A group of 25 pilgrims led by Bernardo Tibyangye, a 98-year-old retired teacher from Bushenyi in Uganda. Bernardo is the eldest among the group and is making his 51st pilgrimage to Namugongo to celebrate Uganda Martyrs Day. The group embarked on their journey from St. Andrea Kaggwa on May 11th, 2023, and traveled over 500 […]
The Ugandan government has terminated the contract with China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) for the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and plans to hire Yapi Merkezi, a Turkish company, for the project. Yapi Merkezi has been praised for its work on the SGR project in Tanzania. The government aims to secure funding for […]
President Museveni urged leaders in the Karamoja sub-region to persuade cattle raiders possessing illegal firearms to voluntarily surrender them to the authorities. During a meeting with political and religious leaders from the region yesterday Thursday 18th May 2023 at Baralegi State Lodge in Okwang Sub-County Otuke district, President Museveni emphasized the need to find a […]
The opposition legislators on the Budget Committee of Parliament have identified Ugx454 billion under the Annual Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2023/2024that they think would be wasteful expenditure by the President in Parliament yesterday 18th May 2023. In the budget committee report presented by Chairperson, Hon. Patrick Isiagi Opolot, it has been revealed that […]
Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda submitted a Joint Bid to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. In the “Pamoja” proposal, Kenya has joined forces with its neighbors Tanzania and Uganda to bring the continental Africa Cup of Nations to East Africa for the first time ever. The joint bid for Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will […]
13-year-old boy named Affo Morrow from Togo underwent an 11-hour reconstructive surgery at St Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu city. Affo has been living with Vesical Exstrophy, a serious congenital malformation of the bladder and genitals, since birth, resulting in urinary incontinence. The surgery aimed to reconstruct his bladder, urethra, penis, and bladder neck. Affo […]
The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has purchased advanced radiotherapy equipment worth $14.2 million, including radiation accelerators, a brachytherapy machine, and a SPECT CT machine. They have also built six bunkers to house the equipment. The UCI aims to train cancer specialists within Uganda, reducing the need for medical travel abroad. Starting in July, the UCI […]
Following the improvement of relations between Uganda and Rwanda, the Uganda-Rwanda high-voltage power trading project, which was earlier scheduled to begin in 2020, is once again on schedule. Upon project completion, it is anticipated that the two nations’ electricity exchange will rise from 2MW to roughly 200MW. The Uganda-Rwanda high-voltage power trading project to connect […]
President Museveni has pledged government assistance to victims of cattle raids in Lango and Acholi sub-regions of Uganda directing the state minister in charge of Northern Uganda to coordinate with relevant authorities to document the affected persons for relief aid. Additionally, the President announced that school-going children from affected families would be allowed to study […]
Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga inaugurated Greater Masaka Industrial Hub in Ndegeya Masaka, under the initiative of H.E Kaguta Museveni. Mayiga hailed President Museveni and his government for introducing the life changing skilling initiative among the youth which is a step in the right direction to curb the challenge of unemployment as well as […]
