January 2024

Kenya’s President William Ruto has defended his attendance at this week’s Italy-Africa summit, months after he heavily criticised the habit of summoning African leaders to foreign capitals. In a statement issued after the meeting in Rome, the Kenyan leader walked back some of the criticism, saying instead he supported the pragmatic arrangement of selecting a […]

A  multimillion Busia agro-procesing facility risks shutting down as plant heads decry shortage of maize grain production in the district. According to the facility managers, they can only realize 500 matric tons of maize grains of the required 3,000 matric tons. In July last year, the facility located in Solo “A” cell in Busia municipality

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has directed the house committee to intervene in a likely crisis, where the African Development Bank (ADB) may possibly suspend funding for the ongoing road reconstruction in Kampala. Tayebwa, who said to have read a letter to effect the suspension on February 1, 2024, said it was urgent

The Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has expressed deep concern about the decline in student performance in the 2023 Ugandan Primary Leaving Examinations. UNATU General Secretary Filbert Baguma attributed this trend to challenging working conditions faced by primary school teachers, including poor teacher welfare and teacher absenteeism. Baguma says primary teachers have consistently urged the

Gulu City is basking in the glow of a significant boost in local revenue collection, marking a transition from 1.2 billion shillings in the fiscal year 2020-21 to an impressive shs3.2 billion in the fiscal year 2022-23. This surge is attributed to the successful implementation of the Integrated Revenue Administration System (IRAS) by the Ministry

Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the Minister of ICT and National Guidance, has announced a significant move to by government to relocate potential landslide victims in Bududa and other high-risk mountainous areas with slopes exceeding 30 degrees above sea level. Speaking to journalists at the Uganda media centre, Baryomunsi affirmed that government will allocate two acres of

The National Identity Registration Authority (NIRA) has said that all children aged 16 years onwards will be registered for national identity numbers and national identity cards in the coming term of school. “We would like to inform the public especially parents and guardians that we should be carrying out a mass exercise in schools this