Uganda news

The Presidential initiative on skilling the girl child has resumed registration of new students starting on Monday. The courses offered include bakery, tailoring, hairdressing and makeup, knitting, shoe-making, and weaving. The initiative is a six months hands-on training accompanied by exams set by the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT). Additionally, upon graduation, the president gives them capital of shs 1m ...

News reaching our desk this meaning indicates that former Ugandan Ambassador to Canada, Joseph Tomusange is dead. He died on Sunday evening at Villa Maria hospital in Kalungu district where they had admitted him since Friday.Dr. Edward Ssemwanga, the hospital superintendent confirmed Tomusange’s death though declined to reveal more details. However, a close relative to the deceased revealed the former ...

Mwangi Jeremy was a happy man during his colorful wedding which was held at Aberdare resort in Nyeri County. He eventually tied the knot with his romantic partner. Mwangi’s parents became more excited to see him wed. They were always worried about their son as they saw him grow older without a sign of him bringing a wife home. They ...

President Museveni has commissioned the very first Uganda National Defence college. Gen. Museveni described the National Defense College as an apex of military learning if well utilized. “You army leaders, if you understand the significance of training, you will have a very good force which has no fear. Which is friendly to the people and can achieve any mission given ...

The National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Hon Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has come out to call upon the different world leaders and agencies to stop looking on as the army tortures Ugandans. Bobi Wine wants action taken against the Ugandan government which perpetrates this gross human rights abuse. This followed the release of the NUP registrar from Kasese ...