Leaders in Masindi District have raised concern over security operatives, who own bars and have refused to close them contrary to the presidential directives aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19.This comes after the district’s taskforce came under f…
President Museveni yesterday outlined five key areas that his new Cabinet must do to bolster Uganda into the middle-income status.During the swearing-in of his Cabinet at Kololo Independence Grounds, Kampala, the President tasked the ministers to focus…
Up to 77 per cent of 253,562 people, who are due for the second round of the Covid-19 vaccine, had not yet received the jab by June 18, government statistics indicate.The second round of the vaccine increases protection for recipients from severe illne…
A number of new legislators of the 11th Parliament are operating in corridors as they wait to be allocated offices, nearly a month after they were sworn in.For this reason, the legislators only turn up when they are sure of attending plenary sessions o…
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday launched a 223km road project linking the two countries, with the project envisioned to boost cross border trade, improve security and connectivity between the two countries.According Mr Ba…
Police in Masaka District in central Uganda are holding five people suspected to have some information about the murder of a 70-year-old casual laborer in suspected ritual sacrifice.John Ssebakiga was killed by unknown assailants who invaded his home …
Money borrowed by commercial banks from Bank of Uganda (BoU) to shore up operations and shortages caused by Covid-19, has increased by Shs45b in the quarter ended April, according to details from the Central Bank.Data contained in the June Bank of Ugan…
Ever since the government announced that Uganda was experiencing the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic early this year, the number of infections has been increasing. As a result the number of deaths also increased.This has not only taken a toll on t…
Police have recovered government drugs estimated to be worth Shs1billion at a private clinic at Gganda in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District.The police raided the clinic after residents informed authorities of a truck that offloaded boxes of drugs o…
The House Appointments Committee yesterday vetted and cleared 20 ministers, including Ms Milly Babirye Babalanda, the new Minister for Presidency.On Monday, the Appointments Committee chaired by Deputy Speaker Anita Among virtually vetted and approved …
President Museveni and his DR Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi are this morning expected to officially launch Mpondwe Bridge in Kasese District.The bridge links Uganda to the Democratic Republic of Congo.The two heads of state will also commission a …
The new chief of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) says U.N. peacekeepers are being blocked from accessing some sensitive areas, despite an agreement by South Sudan’s government to cooperate with the mission. Nicholas Haysom was appoi…
The outgoing Prime Minister, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda, has thanked President Museveni for giving him the opportunity to serve the country in different capacities, and welcomed his new appointment as a special envoy for special duties.In an interview with Da…