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Medics sue govt over withdrawn allowances

Medics sue govt over withdrawn allowances

Lawyer Jane Namaganda Kibira, UMA leaders and some of the disgruntled interns shortly after filing their petition at the High Court on Wednesday. Photo | Ibrahim Kavuma.Medical workers under their representative bodies on Wednesday petitioned court over what they described as widespread hu

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Street Boys Fill Gap Amid 60% Plastic Crisis

Street Boys Fill Gap Amid 60% Plastic Crisis

Peter Lotimo on red and another street boy picking waste plastic bottles along one of the streets in Soroti CitySOROTI – Every morning before the streets of Soroti return to life, 20-year-old Peter Lotimo walks the back alleys of the city with a sack over his shoulder, pulling plastic bo

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Buzeki to political leaders: Residents must get value for their taxes

Buzeki to political leaders: Residents must get value for their taxes

Sharifah Buzeki speaks to journalists during the Weyonje campaign in Kawempe DivisionThe executive director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Sharifah Buzeki, has pledged to collaborate with elected political leaders who prioritise service delivery to city residents, while cautioni

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M7 New Cabinet Lineup Takes Shape After Kyankwanzi, As Ugandans Count Down to Swearing-In Day 12th May

M7 New Cabinet Lineup Takes Shape After Kyankwanzi, As Ugandans Count Down to Swearing-In Day 12th May

The just-ended NRM MPs Kyankwanzi retreat was infiltrated by more than 50 undercover political operatives and IOs whose duty it was to help gather intrusive personal information about the targeted new MPs’ suitability for inclusion in Cabinet.The information gathered is meant to guide th

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From Banking To Farming: Dr. Richard Wemesa Is Operating A Multi-Enterprise Agribusiness With dfcu Support

From Banking To Farming: Dr. Richard Wemesa Is Operating A Multi-Enterprise Agribusiness With dfcu Support

Agriculture employs more than 70% of Uganda’s population, but for many households it remains subsistence, low input, low output, and highly exposed to weather and price shocks. Access to financing is still limited, and value addition across most value chains remains underdeveloped.That s

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Senior Legal Officer Breaks Down Uganda’s Mining Law From Prospecting to Extraction

Senior Legal Officer Breaks Down Uganda’s Mining Law From Prospecting to Extraction

KAMPALA, Uganda – A breakdown of Uganda’s mining law, from prospecting to extraction, shows that mineral development follows a structured licensing sequence, a senior legal officer said.Loyola Rwabose Karobwa, a senior legal officer at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, ou

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KCCA road works lag as Parliament raises alarm over funding gaps, flood risk ‎

KCCA road works lag as Parliament raises alarm over funding gaps, flood risk ‎

The Committee is also concerned that disbursement is performance-linked, meaning that continued slow progress will directly reduce KCCA's access to programme funds and jeopardise the broader metropolitan development objectives‎Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure has raise

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World Bank Concerned Over Uganda’s Growth Not Corresponding With Improvement In People’s Livelihoods

World Bank Concerned Over Uganda’s Growth Not Corresponding With Improvement In People’s Livelihoods

‎‎The World Bank has hailed Uganda’s high economic growth rates but noted that this is not corresponding with the improvement in people’s livelihoods.‎Ndiame Diop, the Bank’s Vice-President for Africa lauded Uganda for the macroeconomic stability but urged the country to transl

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Judge Nshimye Died While Waiting for Turkish Visa To go for befitting treatment: Real Cause of Death Revealed, Battled Incurable Illness Since 2022

Judge Nshimye Died While Waiting for Turkish Visa To go for befitting treatment: Real Cause of Death Revealed, Battled Incurable Illness Since 2022

Led by his son Justice Allan Nshimye, members of the fallen retired Supreme Court Justice Augustine Ssebutulo Nshimye used the Easter Sunday vigil to thank President Museveni for financially standing with them.Allan narrated to the mourners, who on Eastern Sunday gathered at the deceasedâ€

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KCCA begins stabilization efforts at Kiteezi landfill after deadly slide

KCCA begins stabilization efforts at Kiteezi landfill after deadly slide

KAMPALA, Uganda — The Kampala Capital City Authority is beginning recovery and stabilization efforts at the Kiteezi landfill following a garbage slide that devastated surrounding communities.The disaster highlighted persistent issues regarding waste management and landfill safety in the

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