Uganda news

Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has said the ministry will need $162 million to purchase more doses of the Covid vaccines. The amount sums up to at least 593 billion shillings needed to add 27 million doses of the vaccine.She appeared on the floor of the parliament to give accountability on the vaccination process that started this week.‘’The ...

About 60 companies will be awarded for business excellence as organizers of Consumers Choice Awards hold their 3rd edition of the event. Consumers Choice Awards (CAAs) which shall take place on March 31 in Kampala seeks to recognize business excellence and companies that make earnest efforts in keeping customer’s best interest in mind while making products and services. “The CCAs ...

The Chief Political Commissar in the Uganda Police Force, AIGP Asan Kasingye has warned police officers of looming dismissals from the force for anyone implicated in corruption scandals. He was speaking to officers from Bukwo, Kween and Kapchorwa on Thursday. Kasingye had began his rectification and ideological orientation tour in the Sipi policing region. He warned that the force is ...

Uganda has been approved to host the Africa Water and Sanitation Academy that will offer training to staff in the water and sanitation sector in all utilities in Africa. Silver Mugisha, Managing Director at National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) explained that the African Water Academy is an institution of the African Water Association of all the utilities of Africa ...

Kenya has lifted the ban on maize imports from Uganda and Tanzania under strict terms. Kenyan local media has reported. The development comes almost 4 days after Kenya’s Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) directed a ban on maize imports from Uganda and Tanzania over food safety reasons. AFA’s Acting Director-General Kello Harsama signed an official press statement this week. He ...