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Power distributor Umeme Limited has opened up on reports that it will leave Uganda at the expiry of its 20-year Concession from the Government of Uganda. The expiry date, which is the 30th day of March, 2025, is a few years away.
Speaker of Parliament of Uganda Anita Annet Among Magogo has told the country’s MPs and all citizens that alcohol is not good for men when it comes to the issue of their performance in bed!
The new executive of reporters under the Uganda Parliamentary Press Association (Uppa), whose new leader is Sam Ibanda Mugabi from the Naguru-based NBS TV, are under fire from some journalists and a section of Ugandans after they accepted a donation of Shs 50 million and a van from Speaker of Parliament and Bukedea District Woman MP Anita Annet Among.
MAPUTO: The Africa, Caribbean, Pacific —European Union (ACP-EU) Joint Parliamentary Assembly sitting in Maputo City, Mozambique has on Wednesday November 2nd voted to let Uganda proceed with developing the much sought-after East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP).
Officials at the Tropical Institute of Development Innovations (TRIDI) have dismissed claims by Dr Monica Musenero, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, that she suspended funding to the sericulture project over misuse of funds and corruption.
Insurance industry players are counting down to the start of the Third Annual International Insurance Conference scheduled for next week at the Imperial Resort Beach Hotel Entebbe. The two-day conference will run from October 27 through October 28, according to the Insurance Training College (ITC), the event’s main organizers.
Ugandan Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja’s office has been told to clear millions of Shillings in debts on transport within New York City during her recent visit in which she attended two events. It has now emerged that Prime Minister Nabbanja
The Government of Ugandan risks losing billions of Shillings this year if Dr Monica Musenero, President Museveni’s decorated Minister of Science, Technology and Innovations, continues to hold onto the Shs43bn allocated to the Tropical Institute of Development Innovations (TRIDI) for a silk project, officials have said.
I would like to put it to Ugandans that the current inflation we are experiencing is a GLOBAL PHENOMENON. It is largely IMPORTED INFLATION, caused by three factors namely: 1. Disruption in supply chains of oil products, leading to rise in prices of fuel (petrol, diesel) and gas; 2. The Russian-Ukraine conflict was unleashed on February 24 2022 to date; 3. Climate change results in drought and crop failure, hence driving HEADLINE INFLATION. The net effect of these three factors has been the soaring prices of goods and services.