Uganda news

The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) in Somalia have conducted activities to celebrate the 42nd Tarehe Sita. They are in Somalia serving under African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). The activities were carried out in the Mogadishu and Ceeljaale regions of Somalia. UPDF Contingent Commander Brig Gen Peter Gaetano Omola in Mogadishu led the troops to clean Marina Market. ...

The National Water and Sewage Corporation (NWSC) revealed that it carried out some investigations into a few random accounts. The results of these investigations revealed that some big water consumers have been tampering with the meters to suppress consumption. According to officials, the development under careful review involves big water consumers including top government agencies. Focus has been directed towards ...

Entebbe International Airport has banned people from taking photos and videos on their premises with effect from this month February 2023. This happened after the recent events when various travelers started sharing videos and photos on social media of airport staff allegedly asking them for bribes. For a long time, Ugandans have complained about Entebbe International Airport staff of being ...

The National Council of Sports (NCS), the body which is responsible for administrating all Sports federations in Uganda has sued one of its own, Uganda Netball Federation. NCS accuses the president of the Netball Federation of defamation. This is after the Uganda Netball Federation president Sarah Babirye Kityo accused NCS General secretary Bernard Ogwel of soliciting a bribe from her. ...

Ugandan alcohol manufacturers have expressed their observations on the proposed alcoholic control bill. Many of them have called this bill diversionary and regressive. This happened during a stakeholder meeting that happened at Parliament with a draft of the bill. The Uganda Alcohol Industry Association chairperson, Francis Onopito Ekomoloit said the bill is unfair. This is because it only targets 35% ...