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Burundian President Evaristo Ndayishimiye while on a two-day visit to Uganda has appreciated President Museveni’s towards his country. He made the comments in regard to the circumstances that surrounded the untimely death of Burundian President, Pierre Nkurunziza. Nkurunziza last year succumbed to covid 19, a thing that threw the country into panic. Burundi was however able to swiftly go through ...

NUP president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has come out to applaud the 17 members of his party that court released on Monday after months in jail. Kyagulanyi said that these comrades were still strong-hearted despite the persecution and incarceration. To note, however, days to the presidential election, security forces arrested over 60 members of Kyagulanyi’s campaign trail. Court thereafter remanded them ...

Started decades ago, Makerere university will celebrate 100 years of existence this October, Deputy Vice  Chancellor in charge of academic affairs Umar Kakumba has announced. In preparation to October fest the University is holding several exhibitions to show case their innovations and impact several projects have benefited the entire community. The university has been implementing research and Innovations funded by ...

In a bid to revive culture and tourism sector that was badly hit by covid pandemic, the government through ministry of gender has earmarked shs10 billion as stimulus fund to the sector. Permanent Secretary Aggrey Kibenge told culture stakeholders during world culture day celebration in Kampala. He however called players in the industry to use the money well to rebuild ...

Kiira Municipality MP and FDC spokesperson Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has come out to lash out at opposition party NUP for betraying the opposition in parliament. This comes after Ssemujju gathered only 15 votes in the recently concluded speaker of parliament election. The election was won by NRM’s Jacob Oulanyah followed by independent Rebecca Kadaga and Ssemujju in a distant third. ...