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Natalie Brown, the US Ambassador to Uganda has advised Uganda to improve literacy levels if the country is to transform into a modern economy. She said this during a press conference at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to launch the D.E.A.R Day events. D.E.A.R stands for Drop Everything And Read.  She revealed that the US mission will for the ...

Veteran NRM Cadre, Captain Francis Babu has said if it were up to him, Parliament would have only 200 MPs. According to him, 500 MPs are unnecessary. He says this is only increasing expenditures and yet now more than ever, government needs to be careful how it spends. A number of people seemed to agree with him on social media ...

The United Kingdom has pledged to provide additional support funds to Ukraine totaling up to £1bn. This will be in support of Ukraine’s fight against the Russian invasion. This funding will take the military aid received by Ukraine to £2.3bn. Additionally, the UK also spent £1.5bn on supporting humanitarian and economic activities in Ukraine. The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, ...

Winnie Byanyima has said her husband is being accused of being a public nuisance. Apparently, this is what she was told when she went to visit him in prison. Byanyima used her social media platforms to communicate this message. “Visited my partner ⁦@kizzabesigye1⁩ at Murchison Bay, Luzira Prison. He looks well and his spirit is strong. I asked why he ...

Over 1000 youths have been recruited into the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces teams in Eastern Uganda during the ongoing army recruitment exercise. The UPDF’s Chieftaincy of Training and Recruitment (CTR) put together two teams. They tasked them with traversing the Eastern region as part of the nationwide enlistment exercise for 2022. Washaki Ahmada, the Mbale Resident City Commissioner (RCC), confirmed ...