Author: Johnson Thembo
Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) on Friday officially handed over three international tourism film awards to Hon Tom Butime, the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities during a colourful ceremony held at the Sheraton Hotel, Kampala. The Minister was accompanied by Mr Basil Ajer, Director of Tourism and other senior officials from the Ministry of Tourism. The Awards were handed over by the UTB Board Chairman Hon. Daudi Migereko, in the presence of the UTB Board members, the CEO Lilly Ajarova who received the same in South Africa, UTB Management and the Media. The three international tourism film awards were earlier…
Dancehall singer Coco Finger has given supporters an antidote of joy and splendid memories. This has been witnessed at the MTNMomo Nyabo Waaka Activation drives in different parts of the country, where the singer and several other entertainers have played a huge role in hyping up the crowds. With the magic that started in Kampala suburbs, the unforgettable roadside parties have entered the upcountry side, as MTN Uganda continues to give out freebies to loyal customers. The popular Luo ambassador thrilled hundreds of MTN customers in Lira and Mbale with contemporary dance moves of his hitsongs like Zoom Zoom, Emikono…
Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) is seeking to partner with Kenyan tour operators to boost intra Africa tourism between the two East African countries with a focus on encouraging more tourists from Kenya to explore the natural, adventure, leisure, business and cultural attractions that Uganda has to offer. The roadshow comes in the wake of an intensified campaign by UTB to reposition Uganda – The Pearl of Africa’ as a leading tourism destination in Africa under a new brand dubbed “Explore Uganda”. To kick off the activities, UTB has launched a roadshow at the Sarova Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, from…
Airtel Uganda, The Smartphone Network with the widest 4G coverage in Uganda, has today launched Airtel Smart Plans, a new service that allows Airtel customers to enjoy data, voice, and SMS resources in a single access. The Airtel SmartPlans can be activated by customers in the comfort of their offices, living rooms or boardrooms by dialling *188# without the need to trek to Service Centres. They will be able to pay for the service using Airtel Money. Speaking about the new product, Mr. Amit Kapur, Chief Commercial Officer at Airtel Uganda noted that; “We are pleased to introduce the Airtel…
Garage48 and Estonia Centre for International Development in partnership with The Innovation Village have organized a two-day workshop themed “Empowering the Start-up Community (ESC) to discuss ways in which ecosystem builders can be revitalized their support to innovators and entrepreneurs need within the East Africa start-up ecosystem to thrive. The Empowering Start-up Community workshop is part of the EU: Africa The Journey program aimed at boosting local start-up ecosystem and strengthening networking and collaboration ties between the start-up hubs and entrepreneurial support organization locally and in neighbouring countries. Speaking at the event, Arthur Mukembo, the Lead FutureLab Studio at Innovation Village…
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa warned environmental activists opposed to the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) that no amount of pressure will deter the government of Uganda from developing the Oil and Gas Sector. Tayebwa sent the warning while officiating over a function at which Kakumiro District marked the International Women’s Day. The day is marked on March 8, but because the area woman MP Robinah Nabbanja participated in the National function because of her position as Prime Minister, the District event was arranged for May 20. He referred to a video clip that…
Parliament has approved Shs152 billion to facilitate the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) offensive operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Karamoja sub region. Shs64.5 billion of the approved Shs152 billion, will facilitate UPDF to flush out the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants in DRC in the ongoing joint operation with the country’s armed forces (FARDC) codenamed “Operation Shujaa” while Shs87.5 billion will be spent to pacify Karamoja sub region in a disarmament exercise, code named “Usalama Kwa Wote” loosely translated to mean “Peace for All.” This is part of the Shs617.9billion Supplementary Schedule No.2 for Financial Year…
The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) joins all Ugandans to celebrate the attainment of Ugx1.15 trillion in Assets Under Management (AUM) by licensed Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) managers, representing savings mobilized from Ugandans. This is a major milestone in Uganda’s march towards financial inclusion and savings mobilization that has been attained three years ahead of schedule according to the CMA’s four-year Strategic Development Plan (2021/22 – 2024/25). CMA’s data indicates that licensed CIS Managers who include; UAP-Old Mutual Financial Services Limited, ICEA Lion Asset Management Limited, Britam Asset Managers Uganda Limited, Xeno Technologies Uganda Limited, and Sanlam Investments East Africa Limited…
Uganda Development Bank Ltd (UDBL), the country’s national Development Finance Institution, in partnership with the European Union, has today announced a special call for eligible businesses in the tourism sector to apply for and receive up to Shs1 billion in grants and soft loan with flexible terms aligned to the current needs of the sector. The Facility is intended to give operators access to working capital to fast track recovery post the Covid-19 devastating effects and support initiatives to become more environment friendly. “At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Uganda like other countries, sanctioned travel restrictions within and out…
Parliament has interested the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) into investigating the operations of the Presidential Scientific Initiative on Epidemics (PRESIDE) that was supervised by the Minister of Science and Innovation, Dr Monica Musenero. The Select Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation, last week presented its report to Parliament recommending the disbandment of PRESIDE following the uncovering of gross irregularities in its operations and asked that Musenero who was commandeering the Project to step aside for further investigations. However, Musenero, in a spirited defence during plenary on Tuesday, 17 May 2022, denied any wrong doing in the running of PRESIDE, adding…