Uganda news

Popular city model, Doreen Kabareebe, has come to the defense of singer Eddy Kenzo, especially against all those that were downplaying his Grammy nomination. Kenzo in his press conference revealed that he’s the first Ugandan to be nominated in the Grammys. However, this didn’t please a section of some people, especially his critics. They came out to point out an ...

Veteran ruling NRM Cadre, Captain Francis Babu has reacted to the president’s directive regarding the ownership of Usafi stalls. Museveni directed that these stalls should be repossessed by the Kampala Capital City Authority. Babu however says, the implementation and management of government policy is weak. “Management and implementation of government policy is very weak in government institutions. So, I will ...

Uganda’s elderly have asked government to institute a special census to verify the exact number of elders in the country. Hon. Dominic Gidudu Mafaabi, the state minister for elderly persons says the number of elders according to statistics is 4% of the total population. Therefore, with the population at over 44million people, 4% would imply that the number of elders ...

Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) ED, Ms Allen Kagina, has told lawmakers that her entity is struggling to clear a debt of more than Shs140b. She appeared before COSASE which is investigating the findings of the 2020/2021 Auditor General’s report. Ms Kagina said the Authority is yet to pay several project-affected persons. She added that they mostly use the huge ...

The management and staff of Equity bank has been commended by the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda The Most Rev Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu. He did this as a sign of appreciation towards the bank for supporting the church’s sustainability agenda that is bringing about development. He made these remarks yesterday during a visit to Equity Bank Lira branch. ...