Parliament to Approve Shs8.2 Trillion Borrowing Amid Soaring Public Debt
Parliament is today set to authorize a staggering Shs8.2 trillion in new borrowing, a move that signals the nation’s spiralling public debt already at Shs116.2 trillion...
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ON THE ROCKS! Amb.Ogwang, Parliament Babe Ranny Ismail Marriage Hit Stormy Waters
Amb-Ogwang-and-new-lover-RannyOgwang and Danny on their civil wedding dayKAMPALA — Trouble is brewing in paradise! Word reaching Red Pepper Online is that the once-swee...
Why Uganda’s oil refinery remains behind schedule
An artistic impression of an oil refinery. Uganda hopes to complete construction of a 60,000 barrels/day refinery by 2030. COURTESY IMAGE/PETROLEUM AUTHORITY OF UGANDA.De...
Taxing Sunglasses for Vitiligo Patients Unfair, Says Tayebwa
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has thrown his weight behind efforts to support individuals living with vitiligo, a chronic skin condition characterised...
NUP Begins Vetting Parliamentary Aspirants
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has kicked off the vetting of aspiring Members of Parliament, with the process starting on Monday at the party’s headquarters in Maker...
Kampala Archdiocese records highest ever Ordination of 24 Priests in single ceremony
Lying prostrate on the ground, a key ritual in the Catholic ordination ceremony. Photo courtesy of Kampala Archdiocese.Kampala, Uganda | The Kampala Archdiocese has welc...
Over 4,500 Youth and Women Begin Vocational Training in Presidential Industrial Hubs
KIBUKU – A total of 4,560 young people and women have been enrolled in 19 Presidential Industrial Hubs across Uganda for a six-month vocational training program that of...
Forgotten 'weeds' prove a culinary hit in Kenya
Once dismissed as wild weeds and a "poor man's food", indigenous leafy vegetables in Kenya are now becoming much more common - grown on farms, sold in markets and graci...
Kenya U-turn over charging prominent activist with terror offences
Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has been charged with illegal possession of ammunition linked to protests last month in which at least 19 people were killed.He...
Former MP Temulanga Urges Youth, Women to Embrace Skilling as 42 Graduateate
Former Member of Parliament for Mpigi District, Sarah Nakawunde Temulanda, has called on women, young mothers, and youth to embrace vocational training programs as a prac...