In North Karamoja, efforts led by Brigadier General Felix Busizoori have resulted in a decline in serious raids. The Karachunas are embracing peace, surrendering firearms, and engaging with neighboring districts. Regional authorities emphasize the benefits of amnesty and successful local crime prevention through community mobilization.
Uganda is making significant strides in its space program, with plans to launch a second satellite aimed at improving communication capabilities, including telephones and television. Last year, the country launched its first satellite, PearlAfricaSat-1, as part of a joint project with Japan.
Uganda is in advanced negotiations with Chinese financiers to secure funding for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline project after Western partners withdrew. Despite controversy, Uganda is committed to the project, with French energy giant Total Energies leading. Uganda anticipates oil production to begin in 2025, boosting its economy.
Google has announced the launch of its earthquake alert system for Android devices in India. The system uses smartphone sensors such as accelerators, which can act as small seismometers and detect tremors.
The Lango Presidential Zonal Industrial Hub at Lira University is enrolling 240 students for various trades in their third intake. They offer training in carpentry, hairdressing, tailoring, and more. The hub operates on a semester-based system, aiming to transition young individuals from job seekers to job producers. The third intake starts reporting on October 11.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda addressed Born Again Christians at the consecration ceremony of Bishop Moses Odongo as the General Overseer of the National Fellowship of Born-Again Pentecostal Churches of Uganda.
The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) on 26th September 2023 launched a mass business registration campaign, “Kiri Easy, Formalize Today,” aimed at promoting formalization among entrepreneurs and small business owners. This initiative seeks to simplify the registration process, raise awareness about the benefits of formalization, and drive economic growth. The goal is to register an additional 873,546 businesses by 2026/27.
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) announced a 10% interest payment for savers in the 2022/23 financial year and its remarkable growth and financial performance, with assets reaching sh18.56 trillion.
Telegram, the popular messenger with 800 million monthly active users worldwide, is inching closer to adopting an ecosystem strategy that is reminiscent of WeChat’s super app approach. Certain aspects of the ecosystem will be decentralized with help from two heavyweights: Telegram’s crypto partner TON Foundation and WeChat’s owner Tencent.
A fundraising event where over 150 million shillings were raised for education was mobilized by Hon Jim Muhwezi. Notably, businessman Phillip Kakuru, an alumnus, contributed 50 million shillings. The funds will be used for a new science lab and a girls’ dormitory.
