Kalangala: The Archipelago Whose gods Are Silent
The major island, Buggala, sinks into darkness from midnight to 5am, for certain reasons, and is disconnected from the remaining inhabited sixty-three islands. While this seems normal, some are demanding for affirmative action to transform the medieval society.
President Museveni pledges collaboration with Boeing company
At the statehouse in Entebbe yesterday, President Museveni met with a delegation from the Boeing Company led by Mr. Kuljit Ghata-Aura, President of Boeing-Middle East, Turkey, Africa, and Central Asia. Boeing is a prominent multinational aerospace corporation that designs, produces, and maintains commercial aircraft, defense equipment, and space systems for clients across more than 150 nations….
MPs to revive efforts to advocate for minimum wage.
The Parliamentary Forum on Labor, Decent Employment, and Productivity’s legislators have once again urged the government to establish a minimum wage. While at a training on policy making in Entebbe yesterday, the legislators expressed concerns that the fate of Ugandan workers has been left at the mercy of employees which has exposed many to exploitation…
Rwanda to receive UK asylum seekers in the next 10 to 12 weeks
Last year, 29,437 asylum seekers made the crossing with one in five of them from Afghanistan, according to the Refugee Council. As per the recent policy, individuals who are suspected of “entering the UK illegally” after January 1, 2022, may be sent to Rwanda for a five-year agreement to process their claims. If successful, they…
Tesla lowers prices as sales decline in key markets.
Price reductions have been made by Tesla in several significant markets, such as the US, China, and Germany, as the multibillionaire Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company experiences a decline in sales.
UEGCL takes action to improve operational effectiveness.
Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) has introduced an Internal Performance Contract for the Namanve Thermal Power Plant. In the same move, it requested assistance from the Ministry of Energy in obtaining Shs41b to run the 50 megawatt Namanve Thermal Power Plant.
Kenya to provide access to Ugandan powdered milk.
The approaching dry months of July–August and December–February has created an opportunity for increased milk powder imports from Uganda, according to Kenya Dairy Authority. Kenya typically experiences a shortage of liquid milk production during these months, which drives up prices.
President Museveni warns gov’t schools about illegal fees.
Headteachers of schools implementing universal primary and secondary school programs have once again received warnings from President Yoweri Museveni against charging students illegal fees. This comes as different heads of UPE and USE schools protest that the Shs20,000 allocated per child per year is not enough. The President, while presiding over the launch of the…
90% of the Entebbe Airport expansion is complete as passenger traffic increases.
While addressing a press conference at Entebbe International Airport on Friday, Mr.Fred Bamwesigye the director general of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority noted that the overall project works at Entebbe airport are at 90 percent level of completion and the other pending work is expansion of Apron 1, which is at 95 percent level of…
Traffic affected after Kampala – Masaka Road Section Caves in again.
Due to heavy rains on Sunday, a section of the road between Kyengera and Budo junction caved in, causing traffic on the Kampala-Masaka highway to be rerouted. The road is sinking in for the second time in four months as it last occured in december last year. The development, according to police, has resulted in a “severe traffic…
Kampala shops resume operations after President’s meeting with business leaders last week
After President Yoweri Museveni met with business leaders last Friday, who represented the traders who had closed their businesses in protest over a number of tax-related issues, chief among them being the rollout of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) receipt system, the president ordered the revenue body URA to postpone for one month…
