A Senior Three student at Namasagali College has died after being bitten by a poisonous snake which slithered into the dormitory last week. The late Nasser Ssajjabi, who was laid to rest on Saturday at Bulembo Village, Kidera sub-county, Buyende District, was reportedly bitten by the rep
Uganda's coffee industry faces a pivotal moment as Parliament deliberates on the National Coffee (Amendment) Bill 2024, which proposes to dissolve the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) and integrate its functions into the Ministry of Agriculture. The move, part of the govern
Coffee, a long-cherished perennial crop, has for decades been the backbone of household incomes in some parts of Uganda. Today, coffee is at the centre of regulatory policies and renewed campaigns targeting both sustainable production and output. The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (
Hotel owners across the country have protested a move by the Uganda Tourism Board to shut down accommodation facilities that are not licensed by the board to operate. The board, that by the law, regulates the hospitality sector issued a warning that those facilities operating without a l
Kampala, Uganda – October 20, 2024: Ugandan socialite Sheilah Gashumba has once again captured headlines after unveiling her latest luxury purchase—a Range Rover Velar—during a lavish event on Saturday night in Kampala.
As Uganda today joins the rest of the world to mark World Food Day, at least three in every 10 households will skip a meal or not eat at all for the entire day. Mr Moses Mbuusi, a statistician at the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos), defined severe food insecurity as frequent and prolo
The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has revealed that its recently unveiled camouflage uniform is strictly for its men and women under the Safety and Security Unit. The uniform, which was unveiled by prisons last week as Uganda Celebrated 62 years of Independence, features patterns of all U
Previously, the prisons had more inmates on remand than the convicts serving their various sentences. But the trajectory has in the recent past since changed with now the convicts being more than those on remand. Statistics obtained from the Prisons show that there are 41,065 convicts, w
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago recently sent a clear warning to Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) councillors that they stand no chance in a fight against him. âThe path they have taken is a dangerous one. If they want to fight me, they should know they canât win that
Initially, the Banyarwanda were Banyarwanda. But now we hear people describing themselves as âUgandans of Rwandan originâ. Where did this come from? I am second generation Ugandan; only my grandfather and father are buried in Uganda. Should I call myself a Ugandan of Congolese
