President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, yesterday 15th May 2023 received a special message from his counterpart, H.E. Salva Kiir of South Sudan. The message was conveyed by Hon. Dr. Benjamin Bol Mel Kuol, the Special Envoy of President Salva Kiir, at Baralegi State Lodge in Okwang Sub-County, Otuke District. The Special Envoy was accompanied by H.E. […]
The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II presided over the first matches of the 2023 Airtel-BIKA competition at Wankulukuku stadium, in addition to Airtel Uganda, the official partner. Through football and netball competitions, the festival hopes to discover young people with talent. The annual grassroots competition called the BIKA Games brings together the 56 […]
The film “MR-9,” directed by Asif Akbar, is an adaptation of the spy action-thriller novel “Masud Rana: Dhonghsho Pahar” by Qazi Anwar Hussain. The novel series, inspired by James Bond, consists of 550 books. The movie stars Frank Grillo, Matt Passmore, Niko Foster, Hemdee Kiwanuka, ABM Suson, and Michael J. White. Filming took place in […]
A meeting between Gen. Salim Saleh, the Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), African American Development Partners, Ambassador Abbey Walusimbi (Senior Presidential Advisor on Diaspora Affairs), local business leaders, and other officials in Napak State, Karamoja. Gen. Saleh mentioned that President Museveni assigned him the responsibility of promoting trade and investment in Karamoja because […]
During the passing ceremony of 229 army recruits at the Sera-Kasenyi Army Training School, President Museveni commended the Special Forces Command (SFC) for their use of advanced training methods, including electronic training aids, to enhance the level of training in the elite unit. He emphasized the importance of utilizing the skills of these recruits, including […]
St Mary’s College Kisubi (SMACK) was crowned the 11th Champions of the National Speech and Debate Championship (NSDC) 2023 in Uganda after beating Kawempe Muslim Secondary School in the grand finale under a motion on anti-corruption. The junior debate category was won by Parental Care Nursery and Primary School. The grand finale ceremony was hosted […]
Rt. Hon. Thomas Tayebwa, the deputy speaker of parliament, has advised Ugandans to use their right to freedom of speech to better themselves rather than to exploit it to spread hate and asked the church to teach against hate speech. The Kampala Archdiocese hosted the 57th World Social Communications Day liturgy service on Sunday, May […]
The president, vice president, and treasurer of the Uganda Netball Federation have been handed over to the Parliament Police Criminal Investigation Department for professional misconduct related to the expenditure of the Sh100 million ($27,000) allocated for the International Male Netball Championship in South Africa during the Financial Year 2021–2022. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) found […]
Mr. Mohamed Arkab, the Algerian minister of Energy & Mines and his delegation called on H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State House in Entebbe on Thursday 11th May 2023. He was happy that H.E Abdelmadjid Tebboune the President of Algeria responded very well to the signed memoranda of understanding in the various areas agreed upon […]
The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Hon. Henry Musasizi, has tabled the Supplementary Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 2023/ 2024 for first reading amidst concerns from the Opposition about the utilizationof the previous requests to increase budget from Shs51 trillion to Shs52 trillion. Government has revised financial year budget to […]
