Dr. Aminah Zawedde, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of ICT & National Guidance has implored Muslims to use Ramadhan to revew their spirituality. She made the remarks recently at an Iftar dinner she hosted at the Ministry’s headquarters. The dinner drew influential leaders from the Muslim community. “This sacred month of Ramadan is a…
President Museveni today officially opened Bukedea Teaching Hospital and Bukedea College of Health Sciences which was built by Speaker Anita Among. The president commended the speaker for championing access to quality healthcare in her community.
Centenary Bank has reinforced its commitment to education by joining educationists from Islamic schools to highlight their contribution to the education sector. The gathering occurred at an iftar dinner, which brought together head teachers from the Uganda Muslim Teachers’ Association (UMTA), the Uganda Muslim Education Association (UMEA), and management committee chairpersons from 100 schools. The…
President Museveni has commended the educated people for improving the quality of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). “We value the educated young people, and we want them for our institutions, especially the scientists. The educated people including the social scientists have improved the quality of our army,” he said. Museveni made the remarks at…
President Museveni has appointed his son Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the new Chief of Defence Forces. Muhoozi replaces Gen Wilson Mbadi who was named minister of state for Trade in today’s cabinet reshuffle. Muhoozi, who joined the army in the late 1990s, has been Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations. He has served twice as…
Events promoter Balaam Barugahara has been named minister of State for Gender in the latest cabinet reshuffle announced by President Museveni today evening. Barugahara is a businessman and vocal promoter of Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s presidential bid. The president made few changes to the cabinet dropping Gorreti Kitutu, the minister for Karamoja and her deputy Agnes…
Butambala MP, Muwanga Kivumbi responded “stupid” to a reporter who had asked him why he does not resign from Parliament if he is tired of being a legislator. It followed an impromptu press briefing at Parliament where the legislator was tasked by journalist why he had snubbed a NUP meeting with party president Robert Kyagulanyi…
Five employees of Equity Bank Uganda were remanded to Luzira Prison by the Anti-Corruption Court after they were charged with conspiring to defraud their employer. The five are alleged to have disbursed at least Shs 62 billion in unsecured loans to individuals that did not qualify to get them. The suspects are: Musiime Julius, the…
The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has requested for Shs 5 billion to whitewash the country’s image following reports of terror threats. Officials from UTB led by the executive director, Lilly Ajarova, told MPs that the pronouncement by UPDF that the ADF rebels had infiltrated into Uganda, had affected the sector. They claimed that some tourists…
The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) and the Bank of Uganda have called for increased up take of affordable financing by small businesses and commercial farmers. They made the call during a workshop for SMEs in Rukungiri. The workshop focused on the central bank’s two financing facilities: the Small Business Recovery Fund (SBRF) which targets micro,…
