Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government spent 1.508 trillion shillings on the general elections that were held in January/February, with the Electoral Commission accounting for 1.147 trillion of the expenditure as of April this year. This is part of close to 1.7 trillion shillings, the total that was released …
Read More »Mubaje accuses Hajj officials of turning pilgrimage into business
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, has accused some officials involved in organizing Hajj pilgrimages of commercializing the sacred Islamic journey, warning that the growing profiteering is fueling confusion, exploitation, and repeated travel failures among Ugandan pilgrims. His remarks come amid fresh controversy …
Read More »Top officials in police, Internal Affairs under probe in CCTV payment scandal
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Three officials from the Internal Affairs Ministry and Police have been ordered to step aside by President Museveni over alleged graft in the maintenance of the national CCTV system. The three are AIGP Felix Baryamwitsaki, who heads Police ICT, alongside Internal Affairs Permanent Secretary Lt. …
Read More »Fear grips Njeru after kidnap of school proprietor
Jinja, Uganda | URN | Police in the Ssezibwa region have intensified the search for Moret Komugisha, the director of St. Abel Primary School, who was reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint from her home in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District. Her family also own the Bosmo School, located within Njeru. Reports indicate …
Read More »GULU: Northern Uganda’s next real estate investment frontier
Gulu, Uganda | URN | Leading property consultants have urged investors to seize emerging opportunities in Gulu City, describing the fast-growing urban centre as one of Uganda’s most promising real estate and commercial investment destinations. The call was made on Friday by Knight Frank Uganda during the unveiling of its …
Read More »New and old ministers outline priorities, thank President Museveni
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Newly nominated Cabinet and State Ministers have expressed gratitude to President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for including them in his new cabinet as he embarks on the next five years in power. President Museveni on Tuesday unveiled his new cabinet, in which he dropped twenty ministers at …
Read More »Amin and Museveni in the eyes of Prof Mamdani
Prof Mamdani Reassesses Amin, Accuses Museveni of Dividing Uganda Kampala, Uganda | URN | Renowned scholar Professor Mahmood Mamdani has defended part of former president Idi Amin’s political legacy while sharply criticising President Yoweri Museveni. He accuses President Museveni of transforming Uganda into a fragmented and militarised …
Read More »Alupo, Nabbanja approved as Vice President and Premier, respectively
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved the appointment of Hon. Jessica Alupo and Robinah Nabbanja as Vice President and Prime Minister, respectively. The two leaders were approved in accordance with Article 108 of the Constitution which requires Parliament to approve the two presidential designees by a simple …
Read More »Dr Jane Ruth Aceng redeployed as Government Chief Whip
Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has revised the Cabinet list he recently submitted to Parliament, reassigning Justine Kasule Lumumba to the Ministry of Information, Communications Technology and National Guidance, while appointing Dr Jane Ruth Aceng as Government Chief Whip. The changes were communicated in a statement issued …
Read More »From Kibuli Slums to Big Dreams: How Equity Bank changed Tumusiime’s hopes
Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | For many young Ugandans, success begins as a distant dream shaped by ambition but often limited by circumstance. For Reagan Tumusiime Gibril, that dream started in the crowded slums of Kibuli and found new direction through an unexpected discovery, and later, through an opportunity …
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