The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has asked the government to stop funding top schools that continue to charge excessive school fees. Ms Susan Nambatya, the EOC research associate, who yesterday spoke at the release of findings of a study on fees charged by government and private
The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) kicked off its September session in Arusha this week after taking a break since May due to lack of funding. The judges started working on September 16, hoping to clear a backlog of cases by October 11. “Due to financial challenges, the cour
The prince (Issabalangira) of Bugabula chiefdom in Busoga Kingdom, Mr Moses Woira Mitala Kitimbo, has urged coffee farmers in Kamuli District to embrace the ongoing coffee registration exercise, which seeks to comply with European Union guidelines on exports. Uganda has up to December 30
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has has issued a directive halting the acquisition of alternative land for waste management. “I hereby invoke the powers of the Office of the Lord Mayor to direct that the processes for the acquisition of an alternative land for the establishment of
Nigeria will start importing milk and Coffee from Uganda. This was revealed today as His Excellency Olesegun Obasanjo, the former President of Nigeria paid a courtesy call on President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. President Museveni also took H.E Obasanjo on a tour to Pearl Dairy Farms Lim
(Kampala) – Uganda’s academic powerhouse, Kyambogo University, is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. The venerable institution, home to countless ambitious minds, is set to trim its staff of part time lecturers thanks to a staggering UGX 6.7 billion debt hanging over its head like a hea
Dear Professor Jimmy Ssentongo, As a cultural institution representing the Bamasaba people, we have received a complaint from one of our clan members, Eric Joseph Sakwa, of Namwenula Village, Siu Clan, Mbale District. It concerns your recent public comments, in which you described him as a
(Beijing) – China’s Xi Jinping. Xi, always eager to flaunt China’s never ending fountain of flowery words, penned a letter (“special” birthday message) that, quite frankly, could put anyone to sleep faster than a lullaby. This message was not just a simple “happy birthday.” This
(Kamuli) – Kamuli, the land of rice fields and sugarcane is a place where neighbors know every detail of each other’s lives, Siraji Nsadha’s Tuesday morning was nothing short of a bad episode from a local drama. The 40 year old man from Bumbya-Bulungu zone, Namasagali, thought he was returning
A 70-year-old LC1 Chairperson in Obongi has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old primary school pupil. Kasim Muhamad Izaruku, the LC1 Chairperson of Longa Central Cell in Lionga Ward, Obongi Town Council, Obongi District, is accused of raping the minor, who is a pupil at Obongi
