NEWS

By Ronald Musoke President Yoweri Museveni spared some few minutes at yesterday’s budget reading to warn the Egyptian government against uttering ‘chauvinistic statements’ in regard to the use of the River Nile waters. Museveni’s caution followed an impassioned speech  by the Egyptian President, Mohammed Morsi ,on June 10 when he …

By Stephen Kafeero Uganda is currently engulfed in a blood shortage crisis with deaths being reported across the country and Mulago heart institute suspending all major operations. In her statement to the press, the minister of state for Health in charge of primary health care, Sarah Opendi, attributed the current …

By Ronald Musoke The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has come out to deny claims carried in both local and some international media that a bullet was fired near President Yoweri Museveni shortly after he had finished addressing members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) on June 5. “The …

By Joan Akello Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Uganda have organized a peaceful protest to the offices of Head of European Union Delegation to stop Least Developed Countries (LDCs) such as Uganda to uphold the Trade Related aspects of Intellectual property (TRIPS). The activists said they will thereafter proceed to …

By Joan Akello After the hosts- Uganda Christian University choir warmed the congregation through African praise and dances, a fire spitting Nigerian preacher convinced   hundreds to get Born Again just like the Uganda Martyrs. That was not all; he preached for a record one and half hours against tribalism and …

By Julius Businge Bank of Uganda has responded to the rise in banks’ non-performing loans and other assets (NPAs) recorded in 2012 arguing that the rise was mainly attributed to the macroeconomic challenges in 2012. The bank however, in an email to this magazine was quick to say that the …

By Julius Odeke Experts from the East African Community partner states are meeting to prepare an elaborate action plan to improve Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade in the region. The preparation of the action plan at a three-day workshop taking place at the Kenya Forestry Research Institute headquarters in …

By Joan Akello Civil society has petitioned the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) to   include the interests of the region while signing agreements at parliament. The group led by Southern and East African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) presented two petitions, East African Community –US Trade and Investment Partnership …

By Muthoni Karubiu Ms Lilianne Ploumen, the Netherlands Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Corporation, embarked on a short trip to Uganda this week. Ms Ploumen met with several parties interested in a strong Ugandan-Dutch development relationship, including the Ugandan Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Trade, Agriculture, Energy, and Justice. The …

By Julius Businge British American Tobacco managing director Jonathan D’Souza has called on government to find tangible measures to fight illicit trade in the tobacco business so as to enhance fair competition in the industry. D’Souza says this vice, together with illegal tobacco buying in the buying season are causing …