Uganda news

Legislators, Ugandans and the President knew that things wouldn’t be easy in case the Anti-Homosexuality bill is passed especially from donor funds. Indeed the threats have already started flying in with the US warning that HIV/AIDS prevalence in Uganda might increase. This is if the bill is passed into law. The government of Uganda has therefore been urged to make ...

The government of Uganda has been advised by the United Nations to avoid tax holidays as well as exemptions. The international organization said this should be done if the government is to attain its domestic revenue mobilization. Yesterday, the government launched its investment financing strategy in Kampala. Ms Susan Ngongi Namondo, the United Nations resident coordinator attended this ceremony. She ...

Rt Hon Robinah Nabbanja, the Prime Minister of Uganda on Tuesday, March 21st flagged off 50 tricycle ambulances. These were donated by Rotary International and are intended to extend ambulance services in villages and remote areas. The Prime Minister represented the President, HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at the function. The function took place at Commonwealth Resort Hotel Munyonyo. She commended ...

The deputy speaker of Parliament Hon Thomas Tayebwa has congratulated his fellow MPs and the Speaker of Parliament for eventually passing the Anti-Homosexuality bill. Tayebwa added that it’s now time to know where the relationship between Uganda and the West stands. He also said that Parliament acted in the interest of Ugandans. God will therefore reward them for standing firm ...

Hoima district leadership has been ordered to recover over Shs100 million that has been lost through ghost projects. On Friday, the deputy Inspector of Government (IG), Dr. Patricia Achan discovered ghost projects in Hoima district. She found that these were established under the World Bank-funded Development Response to Displacement Impact Project (DRDIP). At the moment, Achan is still in the ...