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Uganda Airlines has this morning made its maiden flight to Mombasa. The Direct flights between Mombasa and Entebbe will boost tourism and trade between the 2 countries. According to UN Commission for Trade, Uganda exported $580M worth of goods to Kenya and significantly reduced its trade deficit in 2018. Speaking on the new route, the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) CEO, Lilly Ajarova, is a step closer to UTB’s goal of marketing destination Uganda. She says that the direct flights between the Mombasa city and Entebbe will boost tourism and trade between Kenya and Uganda. The revival of the brand, originally…
Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah, has warned against making the 2021 elections a do or die affair, saying it is a normal political exercise that should not paralyse the country. Political actors, he said, should watch their messages and avoid inflammatory statements that could set the country onto a disruptive path. “We have our elections coming, but a lot of people are trying to make it a do or die situation. It is not, it is just one man one vote,” said Oulanyah. “This call [to make the elections a do or die situation] which is threatening the peace, unity and…
Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine on Saturday met Ugandans and People Power supporters living in Boston, Massachusetts. The singing lawmaker who is on an American tour said he was “exceedingly delighted to join our friends and comrades in Boston, Massachusetts at a town hall meeting”. He thanked all Ugandans and the friends of Uganda who turned up in hundreds to express solidarity with the cause for a free Uganda. “I was even more encouraged to see how Ugandans in the diaspora are eager to own this cause and support it in every way.” He added: “Even…
URSB and Financial Sector Deepening Uganda have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that aims at fostering partnership in mutual areas of interest, such as positioning the Security Interest in Movable Property Registry System (SIMPO)to Uganda’s undercapitalized business ventures. TheMoU will provide a framework of cooperation and understanding between the two organizations on this and other ventures. Under the partnership, URSB and FSDU will focus on facilitating stakeholder engagements towards making the Electronic Security Interest in Movable Property Registry System more sustainable in meeting the needs of the different stakeholders especially the micro, small & medium sized enterprises that…
MTN Uganda Foundation has officially handed over blood storage equipment to the Mbale Regional blood bank under the Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS). This is in a bid to address the issue of blood shortage born from inadequate blood storage facilities. The equipment, a state-of-the-art blood refrigerator, was handed over to the Mbale Municipality Women MP, Hon. Nakayenza Connie in a ceremony held today at the Mbale Regional Blood Bank in Mbaledistrict. UBTS is mandated to collect 1,200 units of blood daily to meet the country’s demand, however they are only able to collect under 800, units due to various…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, prematurely adjourned the plenary sitting on Thursday, 7 November 2019 as a result of the absence of ministers to respond to issues raised by MPs. Kadaga, visibly upset by the continued absence of ministers, expressed her displeasure with the Prime Minister and his team for failing to attend Parliament despite the advance notice given to them about the issues at hand that require their attention. “We are not going to keep massaging and pleading with ministers to come and do what is expected of them and answer questions requiring their responses, therefore, House is…
Parliament’s Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline is to commence investigations into the conduct of Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake, accused of behaving dishonourably during the ongoing inquiry into the Makerere University strike. The directive to the committee was handed down by the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga during her communication from the chair to the House on Thursday, 7 November 2019. Hon. Zaake is accused of insulting Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, when he appeared before the Committee on Education and Sports on Wednesday, 6 November 2019. The education committee was tasked by the House to…
Justice Forum Party President Hon. Asumani Basalirwa (former Makerere guild president) yesterday afternoon cautioned the Makerere University Vice Chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe on suspending students over minor issues like demonstrating. This was during a meeting between MPs on the Education Committee and Makerere University administration represented by Prof Barnabas Nawangwe and Lorna Magara, the University Council Chairperson. The two officials were invited to appear before the committee to explain further about the recent 15% tuition increment as well as the strike that followed the same tuition policy. Basalirwa (Justice Forum) noted that the general atmosphere has been that the vice…
The Minister of State for Minerals, Hon. Peter Lokeris, has allayed the fears of legislators about the frequent power outage in Northern Uganda, saying government has taken mitigation steps. Lokeris, who was making a statement before Parliament on Wednesday, 6 November 2019, regretted the prolonged power outage in the Acholi sub region over the weekend of Friday 1st to Sunday 4th of November 2019 caused by a broken wooden pole in the swamp along the Soroti and Lira substations. He noted that the energy ministry has responded with installation of a second transformer at the Lira substation to double its…
Members of Parliament on the education committee have appealed to the Makerere University leadership to focus more on engaging in dialogue whenever they reach an impasse with any stakeholders other than resorting to violence. The legislators while meeting the Makerere University Council and Management on Wednesday 6 November, 2019 expressed their disappointment particularly with the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe in how he has handled the strikes at the university since beginning his tenure at the helm of the institution. The committee, chaired by Hon. Jacob Opolot was tasked by the House to investigate the circumstances surrounding the student strike…