Author: Johnson Thembo

The National Water and Sewerage Cooperation (NWSC) MD Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha has been elected President of the African Water Association (AFWA) Dr. Silver was elected by the African Water Association executive board that sat today 15th November, 2019 He is the first Ugandan to hold the position. The African water Association (AFWA) is a professional association with over 100 utility members from over 50 countries across Africa. AFWA is the biggest and strongest agenda setting policy influencing and solution seeking association on the continent In 2016, Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha was elected Vice President of the International Water Association…

Absa Uganda Limited formerly known as Barclays Bank has launched Uganda’s first fully digital bank branch, along Parliamentary Avenue. Speaking during the event, Nazim Mahmood – Absa Uganda Managing Director noted that the concept of a digital branch is based on the principle of convenience. He added that this branch is going to be open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. “Absa has launched with a bang because within a space of 4 days, you have managed to show your commitment to Ugandans by opening a digital branch that is open 24/7” – Tumubweine Twinemanzi, Executive Director, Supervision,…

The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has reiterated the need for foreign companies investing in Uganda to support locally made materials and products in a move to promote local content. According to Kadaga, many foreign companies have been given opportunities by the government to invest in Uganda but have failed to give priority on opportunities like jobs and raw materials to nationals. “Our people in Bunyoro are not happy because most of the drivers of trucks for the companies in the area are foreign, yet there are able Ugandans who can do the job,” said Kadaga. She made the remarks…

Parliament has learnt that government has never financed the nearly 20-year-old Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC), whose services benefit mainly State House and Uganda People’s Defence Forces. UACC, Parliament was told, has been surviving on revenue generated from charter services for both passengers and cargo it renders, right from purchase of the aircraft to servicing of its operations. The corporation, over stretched by a series of setbacks threatening its survival, ran to Parliament seeking a supplementary budget of US$10 million to repair a C130, one of the grounded aircrafts and another US$5 million to acquire a B737-500 plane. Officials from…

Hon Maganda Julius Wandera, the Minister of State for East African Community Affairs Tuesday addressed the media about this week’s Cabinet Resolutions. He said Cabinet sat on Monday November 11th 2019 at State House, Entebbe, and approved the establishment of the Eastern Africa Fusion and Liaison Unit (EAFLU) in Uganda. The objectives of the unit are; to promote and coordinate intelligence sharing in the fight against terrorism, negative forces, armed groups, organized crime and any other form of transborder threats. It is also to assist in achieving the objectives laid down in the Nairobi Summit through development, collation, processing, analysis…

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has this morning left for #Kenya to attend the International Conference on Population and Development. Convening in #Nairobi, the summit aims at mobilising political will and financial commitments from leaders to urgently implement the ICPD Programme of Action. Some of the commitments that leaders will be addressing themselves to include; achieving zero unmet need for family planning information and services, zero preventable maternal deaths, zero sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices against women and girls.

Mac East Africa in partnership with the Government of Uganda has today launched a workshop to train bus drivers and operators to observe road safety and save lives. The five-day training aims at equipping the participants with the skills to observe basic traffic guidelines including speed limits and avoid reckless driving. The training is timely as the year ends and the festive season begins, a time in which most Ugandans travel upcountry to celebrate with their families. Speaking at the launch of the Joint Smart Bus Drivers’ & Operators’ Training Workshop that was held on Monday 11th November 2019 at…

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has again given another term extension to the commission of inquiry led by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire. The information was revealed today where the founded of Honour added two months to commission into land matters to finalize their report. According to statistics, the Commission has already concluded its inquiry into land matters in the country nearly 30 months since it started work after investigating 7,767 cases. Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, says that her team registered six major accomplishments during the duration of its operations and halted the payment of a total one trillion Shillings in irregular payments. The…

President Kaguta Museveni and President Felix Tshisekedi have committed to tarmack roads inside DRC: Goli-Bunia, Mpondwe-Beni, Rwebisengo-Beni, Bunagana-Goma. This will increase our bilateral trade to $1B and more. Neighbor South West is angry and indiscriminately shooting dead Ugandans! Two Ugandans have been shot dead by Rwanda Defence Forces (RDF) for carrying tobacco into Rwanda! Mere tabacco! The forum attracted businessmen from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Uganda is being held under the theme: “Promoting Bilateral Trade, Investment and Connectivity for Mutual Peace and Prosperity. The business forum will create a permanent framework for cooperation and economic cooperation between the…

An endless stream of runners clad in yellow vests was a sight to behold moments after the runners were flagged off for the Arua Run at the Arua Golf course grounds this morning. By 6:30 am, anxious runners could be seen trotting from their homes to the Golf course grounds for the warm up session before hitting the 10km track. Last year, the Telecom giant introducedthe regional runs to give the athletics event a national feel.With all the 28,000kits sold out, huge numbers of people poured in to the Golf Course grounds for a warm up session. After a 30…