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Fresh Dairy has revamped the ‘1-Yoghurt-A-Day’ campaign with an aim of encouraging more families in Uganda to consume Yoghurt as an important step towards meeting their daily dairy content requirement. The campaign will also seek to encourage families to consume yoghurt as a healthy and nutritious snack. Dr Kitaka Sabrina, a senior pediatrician noted that the health and nutrition benefits of consuming 1-Yoghurt-A-Day include: While announcing the revamped1-Yoghurt-A-Day campaign, Vincent Omoth, Marketing Manager of Fresh Dairy said, ‘One of our key priority areas is Health and Nutrition. We realize that Yoghurt being one of the products we produce is a…
BRUSSELS – The Deputy Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has rallied developing countries to jointly reject what he described as unfair trade and deceitful practices orchestrated by the European Union against others countries. Speaking at the Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) parliamentary conference happening in the Belgian capital, Brussels, which is the headquarters of the European Union and NATO, Tayebwa condemned the practice by EU Member States of exporting EU-banned pesticides and products to developing countries and asked OACP member states to strongly speak as a team against this double-standard arrangement citing the “vulnerability we all…
Nwoya District football team secured their spot in the finals of the MTN-sponsored Odilo Ker football tournament after holding Amuru District to a 0-0 draw. The game was closely contested, with Amuru pushing hard throughout and Nwoya relying on a strong defense. Despite the efforts of Amuru players Stephen Okot Puyol and Peter Komakech, Nwoya’s defense held strong and Alex Siri’s first leg goal was enough to seal the victory for the team, which included many players from the FUFA-sanctioned Regional football League Young Elephants Football Club. Reflecting on the match, Amuru captain Okot commented, “Our game wasn’t bad, it…
At least 31 districts and four municipalities are without chief administrative officers (CAOs) and town clerks across the country. The two offices are the most senior in the districts, cities and municipalities. They are also the accounting officers of their respective districts and administrative units. A total of 20 districts are also without substantive deputy or assistant CAOs, shifting the entire burden of administration to the top bosses. The latest list issued by the Ministry of Local Government shows that Abim, Amolatar, Amudat, Arua, Bukwo, Bulambuli, Buliisa, and Butaleja are without CAOs. Others are Butebo, Kaberamaido, Kalangala, Kaliro, Kanungu, Kisoro,…
Reports reaching our desk indicate that Kampala District woman Member of Parliament is now safe and out danger. Hon. Shamim Malende was this morning spotted at Entebbe International Airport. She is returning to the country from Aga Khan hospital in Nairobi where she has been receiving treatment. Malende was welcomed by her fellow NUP legislators and supporters at the VIP lounge.
Manchester United clinched their first major trophy for six years with a ruthless 2-0 win against Newcastle in the League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday. Erik ten Hag’s side took control by half-time thanks to Casemiro’s header and a Sven Botman own goal and held firm despite Newcastle’s second-half pressure. United’s first silverware since 2017, when they won the League Cup and the Europa League in the Jose Mourinho era, was just reward for a mature display that underlined the impressive work done by Dutchman Ten Hag since he arrived from Ajax last year. The celebrations that accompanied United’s…
MTN Uganda has today announced Fred Apuuli Kyahurwa as the Bunyoro Region MTN Chief Community Officers (CCO) in a bid to enhance its community engagement efforts. As the Bunyoro region CCO, Apuuli will play a crucial role in offering a better understanding of the needs and aspirations of communities in Bunyoro, and ultimately help MTN in executing a community-led strategy to serve its customers better. “Apuuli has been our long-term business partner and we are excited to have him continue to be our eyes and ears in the communities of Bunyoro as we strengthen our ties with the people here.…
President Museveni has today thanked FRONASA veterans /UPDF for their active participation towards the success of the liberation struggle. President Museveni said this as the Chief Guest at the 12th Annual Tarehe Sita thanksgiving Prayer Breakfast at Kololo ceremonial grounds. “I thank FRONASA/UPDF for liberating the country. UPDF is now a new family that gathers all tribes and I pray it continues,” remarked the President. He added that God is everywhere and there is a force above us that makes us do things, noting that the allegiance to God is what made the revolution succeed. President Museveni encouraged today’s troops to…
U.S. Mission and British High Commission in Uganda have today issued Joint Statement Marking One Year since Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine. According the statement issued on 24th February, the two superpowers accuse Russia for invading a sovereign state. “Russian troops invaded the sovereign nation of Ukraine. Their actions violated the UN Charter, to which Russia signed on in 1945 as a founding member, and Uganda signed on in 1962, just after independence. On the day Russia invaded, all the work that Ukrainians had done to build their democracy was under attack. And their resolve to save it was clear. …
Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), United States Forces and other partner nations have concluded a major military exercise in Kenya. In the just concluded joint military training exercise, code-named ‘Justified Accord’ (JA 23) in Isiolo, Kenya, UPDF was praised for exhibiting the highest level of professionalism. “The professionalism and constant enthusiasm was worth it and made the exercise a success,” said the commanding General SETAF – AF Maj Gen Todd R Wasmund, during the closure of the 10-day exercise. The US – Africa Command’s largest Joint Military exercise Cord-named ‘Justified Accord 23’ (JA 23) was led by the US Army…