The Senior Presidential Advisor in charge of Special Operations, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has vowed to clean up the Ministry of Defence which he said is grappling with deep-rooted corruption. “The President and Commander-In-Chief has given me the task to clean up the Ministry of Defence (MoD),” said Muhoozi on Tuesday. “MoD will be saved from all the corruption that has been going on for decades,” he added. Media understands President Museveni will make a formal communication on Muhoozi’s new assignment. Muhoozi said, “As one of my first steps in redeeming MoD, I will insist on a program to help our…
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Hon Jonathan Ebwalu (Soroti City West) has said Queen Elizabeth II died at a young age. “The Queen has died young; at only 96, at the time when the world needed her most,” said Ebwalu during a special sitting on Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Queen of England, Elizabeth II. Ebwalu’s statements attracted laughter from the chamber. Queen Elizabeth who reigned for 70 years, died on 08 September 2022 in Scotland, and was replaced by her eldest son, King Charles III. During the sitting attended by the British High Commissioner to Uganda, Kate Airey, and other dignitaries, the…
Captain Claver Bagabe, a UPDF soldier in Kisoro district has committed suicide. Captain Bagabe was the Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) coordinator in charge of Bufumbira South Constituency in Kisoro. He reportedly took his own life on Wednesday evening at his home in Nyakabingo village, Chahi sub-county. His body was found fully dressed in army uniform. Neighbors say Captain Bagabe had earlier been seen alone at home before he closed himself inside his house and locked all the doors and windows. When his family members came and knocked, he did not open. Because all the doors and windows are metallic, the…
United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield has said Russia’s top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov traveled to Uganda to sway President Museveni to Russia which is facing isolation by the western countries due to its role in the Ukraine conflict. Linda was responding to a question from the Ugandan journalist who wondered whether she was in Kampala to persuade Museveni to choose the west’s side. “I am sure that’s what Foreign Minister Lavrov was here to do,” said Linda. “But we have a very strong, abiding relationship with Uganda. This is not my first visit to Uganda; it will…
Over 8.7 million children will benefit from the second Polio Vaccination campaign that will start in August this year following a successful first vaccination campaign that was held in March this year. Dr. Driwale Alfred, the Program Manager, UNEPI who was speaking at the handover of 12.9 million doses of Novel Oral Polio vaccines at National Medical Stores in Entebbe thanked UNICEF for coordinating the global logistics for the vaccines and urged the public to be co-operative and compliant during the second vaccination campaign. I would like to thank the frontline health workers who spent time looking for children…
Bubulo Chief Magistrate Esther Nalungi has sentenced one Derrick Kuloba to 15 years in prison and a fine of Shs 50Million, to the family of his victim, whom he severely injured. Kuloba was arrested in July 2019 after he chopped off the left hand of a 16-year-old S2 student, when she rejected his sex advances. The victim, now aged 19 is Evelyn Namasopo, a resident of Nabooti Village, Nakatsi Sub County in Bududa district. “He intercepted me and tried to force me to have sex with him. When I refused to remove my clothes as he had ordered me, he…
Entebbe police are investigating the cause of a fire which gutted the dormitory housing S.2 students at Mary Reparatrix Girls’ Secondary school Bugonga, Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso District. Deputy spokesperson of Kampala Metropolitan Police, ASP Luke Owoyesigire said the incident happened on Tuesday night at about 9:00pm. “It is reported that while they were having supper, the family of Specioza Kaijukyo the school bursar felt an unusual smell of burning matter which prompted their maid identified as Elizabeth Mirembe to move outside and check what was happening,” he said. “She then saw big flames of fire emanating from the senior two…
In a bid to address the dire effects of Climate Change in Uganda, Uganda Breweries Limited and other private sector organizations in partnership with the government have embarked on a country-wide tree growing campaign aimed at having 40 million trees planted per year until 2026. According to Juliana Kagwa, the Uganda Breweries Limited Corporate Relations Director who was speaking during National Tree Planting Campaign that was held at the Botanical Gardens In Entebbe explained that with the Running Out Of Trees (ROOTS) campaign 2022, Uganda Breweries Limited in partnership with other private sector stakeholders including Stanbic Bank, TotalEnergies, ATC Uganda…
From HIV/AIDS in the 1980s to Ebola, Cholera, and Covid-19 together with other influenza viruses, Uganda has survived and successfully emerged from the various wave of infectious diseases that have threatened to wipe off the human race, and the Uganda Virus Research Institute has stood as a forbearer and a beacon of clinical research studies in Africa for the last couple of decades. Speaking at the commissioning of the new clinical research facility in Entebbe, Prof. Liam Smeeth, the director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine hailed Uganda for successfully emerging from wave of pandemics. Uganda…
The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has tasked the Committee on Physical Infrastructure to look into the expenditure on payment of interest to contractors, and provide solutions to reduce the loss occasioned to government. Tayebwa’s directive was prompted by a matter of national importance raised by Hon. Richard Sebamala (DP, Bukoto County Central), during plenary on Wednesday, 04 May 2022. He was concerned that the Uganda National Roads Authority is spending up to Shs334 million daily in interest being paid to contractors. “This means that by the end of this year, we shall be paying Shs1 trillion to contractors in interest…