Author: Johnson Thembo
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has vowed to offer free technical education to Ugandan Youth. Museveni made this comment while addressing the ruling National Resistance Movement leaders in Lira Town, Lango sub-region. Museveni noted that it would be a shaming if jobs are given to Kenyans due to lack of skills. “I will be ashamed to see Kenyans taking up jobs in Ugandan factories and Ugandan citizens are left out because of no skills. All public technical schools will be free of charge as a way of attracting more students to take up skills education” Museveni said. Uganda has over 100…
H.E President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni today commissioned the new Special Forces Command headquarters in Entebbe. The facility, which was built by a construction unit of the SFC, cost Shs3.48b as contrasted with Shs9b that an external contractor had quoted. The President congratulated the SFC Construction Regiment for efficiently using their direct labor to construct military installations all over the country, adding that such ventures omit the exorbitant fees and time wastage from contractors. The administrative three-leveled SFC headquarter, that occupies 1800 square metres floor area, accommodates 54 fully equipped offices,.a cafeteria section and a board room, among others; was solely…
Mukono North substation is now in use after power distributor Umeme constructed lines to link the facility with consumers. The utility has erected poles and strung cables from the facility in Mbalala, Mukono District to Katosi, 40 kilometres away, Mpata and within Mbalala. It will construct four extra powerlines from the substation to other areas within Mukono. Umeme’s $3.4 million investment will provide National Water’s Katosi water station, Tian Tang, and Kampala Cement factories, among other industrial consumers of power, with reliable and quality power. “Mbalala is an emerging industrial zone. Power to the area was coming from Namanve in…
Diamond Trust Bank in a bid to effectively serve its customers while prioritizing convenience and safety, has encouraged the use of its several digital banking services. Given the current unprecedented times, people should limit their physical interaction and rather opt for online services to avoid potential risks associated COVID-19. The service that Diamond Trust Bank is fronting for its customers on the Jumia platform is the Digital Savings Account. The DTB Digital Savings account is a Zero balance Savings account, with Free Gold Master Card Debit (with on-line transactions enabled) and m24/7 Mobile Banking service, an option to have all…
Umeme’s powerline from Owen Falls in Jinja to MMP Industrial Park in Buikwe is up and now awaits the completion of the construction of factories in the park to plug them to the grid. Four factory proprietors in the park say they will complete construction within one month, starting November. The COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed movements, delayed the transportation of many critical factory components. With the resumption of international travel, it is a matter of time before their shipments arrive in the country. To drive the factories’ machines, Umeme has invested $1.8 million in concrete poles, cables, and a switching…
Singer Ronald Mayinja has revealed why he praised President Yoweri Museveni in his new song. On Thursday, Mayinja officially released his new song showering Museveni with praise. He said Museveni was the best President Uganda has ever had. He went ahead to rally Ugandans to vote for the President in 2021 general elections. Following the release of his latest song, the former Golden Band singer was highly castigated by supporters of National Unity Platform (NUP) given the fact that he had just returned to the party from NRM a few months ago. They labeled him a hypocrite and a money…
Elected leaders on the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) have welcomed the presidential initiative on wealth and job creation (Emyooga) with open hands. Speaking during the initiative launch at Silverton gardens in Kampala, the Lubaga Division mayor Owek. Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo said that government deserves credit for introducing Emyooga initiative at the right time.“We are all aware about what has happened to our people during the seven months of the Covid 19 lockdown. People’s livelihoods especially here in Kampala was hit so hard, an incident that needed an immediate government intervention like Emyooga.” Ssebugwawo said. She added that though…
Government of Uganda has pledged to intensify support towards people with visual impairment and disabilities across the country. This comment was made by the State Minister for Disability and Elderly Persons Hon. Sarah Kanyike while officiating the White Canes Safety day celebration for persons with visual impairment Golf Course Hotel in Kampala. The event also doubled as the Uganda National Association of the Blind (UNAB) 50th anniversary. Kanyike stated that government has already allocated money to procure White Cane and other visual impairment equipment to support Ugandans living with this problem. “We are working towards enabling better standard of…
Uganda has over 15 million students in different institutions of learning according to the Ministry of Education and Sports. As a way of controlling the spread of COVID-19, only 10 percent of these learners who are mainly finalist students will be reporting back to school starting October 15th 2020 leaving the majority at home. The Minister for Information and Communications Technology and National Guidance Honourable Judith Nabakooba in a recent media address urged continuing students to take homeschooling seriously as it could determine their promotion to the next class. Now more than ever before, parents are going to find themselves…
The State Minister for Microfinance Hon. Kyeyune Haruna Kasolo has implored Ugandans to especially those residing in Kampala to embrace emyooga initiative with open hands. Kasoolo made this comment while launching the initiative at a splendid event held at the Uganda Institute of ICT and Communication in Nakawa, a Kampala suburb. Emyooga is a new initiative that is centered on various enterprises covering the majority of Ugandans. He says that this whole initiative targets to empower 800 SACCOs in Kampala metropolitan area where each group shall get UGX 30M. Speaking to hundreds of leaders, Kasolo stated that its high time…