Uganda news

The family of the late Raiti Omongin who was a freedom fighter under Front for National Salvation (Fronasa) are still upset over the the unfulfilled promises made by President Museveni. According to One of the sons of the late Mr Festus Omongin said that the loss of their father who was the breadwinner of the family left them to live ...

Angry residents neighbouring Queen Elizabeth National Park, in Rwoburunga Sub-county in Mitooma District took leaders through their gardens to see the magnitude of destruction elephants have caused them. Ignitious Ndyamuhaki, the Ruzonga village chairperson explained that the elephant invasion is pushing locals into poverty “People here think that the government does not care about them. No compensation efforts are in ...

The Energy and Mineral Development minister, Ms Ruth Nankabirwa, recently issued a directive to halt the collection of taxes on gold exports. This came as a result of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) failing to collect taxes to a tune of Shs 600b from the exports. Ms Nankabirwa, on Tuesday issued a statement to parliament. She indicated arrears dating as ...

The Pearl Of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) 2023, in its 7th edition, kicked off yesterday at Speke Resort Munyonyo Commonwealth Hotel In Kampala. The Minister of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities, Tom Butiime officially opened the week-long expo. He said that the country can potentially attract more visitors with a number of initiatives put in place to drum up visibility. He ...

Hugs and cheers were the highlight of Wednesday night following the return of rescued Ugandans who were stranded in Sudan. They were stuck after clashes broke out between rival military factions in the country.A group of 211 Ugandans, working and living in Sudan arrived at Entebbe Airport last night at around 2:30am. They were accompanied by External Security Organization Director ...