Uganda news

The former Cooperatives and Markets minister, Yona Kanyomozi, will be buried on Friday (September 2). This is according to a statement released by his family members. A provisional burial program by the family says that they will hold the official vigil on August 30. This will happen at the home of the deceased in Mbuya, Kampala. The family also said ...

Journalists in the southwestern region have been urged to join the team in the fight against HIV/AIDS. This is among the key populations in the districts of Ntungamo, Kabale, and Lyantonde. Apparently, most of the populations in communities have continued to face a lot of challenges in this fight. Some of them include stigma, discrimination, sexual harassment and poverty. Wasswa ...

With just a handful of military men remaining of the original 27 1986 NRA class graduates, social media users have come out to applaud Gen Ivan Koreta for being the non-scandalous surviving member. This follows the death of Gen Elly Tumwine, another class 86 graduate. Tumwine was deemed controversial for his numerous at times reckless remarks. According to a social ...

Absa Bank Uganda staff members have embarked on a journey to skill over 500 teenage mothers and women. Those to benefit include central, West Nile and Albertine regions of the country. The beneficiaries will receive skills in financial literacy and other skills necessary for starting a business or getting employment. There will also be a handover of 25 laptops under ...

Benjamin Kamumanya, the Permanent Secretary minister of Local Government, revealed the government’s new move. He said it will use the balanced scorecard to measure civil servants’ performance this fiscal year. “It is an instrument to accelerate levels of evaluation, monitoring, output, outcomes and levels of impact,” he said. He said scorecards help to show whether someone has achieved the targets ...