Namirembe Diocese is looking into a request by Kings College Budo and other Church of Uganda founded schools to allocate them land to build additional campuses to increase enrollment. The revelation was made by Rt Rev Moses Banja, the Bishop of Namirembe Diocese, during his first synod, a meeting of senior leaders of the diocese….
Uganda’s oil and gas prospects have suffered a setback after of British bank Barclays said it would stop directly financing new oil and gas projects. As part of its updated climate strategy, the bank added it would scale back lending for existing fossil fuel projects as the sector faces intense pressure from activist investors to…
After some contemplation and observation, I have come to the conclusion that the MK Project (a hodgepodge ensemble that aspires to install so called First Son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, as successor to Yoweri Museveni) is a hoax and major diversion, orchestrated by the latter, with the former as an excited spoilt kid, buoyed by a brazen…
A group of NRM mobilisers led by John Bukenya have said they will not support efforts to impose First Son Gen Kainerugaba Muhoozi on the party. Bukenya told Bbeg Media, moments after the Muhoozi project had been rebranded to Patriotic League of Uganda, that some of the people supporting the first son have questionable integrity….
For the first time, global warming has exceeded 1.5C across an entire year, according to the EU’s climate service. World leaders promised in 2015 to try to limit the long-term temperature rise to 1.5C, which is seen as crucial to help avoid the most damaging impacts. This first year-long breach doesn’t break that landmark Paris…
Namuwongo-based Monitor Publications Limited, the publishers of Daily Monitor, is considering scrapping Sunday Monitor to stem rising costs and try to save the legendary media house from demise, reliable sources have told Bbeg Media. Should they take this route, they will join New Vision which scrapped their Sunday edition early this year and consolidated it…
Bina Baibe, one of the longest serving radio personalities finally has a job, three months after her former employer Ddembe FM closed shop. Ntinda based radio station, Radio 4, announced that it had rescued Bina Baibe, whose real name is Robinah Mbabazi, from the streets. Radio 4 is owned by Balam Barugahara, a businessman who…
Lubaga hospital has marked 125 years of existence with a call to health practitioners to adhere to ethical values. The Archbishop of Kampala Paul Ssemogerere, who presided over mass to mark the milestone, urged government to come up with a policy that should lessen the health burden on the people. “The most pressing challenge is…
The National Drug Authority (NDA) has uncovered the presence of counterfeit and unauthorized foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines on the market. According to Abiaz Rwamwiri, the NDA spokesperson, the vaccines trading under the brand names “Purified FMD Fotivax Foot and Mouth Disease” and “National Veterinary Institute Foot and Mouth Disease Broad Spectrum Vaccine” were discovered during…
Members of Parliament led by Kumi Municipality MP, Silas Aogon have commended businessman Sudhir Ruparelia for delivering the venue for the NAM and G77+ summits on time. The two summits were held last month. Speaking in Parliament Aogon said: “The private sector played a huge role. Of course we must thank Sudhir Ruparelia, that group…
