The government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries (MAAIF), has partnered with the African Union-Inter African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) have sought partnership to create an African feed and fodder system that is resilient in the face of global crises Get informed
A man has requested that the National Resistance Movement (NRM) pay him Shs344 million for expenses he claims he incurred while rushing headlong to position himself as the ruling party’s national youth chairman. He has filed this request with the High Court Get informed
Speaking during the formal kickoff of the 2024 Global Symposium for Regulators 2024 (GSR-24) in Kampala, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Executive Director noted that Uganda’s smartphone penetration rate is still only 22%, which makes it challenging to fully advance the digital agenda. Get informed
The state has lined up at least 92 witnesses to testify against 10 Bugiri District officials including CAO, Deputy CAO, DEO, senior accountant among others. The accused are charged with causing a financial loss of over Shs1.2 billion. Get informed
According to Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, Development partners have requested that Uganda and other nations with high malaria rates take the lead in the fight by increasing domestic funding. Get informed
The Vice Chancellor of Makerere University Professor Barnabas Nawangwe revealed that research was done in response to reports that students leave school early for nonpayment of tuition; he went on to say that these students receive financial aid from their parents and wish to bet in order to generate interest. Get informed
In order to discuss and approve regulations allowing the Fisheries and Aquaculture Act to be implemented, members of parliament who represent fishing communities have requested a meeting with the state minister of fisheries. According to them, it is unlawful to implement a number of rules on the lakes without consulting the public. Hellen Adoa, the…
The government has lifted the ban on the sale of meat and the transportation of livestock within Kampala city, following last month’s foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak. An FMD case was found in a grazing unit in Kampala’s Rubaga division in February. In an effort to stop the disease from spreading further throughout Kampala…
A congressional bill that requires TikTok’s parent company to sell the app or face having it banned in the US has drawn criticism from former US President Donald Trump. During his time in the White House in 2020, Mr. Trump tried to outlaw TikTok, however he now says that the proposal to ban TikTok would give Facebook’s owner, Meta,…
