Uganda has received financing from the International Development Association, for the National Physical Development Plan (NPDP). Uganda is among the few African countries with a National Physical Development (Spatial) plan which was approved in November 2023. Judith Nabakooba, the minister of Lands said NPDP is key in reorganizing and ensuring optimal use of the available land,…
President Museveni has said “18.3 million members” were recorded during the recent NRM registration exercise, a figure that will raise eyebrows given that Uganda has 17.6 million registered voters according to the Electoral Commission. Museveni made the revelation while meeting members of the party’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) at State House Entebbe yesterday. In the…
Janan Schools have bought kits worth Shs 4 million for Kabaka’s Birthday Run. The run will take place on April 7, 2024. The money was delivered by Michael Kironde, the director of Janan Schools to Waggwa Nsibirwa, the second deputy Katikkiro. Kironde called upon government to join Buganda Kingdom in the fight against HIV/AIDS, which…
Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago is currently hospitalised in Nairobi Hospital in Kenya due to a bulge in his cervical disc. Lukwago who flew to Nairobi last week posted on X: “I afforded a little smile upon receiving this Easter gift from @NairobiHospital some form of a tranquilizer. Been here for a couple of days battling…
The Uganda Police Force has decided to dispose of a nine seater plane it bought for Shs 30 billion because the country does not have enough tarmacked runways. Fred Enanga, the police spokesperson said in a statement that the fixed wing PI80 Piaggio Avanti II that was acquired in June 2019, did not achieve any…
Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) will visit industrial parks allover the country in the next six months to listen to the needs of the investors and ensure that their facilities are up to scratch. Dubbed “Investment Facilitation and Protection Campaign”, Robert Mukiza, the director general UIA told journalists that the campaign is in line with the…
MultiChoice Uganda is set to increase its subcsription rates for DSTV and GOTV pay packages, only months after a similar increase led to an uproar. The company has already sent SMS notifications to its customers. The firm says the cost of doing business in Uganda has gone up, leaving them no choice but to increase…
On February 28th when President Museveni launched the NRM member registration exercise, he claimed the party had 11 million members. Today when the exercise officially kicked off, there was little evidence to back up that claim. Most centres visited by Bbeg Media had a handful of supporters. In others, those in charge of registration appeared…
President Museveni stressed the need to empower individuals with small pieces of land through the adoption of the innovative four-acre model type of farming. He made the remarks while meeting group of farmers from the districts of Ntungamo and Rukungiri at State House-Entebbe. The group was led by the Minister of Security and Rujumbura County…
Bukomansimbi Secondary School has excelled in the 2023 Uganda Advanced Certifcate of Examinations results which were released on March 7. According to the results, more than 10 candidates in the school scored above 14 points. The best candidate in the school, Faziirah Nakayiza scored 18 points in History, Economics, Divinity and ICT. She was followed…
