Finance spends Shs 300,000 per day per vehicle on 186-fleet
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC-Central) has tasked the ministry of Finance to provide details of Shs 20.25 billion reportedly spent on fuel, oil and motor…
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Rwomiire retained as Tooro Kingdom premier
Omukama Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I has retained Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki as prime minister of Tooro Kingdom for another six months. Rwomiire also served as prime minister under the late Omukama Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died in August. The reappointment was announced on Monday by Nyabongo’s principal private secretary and spokesperson, Paul…
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Business
Jambo Jet returns to Uganda after Covid exit
Low-cost carrier Jambo Jet has returned to Uganda, eight years after launching its first international route to Entebbe International Airport. The Kenyan airline first flew to Entebbe in 2018 but suspended the route during the Covid-19 pandemic. Patricia Ithau, chairperson of the Jambo Jet board, said the airline was not forced out by a lack…
UEDCL ramps up fight against outages
UEDCL races to ease Kira, Namugongo, Naalya power strain Kira, on the outskirts of the capital Kampala, is growing. New…
Will selective breeding of Ankole cattle transform the dairy sector?
The development of a highmilk-yielding pure Ankole dairy cattle population represents a strategic breakthrough that could fundamentally transform Uganda’s dairy…
Why Uganda must accelerate exploration beyond First Oil
As Uganda races toward First Oil, it is essential that the country keeps one eye on current developments and another…
Education
UNATU raises concerns over Balaam’s ‘unguided’ school inspections
The Uganda National Teachers’ Union (UNATU) has criticised minister of State for Local Government Balaam Barugahara over what it describes…
Why Makerere’s $10,000-scientist drive aims to shield Africa from pandemics
When COVID-19 swept across Africa, public health officials faced a humiliating reality. As local health centres filled, African epidemiologists and…
Graduation of green entrepreneurs signals a new route to employment
Last week’s graduation of 106 entrepreneurs from the GreenTech Accelerator and Incubation Programme represents far more than a ceremonial milestone.…
TECHNOLOGY
Ugandan innovators get Shs 205m to scale agricultural solutions
Young Ugandan innovators and entrepreneurs have received Shs 205 million in catalytic financing to scale agricultural technologies and businesses aimed at solving practical challenges facing farmers and agricultural value chains. The funding was awarded on Thursday at the AYuTe Africa Challenge Uganda Season Five awards gala at Sheraton Hotel Kampala, held under the theme “Go Big.…
Mobile money toll payments introduced on Entebbe Expressway
Motorists using the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway can now pay toll fees using mobile money, in a move aimed at reducing reliance on cash and making toll payments more convenient. The ministry of Works and Transport and MTN Uganda launched the mobile money payment service at the Kajjansi toll plaza, saying it will allow motorists to pay…
How Angela Ssemwogerere’s smart house shut down during the election’s internet blackout
Hi Angie! Please share more about yourself. My name is Angela Mirembe Ssemwogerere. My close friends and relatives call me Angie. I’m passionate about tech. I’m the general manager for Spidd Africa, and the founder of Coding in Heels. Before we go into the tech, who is this Ssemwogerere? I’m always being asked, is that…
Lifestyle
Papa Moi defined music, the rest must posthumously learn from him
When news started filtering through that Moses Matovu had been killed in Kibuli last Thursday, the first question I asked myself was who would want him dead? I can’t claim to have known Moses Matovu very well. I only met him a few times; the first while interviewing him more than 20 years ago for…
Sex Talk: Girlfriend, get in some breathing exercises
As I read something in one of my books today, I realized something; the women I know who confess to really, really enjoy making love with their spouses and have no trouble orgasming, are also the ones who are very comfortable in their bodies and would wear anything, as long as they like it. On…
Dokta Brain gets seat in music’s main league
Songwriter Dokta Brain’s The Doorkey Experience on Saturday opened with an orchestra performance of songs written by him, including Beera Nange by Sheebah Karungi, Pretty Banks’ Insido, Izulu (Rickman Manrick), Tovaayo (Tracy Melon), Juice Wa Mango (Rema), Tomutagaza (Vinka ft K&K), Kakana (Tracy Melon) and Sheebah’s Nkujjukira. Mimi Kampala was the first artiste on stage…
Sports
How losing to Zimbabwe was so costly to the Rugby Cranes
On the surface of it, the Sevens Rugby Cranes deserved to be applauded for their showcase during the Africa Sevens Series at the Kyadondo rugby grounds in Lugogo over the weekend of September 26 and 27. Considering that in 2025, they finished fifth, this year’s runners-up conclusion was a mark of growth from the team.…
Other News
Experts call for change in Uganda’s HIV strategy
Public health specialists have called for new strategies to identify Ugandans living with HIV who remain unaware of their status.…
Two state spies plead guilty to staging deadly Munyonyo, Kalerwe bombs
The General Court Martial in Makindye has convicted two former security informers, Hamza Lyavaala and Walusansa Adiil, after they pleaded…
How URC’s MV Kabalega turned from Shs 6bn asset to Shs 1,000 token
For a landlocked country, Uganda once had a railway that did not end at the shoreline. At Port Bell and…
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