President Museveni’s daughter, Patience Rwabwogo has said a bank almost sold their house after they fell behind on their mortgage payments. Without disclosing the bank, Patience told her followers at her Covenant Nations Church that it was God who intervened through his mysterious ways and they found money to clear the bank loan. “It was…
President Museveni has fulfilled his Shs1.2 billion pledge to the 12 hetto SACCOs (Shs100 million each) in Kampala Metropolitan Area which he had promised to give them during a meeting at Kololo Independence Grounds last year. He delivered the money while meeting 100 ghetto leaders from Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono at State House Entebbe yesterday….
Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has unveiled an initiative to encourage traders in Kampala’s business hub, popularly known as Kikuubo, to transition from trading in imported products to manufacturing them locally. The “Transitioning Kikuubo Traders to Manufacturing” initiative” is hinged on the spirit of promoting import substitution, the initiative is to enable traders who have been…
The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) has granted Mandela Millers, which is owned by Omar Mandela the permission use “Supreme” as a trademark in its business operations. The ruling was made on July 17, 2024. In 2020, Mandela Millers had applied to URSB to have the “Supreme” trademark registered to its name but they faced…
The Electoral Commission (EC) has commenced the process of demarcating electoral areas for the 2025/2026 local governments councils elections. Speaking at the National Stakeholders’ Workshop on the matter, Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon, chairperson of the Electoral Commission, emphasized the importance of the demarcation exercise. “The purpose of the demarcation exercise is to clearly define the…
Today, Namirembe Cathedral held special prayers to commemorate 31 years since Kabaka Mutebi was put on the throne. The prayers were attended by many dignitaries including the Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda, Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga and others. Here are some of the shots from the function.
By Michael Kanaabi Dollar Due to a number of factors ranging from change in diet, change in life style and a more demanding (stressing) society in the key aspects of one’s well being, the incidence rate and prevalence of ulcers with in Uganda’s population is on the increase. Estimates show that 10-15% of the entire…
Faridah Mbabazi The Lubigi Wetland, near the Busega roundabout and along the Busega-Mityana road in Uganda, is in serious trouble. This important area, covering over 2,500 hectares, helps absorb carbon, control floods, and is home to many kinds of wildlife. However, climate change is making things worse with higher temperatures, unpredictable rainfall, and more droughts….
“I am not going to sit in this newsroom with that spy,” shouted Goretti Kyeswa, a senior news producer at NBS TV as she paced within the newsroom furiously. It was late 2017. Seated a few metres away in the cubicle that housed Nile Post was Andrew Natumanya commonly known as “Tabz”, the target of…
Youth activists from FDC Katonga faction who were arrested in Kisumu and deported back to Uganda last week, have been charged with terrorism. Prosecution alleges that on the 22nd and 23rd of July 2024, the 36 travelled to Kisumu, Kenya to receive terrorism training. They have been remanded untill August 13th. The 36 youth comprising…
