Kasese NGOs Shift Focus to Disaster Prevention
Non-governmental organizations operating in Kasese District have resolved to strengthen disaster preparedness, reflecting a growing shift from responding to emergencies a...
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Senior Police Officer Arrested In Action Receiving Bribe…
senior Police officer has been arrested for allegedly receiving a bribe of Shs2m from degraders of the wetlands and protected areas around Kajjansi in Wakiso District.The...
Engola Unveils Kitgum Refugee Settlement Plan as IOM Pledges More Support
Kampala, Uganda | The Minister for Disaster Preparedness and Refugees in the Office of the Prime Minister, Sam Engola, has pledged closer collaboration with the Internati...
Developers to Help Tackle Uganda’s 2.4 Million Housing Deficit
Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba (in blue) officiates at the event.Uganda’s government has called on private real estate developers to take a leading role in addressing...
Climate Change Linked to Increasing Domestic Violence In Homes
Gender based violence is increasingly being linked to the effects of climate change.Ann Nassamula, a Senior Programme Officer at the Centre for Domestic Violence Preventi...
Pearl Bank fired employee for losses it had already linked to bad weather. They have to pay him Shs 78m
Pearl Bank (formerly PostBank) has been ordered by the Industrial Court to pay Shs 78.9 million to a senior manager it unfairly and unlawfully dismissed nine years ago.Pa...
Bugiri residents task new MPs on collapsing market, roads, floods
As Bugiri Municipality swears in a new set of leaders, residents say they’re done with promises. Their message is simple: fix the market, clear the drains, repair the r...
Government, Build Us a Market Too — Kanoni Traders Cry Out Over Poor Working Conditions
Traders at Kanoni Daily Market in Gomba District have appealed to government to construct a modern market, citing congestion, poor sanitation, lack of storage facilities...
New KCCA executive unveiled as Mayor Balimwezo demands action on Kampala’s floods, roads
L-R: Faridah Nakabugo, Godfrey Luyombya, Shamim Nambassa and Judith NalukwagoIn a bid to steer Uganda’s capital through a maze of chronic urban challenges, Kampala Lord...
FUTA raises concern over delays in Kampala traders’ compensation
Leaders of the Federation of Uganda Traders Association are concerned about the various trade unions cropping up to oppose the planned compensation of traders whose merch...