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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
By Sarah Achen Kibisi. The minister for Information and National Guidance, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, has said that the ongoing Opposition MPs boycott of plenary sessions will not disrupt parliamentary business. Baryomunsi said that the ruling NRM has enough numbers to raise quorum. They announced that they will never set foot in parliament again until their…
By Zurah Nakabugo. African development Bank has projected that the African market will move from 1.2 million vehicles, in demand annually in 2017, to 10 million vehicles demanded annually by 2030, mainly due to population growth. “It’s against this background, that we envisage to have a sustainable motor vehicle industry that will produce 500,000 vehicles…