Uganda news

At long last, IGG Beti Kamya has made an appearance before the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and Enterprises (COSASE). This comes after she failed to show up last week after saying she had a “heart attack.” COCASE recently opened an investigation into the controversial Shs 10.6 billion supplementary budget that the Auditor General queried in his June 30, ...

An announcement from the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union (UNMU) shows that its members will start a strike. Their reason for striking is low pay. They join thousands of allied health professionals who started theirs on May 16. The UNMU president Mr Justus Cherop Kiplangat said they decided to do this because the government has chosen to undermine them. “There ...

After nearly 10 years of waiting, the oil refinery project-affected persons in Hoima District who faced eviction threats have finally received land titles. Mr Peter Lokeris, the State Minister for Energy and Mineral Development handed over the 127 certificates of land title to the affected persons. This happened in Kyakaboga Village, Buseruka Sub-county, last Thursday. The government in 2012 obtained ...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday took off time the campaign trail of Andrew Ojok Oulanyah NRM’s flag bearer in the Omoro by-election to pay his respects to the late fallen speaker Hon Jacob Oulanyah. It was here that Mr Museveni linked up with the late’s father, Mr Nathan Okori. Museveni commiserated with Mzee Okori on the death of “their son” ...

Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has said President Museveni is not qualified enough to preach frugality. This is because he employs 1,500 employees at his residence (State House) including 139 presidential advisors. However, his remarks followed Museveni’s speech on Sunday where he was talking about the economic crisis in the country. Museveni ruled out the provision of subsidies or tax waivers ...