2021
Uganda Drawn to particpate in the 2nd Africa Woodball Championships in Nairobi
By Dorothy Nekesa. The Uganda Woodball Federation has confirmed participation in the 2nd Africa Woodball Championship that will be held in Kenya. The event is organized by the Africa Woodball Federation and will run from November 3rd to 8th, 2021 at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Nairobi. At this year’s summitt,…
Uganda’s Political History
By Our Reporter. Uganda gained her independence on October 9th, 1962. Since 1894 she was a British protectorate that was put together from some very organized kingdoms and chieftaincies that inhabited the lake regions of central Africa. At independence, Dr. Milton Apollo Obote, also leader of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) became the first Prime…
South Sudan Minister’s frozen bank account recovers Kshs 45. 20m
By James Wafula in Nairobi. The High Court in Nairobi has dismissed money laundering claims against tough talking South Sudan’s Cabinet Affairs Minister Dr Martin Elia Lomuro. The ruling automatically lifted a freeze order on the Ministers’ account at the Nairobi branch of the Kenyan Cooperative Bank and Juba, frozen on June 4 2021 upon…
Rwanda to host 2022 Africa ICT conference
By Daniel Bakalangudde. The 15th International Conference on ICT for Education, Training & Skills Development, which will take place in Kigali, Rwanda from 11 – 13 May, 2022. A unique event, Africa’s largest conference and exhibition on technology supported learning and skills development, eLearning Africa is a network of experts, professionals and investors, committed to…
Uganda Airlines makes maiden trip to Dubai
By Our Reporter. Uganda Airlines on October 4, 2021 made its maiden flight to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, marking the first intercontinental flight for the national carrier since it was revived two years ago. Currently the revamped airline plies other regional routes to Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Juba, Kilimanjaro, Mogadishu, Zanzibar and Mombasa. Uganda airlines…
Teachers demand for Ushs 20b covid-19 recovery funds
By Yawe Araphat Uganda celebrated this year’s International Teachers Day on October 5, 2021 virtually with all the Labour unions in the Educational sector organizing their low key activities. Professional Science Teachers Union (UPSTU) said in their statement that World Teachers’ International Day is held annually on 5th October to celebrate all teachers around the…
Uganda at 59: Can there be a peaceful transition?
By Our Reporters. Uganda turns 59 on October 9 2021, but is still dogged by the question of a peaceful transfer of power, having exchanged eight Presidents all through violent regime change. Former colonial power Britain granted independence to Uganda at the Kololo historical airstrip more than five decades ago. The British colonial union flag…
PSI unions want gov’t to expedite ratification of ILO C190
By Clement Wangira. Trade Unionists, women rights’ activists and the academia have urged Uganda government to expedite the process of ratification of Iinternational Labour Organisation Convention 190 on ending Gender Based Violence and sexual harassment in the world of work. This was during the stakeholders meeting for trade unionist, civil society and government officials on…
Probe of 500 ghost workers at Moi hospital
By James Wafula in Nairobi. There have been at least 500 ghost workers appearing on payroll earning regular salaries since 2013 at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret. According to EACC, and DCI detectives the syndicate was uncovered following a thorough audit and head count conducted independently. Now both present and past directors,…