Author: Johnson Thembo
On 22nd June 2019, H.E President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni opened Uganda’s first ICT manufacturing and assembling factory. At its launch it was proclaimed that Ugandans and the rest of Africa would finally be able to buy and own Mobile phones and Computers with the proud Made in Uganda Logo. True to that, SIMI Mobile, the company behind this factory has its SIMI branded, Ugandan made mobile phones already doing well on the local market. In further confirmation of the commitment to promote Ugandan made products both locally and abroad, this morning the first ever international order for Ugandan made mobile…
Kampala, Uganda: The UK Government announces its support to the Government of Uganda’s efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 disease and to respond to the impacts of SARS-COV-2 coronavirus. We are supporting Government of Uganda (GoU) at both national and district levels. We have provided £500,000 to the World Health Organisation (WHO) to strengthen testing, surveillance and contact tracing, as well as screening at Uganda’s borders. With a contribution of £167,000 to the World Food Programme we have established a temporary screening facility for international arrivals at Entebbe Airport. Our health programmes continue their work to protect health workers…
About 5 years now into his retirement from elective politics, the people of Kazo still find it hard to come to terms that John Nasasira is nolonger their Member of Parliament to the extent that they still refer to him for any vital decisions in the district than the incumbent MP Hon. Gordon Bafaki. But who is Nasasira? Nasasira was born on the 5th of January 1952 in Ruhoko hospital, Ibanda district to Mr. Esau and Julia Mwoono (both deceased). His father was a muluka chief in Ibanda while his mother was a molokole, one of the converts of the…
In line with the Government’s COVID-19 guidelines, the orginsers of Uganda’s leading Music Awards have come up with an alternative. Mr. Innocent Kawooya confirmed that the 2020 HiPipo Music Awards finale will be held online. This prestigious event was originally scheduled for March 16th at Kampala Serena Hotel, only to be postponed owing to the global outbreak of the Corona Virus Pandemic will now be held on 29th May, 2020. “This live virtual event will reveal the winners in the over 40 HiPipo Music Awards categories as voted for by the music fans from across Africa.” Kawooya noted. He added…
Indeed procurement of 10 Intensive Care Beds and 10 Ventilators per Regional Refferral Hospitals is underway. 55 new ambulances also to be supplied in June this year While on the floor of Parliament of Uganda this afternoon, Hon. Kyagulanyi Robert aka Bobi Wine has challenged the proposal by Government to Limit the production of face masks to only #Nytil . He says that there are many other Ugandans in the informal sector who are working extremely hard to produce face masks to earn a living but more importantly to contribute in the fight against. Members of Parliament from the Rwenzori…
Although remote working was slowly getting embraced by many workers thanks to the fourth Industrial revolution, the trend got a big push by the recent insurgence of the Covid19 pandemic. Today, many companies are supporting their employees to work from home, in adherence to the World Health Organization’s guidelines of social distancing and quarantine to curb the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus. With the advancement in technology and digitalization, working from home in the 21st century is possible, a few challenges notwithstanding. With telecommunication services being the backbone of remote working, MTN Uganda, the country’s leading Telecommunications services provider…
I don’t regret deserting Kyadondo East lawmaker Hon. Kyagulanyi Robert Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine, City blogger Ashburg Kato says. According to Kato, the self-styled Ghetto gladiator is mean and rarely shares with people around him, amove that could not make him think to join the ruling National Resistance Movement. “Kato Ashburg and Ray Supasta actually made a good move, y’all don’t want to ever talk about how your singing ghetto Mesiah gets money from donors and never shares it with the people around him only flying his kids to the US on vacations.” One of Kato’s colleagues said. “I…
MTN Uganda has today handed over food and alms worth Ugx 20 million to the Muslim community in Jinja district through Busoga Kingdom. This is part of the ongoing Ramadan drive by the telecom to reach out to the Muslim community as they observe the holy month. This support underscores the long standing relationship that the telecom giant has had with both the Kingdom of Busoga and the Muslim community at large. This year’s Ramadan however presents a different scenario as the fasting season has fallen at a time when the whole world is grappling with the COVID 19 pandemic…
In a televised address, President Museveni announced several measures aimed at easing the lockdown, before conditioning them on the production and distribution of masks countrywide. MP Patrick Nsamba (NRM, Kassanda County North) opposed the idea of ring-fencing the production of masks to Nytil, a logistics manufacturer. “It is high time government takes a decision to buy the masks here…and it shouldn’t say that it is company A that will supply to government; Uganda National Bureau of Standards can come up with a standard so that everyone can make the masks,” he said. Speaker Rebecca Kadaga lent her support. “I want…
The Ministry of Water and Environment through the Forestry Sector Support Department (FSSD) has been organizing the National Tree Planting Day under the theme “40 Million Trees in 8 hours”. This was to take place on 25th May 2020 where every Ugandan was expected to plant one tree as a symbol of environmental conservation. According to the Statement issued this afternoon, Alfred Okol Okidi the Permanent Secretary stated that the initiative has been postponed. “As the World still faces the #COVID19 pandemic, this is to inform you that the event was postponed to a later date that will be communicated…