46 Soldiers Dropped from Fisheries Protection Unit

At least 46 soldiers have been dropped from the UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU over the last three years, Maj. Joseph Ssebukera, the Commandant of the unit on Eastern side of Lake Victoria has revealed. He told journalists at Masese Landing site in Jinja district on Tuesday morning that the soldiers were interdicted because of brutality and extortion. According to Ssebukera,…

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Museveni to Judges: Don’t Make Rulings that Will Affect Development

President Yoweri Museveni has asked judges not to make rulings that will interfere with the development of projects. Museveni argued that such rulings will affect the development of the economy. Museveni made the remarks on Tuesday at the opening of the four day annual 22nd Judges Conference at Mestil Hotel in Kampala. Citing the Sukulu Phosphate Project in Tororo District,…

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Finance Committee Approves BoU Recapitalisation Request

The Finance Committee of parliament has approved a request to recapitalise Bank of Uganda with Shillings 481billion in the 2020/2021 financial year. This is part of the recommendations in the Committee report on the National Budget Framework Paper on votes in the finance sector. In his presentation on Tuesday evening, the Finance Committee Chairperson, Henry Musasizi explained that the Bank…

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Kenyan student from China quarantined at KNH over suspected Coronavirus

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 28 – A patient exhibiting coronavirus-like symptoms was Tuesday hospitalized at the Kenyatta National Hospital, having flown into the country from China. The hospital has confirmed that the patient landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Tuesday morning from a flight originating from Guangzhou, China. “It is true we have a patient who showed symptoms similar to…

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Farmers Want UCDA to Stop Distribution of Coffee Seedlings

Farmers and local leaders in Luweero district have asked Uganda Coffee Development Authority to stop distributing coffee seedlings and prioritise other farm inputs so as to boost production. This follows a value for money audit report on production and productivity of the coffee sub sector for 2018/19 financial year by the Auditor General which revealed that despite the interventions made…

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UCC Finds Poor Signal Responsible for Most Network Failures

Uganda Communications Commission has found that poor signal quality was the biggest contributor to network failures among telecom companies in the country. The communications sector regulator carried out the quality of services survey between September 2019 and November 2019 and found that MTN and Airtel Uganda both had more than 70 per cent network failures due to poor signal. UCC…

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Former Fighters against Lakwena Petition Kadaga over Compensation

A section of Ugandans who battled against rebel leader Alice Lakwena have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga over delayed compensation for their role in stopping the rebel. Alice Lakwena Auma, the head of the Holy Spirit Movement from Northern, Uganda led a rebellion against the Government in 1986 in Busoga sub-region in her attempt to take over Kampala.…

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WHAT HURTS A MAN

It hurts a man when his wife speaks to other people with more respect and warmth than she does with him It hurts a man when his wife treats him well only when there are visitors It hurts a man when his wife makes him feel less important to the children just because he doesn’t have a womb It hurts…

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