Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union has approved a grant of 21.5 million Euros (94 billion Shillings) for the rehabilitation of the Tororo-Gulu railway. The agreement for the financing was signed this evening between Finance Minister Matia Kasaija and Attillio Pacifici, the Head of EU delegation in Uganda. …
Read More »Kamya praises Musisi for changing the face of Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Minister, Beti Olive Kamya has praised Jennifer Musisi, the outgoing Executive Director Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA for transforming the face of the Uganda’s capital. According to Kamya, prior to Musisi’s appointment, the city was dirty and dark, but her entry changed things. Kamya, …
Read More »KCCA, WFP launch study to fight urban malnutrition
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA and the World Food Program have launched a program aimed at fighting malnutrition and food insecurity in Kampala. The program that was launched on Thursday at the City Hall in Kampala will start with a survey around the suburbs of Kampala …
Read More »Minister Bahati asks Ugandans to celebrate Kanye West’s visit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Finance, David Bahati has urged Ugandans to celebrate the visit of American rapper, Kanye West and his wife, Kim Kardashian. Kanye West is currently camped at Chobe Safari Lodge in Murchison Falls National Park where he has been recording a new …
Read More »Putin says US bears some responsibility for Khashoggi disappearance
Sochi, Russia | AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said the US bears a “certain responsibility” for the fate of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, adding that there is not enough evidence that Riyadh is behind his disappearance. “As far as I know, the journalist that disappeared lived in …
Read More »Pope ready to visit Pyongyang if invited: S.Korea’s Moon
Vatican City, Holy See | AFP | Pope Francis is ready to visit North Korea if its leader Kim Jong Un extends a formal invitation, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday after meeting the pontiff. Moon briefed the pontiff about his visit to Pyongyang in September when Kim …
Read More »ARTS: 25 years of art memories
Uganda’s top ceramicist, Bruno, shows off experience in new exhibit Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Ceramic art is rare on the Kampala’s contemporary art scene despite it being one of the oldest crafts in Uganda. It goes back many centuries as a vocation traditionally for the men. Across Uganda, they …
Read More »COMMENT: Withdrawal of anti-counterfeiting goods Bill
Government failed to realise that the cost of prevention is much lower than that of inaction COMMENT | ANDREW MAFUNDO | It is well known that the trade in counterfeit goods is a problem however few realize just how serious the problem is. According to Uganda National Bureau Standards(UNBS), 54 per …
Read More »MOTORING: Vehicle fuel consumption
The facts and the fiction Kampala, Uganda | MOTORING GURU | Regarding fuel consumption, Ugandan motorists can be grouped into two; those that watch the fuel gauge and those that drive on empty. Both carry tiny jerry cans in readiness for a dash to the fuel station whenever they run out. …
Read More »COMMENT: Africa’s future and Education
Africa needs another one million university-trained researchers to tackle its pressing development challenges COMMENT | ALIKO DANGOTE | It is time for an entrepreneurial and knowledge revolution in Africa. Only a properly educated workforce and entrepreneurial class will have the skills and drive to thrive as new technologies change the nature …
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