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Does Kiira Motors need two years to turnaround?

Does Kiira Motors need two years to turnaround?

Uganda has eagerly awaited large-scale production from its state-owned auto plant, which some peg to be a high financial risk before it breaks even. Kiira Motors Corporation’s executives intend to produce 5,000 vehicles annually, mostly buses, to advance sustainable mass transit option

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Lango Cultural Institution Paramount Chief Eng. Okune to be Coronated in Colorful Ceremony at Mayor’s Garden

Lango Cultural Institution Paramount Chief Eng. Okune to be Coronated in Colorful Ceremony at Mayor’s Garden

His Highness Dr. Eng. Moses Michael Odongo Okune has called on all people of the Lango sub-region to prepare for a magnificent coronation ceremony that will showcase the Lango tribe to the world for the first time. Speaking to a reporter on Tuesday in a telephone interview, Dr. Okune revealed

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Over 700 benefit from free surgeries in Ankole Sub-region

Over 700 benefit from free surgeries in Ankole Sub-region

Over 700 life changing minor surgeries were carried out on people in the Ankole Sub-region by the Association of Surgeons of Uganda (ASOU) in collaboration with Kampala International University Teaching Hospital (KIUTH) as part of celebrations to mark the National Free Surgical Week. Off

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Museveni lauds outgoing Unicef chief

Museveni lauds outgoing Unicef chief

President Museveni has commended the outgoing United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) country representative Dr Munir Safieldin for “supporting government programs, especially in the area of health.” “Dr Safieldin assumed office during the Covid-19 period in 2021 but

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Meghan Markle Hit With New Allegations After Staffers Praised Her For Being A 'Kind' Boss

Meghan Markle Hit With New Allegations After Staffers Praised Her For Being A 'Kind' Boss

Meghan Markle is under more scrutiny for her management style as another former staffer describes her as someone who could be a "demon" when things aren't going her way.The fresh allegations come after employees of the Sussexes described them a

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Red Cross Chief Urges Kisoro Members to Attract More Volunteers

Red Cross Chief Urges Kisoro Members to Attract More Volunteers

The Chairperson of the Uganda Red Cross Society, Rose Kabagenyi, who is also a candidate for Member of Parliament in the upcoming Kisoro District by-elections, has urged members and volunteers in the district to be exemplary in their communities to attract more people to join the organization.

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Gen Muhoozi drops out of 2026 race (I saw it coming)

Gen Muhoozi drops out of 2026 race (I saw it coming)

Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s social media posts are an interesting vantage point from which to see the inner workings of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) political and military state. Political hangers-on shower praises on him. Cabinet ministers dutifully wish him a happy birthday o

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I will stand again for president in 2026, says Bobi Wine

I will stand again for president in 2026, says Bobi Wine

It is great to see you recuperate from the injuries you sustained in the melee that occurred in Bulindo a fortnight ago. How do you feel now? Health-wise, I am feeling better and all the small wounds on the skin are covering up. However, there is still excruciating pain in the inner part

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Kiruhura introduces cow dung fees in major revenue hunt

Kiruhura introduces cow dung fees in major revenue hunt

Kiruhura District Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Charles Nsubuga Kiberu has instructed all sub-county chiefs and town clerks to start collecting a cow dung loading fee “to boost local revenue collections.” In a September 23, 2024, circular, Nsubuga instructed the leaders to start

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What's behind the war that has driven Sudan to famine?

What's behind the war that has driven Sudan to famine?

A conflict in Sudan that erupted in April 2023 has unleashed waves of ethnic violence, created the world's largest internal displacement crisis, and pushed at least one area in Darfur into famine. WHAT TRIGGERED THE VIOLENCE? Tensions had been building for months before fighting betw

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