A Kampala banker, Joel Acidri Cadribo, has been remanded by the Standards, Utilities, and Wildlife Court after failing to produce the suspect he stood surety for. Cadribo, an employee at a city based bank, was arrested on 7 October 2024 and brought before the court for failing to fulfill his respons
The First Deputy Prime Minister and minister for East African Community (EAC) Affairs, Ms Rebecca Kadaga, has tasked the Ministry of Health to empower regional referral hospitals to offer specialised medical services rather than having patients referred to Mulago National Hospital in Kamp
The Muhaire Education Trust Fund (METF) has called upon well-wishers and philanthropists to join it in funding the education of needy students across the country. Speaking to Daily Monitor yesterday, Dr William Tsimwa Muhairwe, the founder of METF, said this year the organisation was onl
Bank of Uganda (BoU) has warned that there still exist risks such as geopolitical tensions, which could push up energy prices and freight costs, resulting in higher inflation in Uganda. Inflation has decelerated but Bank of Uganda noted in its Monetary Policy Report that the above and ot
The 62nd independence event is happening when Uganda’s economy is ailing with a worsening trade deficit at $ 247.93 million as of June 2024. This is in addition to projected debt by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of $993 million, increasing inequalities in all forms, unemployment,
The State minister for Mineral Development, Ms Phiona Nymutoro, has directed that all artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities in Uganda be upgraded to new technologies that are mercury-free to ensure the protection of both human health and the environment. Speaking duri
The leaders of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Katonga faction yesterday initiated the registration process for their new party, the People's Front for Freedom (PFF). The acting president, Mr Erias Lukwago, flagged off the collection of signatures from voters across the country.
In a significant move to aid local communities, government, through the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), has donated over 500 iron sheets to two churches and a school in Lira City. The Institutions recently had their roofs severely damaged by strong winds, leaving them in urgent n
At about 5.45am, Lawrence Waka drives his delivery van—a Probox—from Kamdini Town centre to Atura Landing Site. It is at this former ferry docking site, located 12km away from Kamdini, where Waka picks newspaper copies and courier packages for circulation. Since being assigned th
This past week, panic has gripped East Africans in the Middle East as Lebanon came under a hail of fire from Israel and tensions between Tel Aviv and Iran reached a crescendo. The Kenyan government has been struggling to get its nationals to register for evacuation, as someÂ
