By Julius Businge The private sector is critical in implementing the East African Community Integration process, according to Uganda’s minister for East African Affairs, Shem Bageine. Bageine who was addressing the members of the East African Business Council (EABC) at a recent retreat in Kampala, said member states are on …
Read More »Internal Affairs Minister Onek flown to India for treatment
By Julius Odeke The Minister for Internal Affairs Hillary Obaloker Onek has been flown on Tuesday to India for medical after his health condition deteriorating from Nakasero Hospital where he was first hospitalized. The minister is said to have suffered a mild stroke probably caused by a previously undiagnosed heart …
Read More »Obote’s ex-works minister, Eng Abner Nangwale has died
By Julius Odeke The former works Minister, Eng Abner Nangwale during Milton Obote II government of Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) from 1980 to July 1985 has died. Nangwale passed away last night at his home in Bududa. According to reliable sources say Eng Nangwale was born 1932 in Bukigai, now …
Read More »CAR President Fires Defense Minister, Army Chief
By Julius Odeke Central African Republic President Francois Bozize has fired his son as defense minister and fired the army chief of staff, after a string of victories by rebel forces. The firings were announced in a decree read over state radio Wednesday. The decree said Bozize is taking the …
Read More »Nantaba finally becomes Minister
By Aloysious Kasoma After a long and unnecessary vetting process the Kayunga Woman MP Idah Nantaba was on Tuesday cleared for State Minister for Lands, ending months of clashes between the outspoken legislator and Parliament. The Appointments Committee chaired by Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah today reportedly received a …
Read More »Hands-on minister gets shock in clinic
By John Njoroge & Molly Lister Health State minister Kakooza’s fact-finding mission reveals why drugs seem to be missing in hospitals Sitting in a health centre in western Uganda in a T-shirt, jeans and open-toed shoes, State Minister of Health James Kakooza witnessed a nurse send a patient to a …
Read More »Ugandan minister pops up in Australian bank deals
By Independent Team & Agencies Contec Global, the company that was once at the centre of the Uganda National ID tender has surfaced in a report condemning the Australian Reserve Bank for involvement in the payment of multimillion-dollar commissions to shady middle-men in its drive to win banknote printing deals …
Read More »PPDA to blame for delay in ship repair – Minister
By Patrick Kagenda On August 18 a Tanzanian cargo vessel MV Azza sunk on Lake Victoria with 200 tones of mineral water, 40 tones of cotton seed cake belonging to Century Bottling Co., the manufacturers of Coca cola. Azza was privately owned but its sinking added to the challenge of …
Read More »PPDA to blame for delay in ship repair – Minister
By Patrick Kagenda On August 18 a Tanzanian cargo vessel MV Azza sunk on Lake Victoria with 200 tones of mineral water, 40 tones of cotton seed cake belonging to Century Bottling Co., the manufacturers of Coca cola. Azza was privately owned but its sinking added to the challenge of …
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