September 23, 2024

Minister Musasizi lauds Church of Uganda’s commercial ventures

State Minister of Finance, Henry Musasizi, has commended the Church of Uganda for spearheading commercial construction projects aimed at promoting self-sustainability. Speaking at the launch of the Bishop Development Fund at St. Peter’s Cathedral Rugarama in Kabale Municipality, Musasizi praised the Diocese of Kigezi for its plans to build a shopping mall arcade in Kabale, […]

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Nankabirwa launches $125m Kampala Metropolitan transmission system improvement project

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, has officially inaugurated the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kampala Metropolitan Transmission System Improvement Project at the Buloba substation. This initiative aims to meet the rising power demand in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area, ensuring a reliable and stable electricity supply for residents and businesses. “The government

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Scores of Students Injured After Truck Overturns

BUDAKA | More than 60 students from Ngoma Standard Secondary School in Budaka District are nursing injuries following a serious accident that occurred along the Mbale-Tirinyi highway. The students were returning from a school event held externally when the vehicle they were travelling in overturned, leaving several in critical condition. The incident, which happened near

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Sri Lanka swears in new left-leaning president

The left-leaning Dissanayake has cast himself as a disruptor of the status quo, and analysts see his victory as a rejection of corruption and cronyism that has long plagued the country. Saturday’s election was the first since 2022, when discontent over the economy fuelled mass protests and chased former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa from power. “We

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Internal Affairs summons Rugirwa Katatumba to explain possession of ‘diplomatic passport’

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has summoned Rugiirwa Katatumba, the son of the late Bonney Katatumba Mwebesa, a renowned businessman to explain circumstances under which he allegedly acquired a diplomatic passport. In the past few weeks, there has been a public outrage over how a section ordinary Ugandans acquire diplomatic passports, despite not qualifying for

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