Rt Hon Anita Among, the speaker of Parliament has brought together all necessary stakeholders as she pushes for new laws. The speaker hopes to enact laws that will provide protection to SACCOS against any form of abuse. She made the call at the inaugural Annual National Microfinance and Savings Groups convened in Kampala today, 30th November. “This conference accords us ...

On December 15, the judgment in a case where Dominic Ongwen is appealing against a 25-year jail term will be passed. The International Criminal Court picked this date to pass the verdict against the former commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The court found Ongwen guilty of committing atrocities in northern Uganda over two decades ago. In early 2021, ...

The parliament has asked government to bring back intensive HIV/Aids awareness creation campaigns to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS. It said these campaigns should focus majorly on adolescents because they are registering the highest number of infections. This call came after a statement by the Minister of Presidency, Ms. Milly Babalanda pointing out the infection rate among adolescents. “Infections among ...

The LC5 of Bukwo district, Julius Chelimo, is on remand in Luzira prison and faces a death penalty if convicted of aggravated trafficking in children. He is now facing new charges of aggravated defilement. The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has commenced investigations into these cases. The former Bukwo district LX5 could face life imprisonment if he is found guilty.Apparently, the ...

The business of electricity transmission has been opened up to private investment by the government. This is provided for in the Electricity (Amendment) Act 2022 which President Museveni ascended to in May 15 this year. The Uganda Electricity Board (UEB) used to be a monopoly managing generation, transmission, distribution, sale, import, and export of Uganda’s electricity. However, in 2001 it ...