1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs, Rt Hon Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has arrived in Bujumbura, Burundi’s capital. She is in Burundi to attend the plenary and standing committees of the Fifth Assembly East African Community. As soon as she arrived in Bujumbura last evening, Kadaga chaired a meeting with Ugandan members of the East African Legislative ...

Medipal Hospital in Kampala has offered a seven-year-old child from Kotido free surgery. Apparently, the child had a strange illness that had been eating up his head for four full years. Dr. Adnand Khan, Medipal hospital ’s CEO announced on Monday how they had successfully operated on Lopuriang’s head. “He was suffering from a chronic wound which had grown big ...

The Australian government has revealed that as of today, Tuesday 4 April, 2023, it will ban social media app TikTok on government devices. It has now joined a list of Western Nations investigating the Chinese app due to fears of National Security. Mark Dreyfus, the Attorney-General said this decision is backed by advice from the country’s intelligence agencies. He revealed ...

Soon, food is going to be able to last six months stored at room temperature without refrigeration. This comes after a student invented a new preservation powder. Jean Nageri is the founder of Sio Valley. He said his new product called ‘KaFresh’ that is in powder form will help address food wastage in the country. In 2020, Nageri explained how ...

The government of Uganda and businessman Sudhir Ruparelia have joined forces to build a modern Convention Centre. The Centre will host the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit. The Ministry of Finance has finalized the budget and presented a supplementary request of UGX. 86.4 billion to Parliament. These funds will be used to co-invest in the project. Reports have it that the ...