By Gerald Businge on April 16, 2010
Latest Uganda News
Ultimate Media In a move that is meant to bring an end to the leadership wrangles in Busoga kingdom, a new chairman of the Busoga royal chiefs council has been elected by the hereditary’s chiefs. Fred Menya Kakaire was elected by fellow royal chiefs during a meeting held at sun set hotel […]
By Gerald Businge on April 16, 2010
Latest Uganda News
Ultimate Media Corporate companies have been challenged to priotise corporate social responsibility programs in their respective communities if they are to reap from their target markets. The call was made by the Nokia communications manager East and Southern Africa Dorothy Ouko, while handing over a cheque worth over 28 million shillings to the Uganda […]
By Gerald Businge on April 16, 2010
Joyce Meyer Ministries, Uganda Anti Homosexuality Bill
Latest Uganda News, Politics
Renowned Pentecostal pastor Joyce Meyers has described Uganda’s Anti Homosexuality Bill as profoundly offensive, dangerous and disturbing” in a statement she issued yesterday. Through her Joyce Meyers Ministries, she said that the bill is an attack on individual liberties and human rights of people in Uganda. “Our missions and ministry message has always been to […]
By Gerald Businge on April 16, 2010
africa microfinance, Africa telecommunication companies, African banks, Mobile Money Transfer
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As mobile money transfer services grow across the region, stakeholders will meet in a conference to discuss how to best tap the opportunities presented by mobile money services on the continent. The Mobile Money Transfer Africa conference and expo will be held at the Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, from 4th-7th May. According a press release […]
By Gerald Businge on April 16, 2010
British Airlines, Entebbe airlines, lost travel items
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Subject: Is there anybody at EBB Airport responsible for sorting out this? Formal complaint to British Airways (Entebbe) following loss of GBP 300 Name of complainant : Dr Muwonge Nasur Lubega Email: drmuwonge@yahoo.co.uk Tel: UK +44 7507827568 (Temporary until 15th April 2010) Uganda +256 772 615143 (15th April to 18th April) Sudan +249 034 628 […]
By Gerald Businge on April 16, 2010
Latest Uganda News, Politics
Uganda People’s Congress President Olara Otunnu has failed to appear before the Police detectives at the Criminal Investigations department. Otunu was meant to appear at the CID this morning, to explain comments he allegedly made about president Yoweri Museveni giving money to rebel leader Joseph Kony, but he instead sent his lawyer Elias Lukwago. Lukwago […]
By Gerald Businge on April 16, 2010
farming in Uganda, irrigation fed agriculture, KickStart International, MoneyMaker Pumps, Today's Children Africa's Future, uganda
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Kenya based KickStart International, the producers of the renowned Moneymaker pumps have reached an agreement with Today’s Children Africa’s Future (TCAF) to start distributing their human driven MoneyMaker irrigation pumps in Uganda. The irrigation pumps will empower farmers in the East Africa country through enabling them to possibly get as many as three crops a […]
By Gerald Businge on April 15, 2010
Latest Uganda News, Politics
By Walakira Nyanzi, Ultimate Media The President General of Forum for Democratic Change, Col. Kizza Besigye has won the race to become the party’s flag bearer for 2011 presidential elections. Besigye won with 728 votes while Maj. Gen. Mugisha Muntu got 11 votes. There were only two candidates in the race: Muntu and Besigye. […]
By Gerald Businge on April 15, 2010
Latest Uganda News
Ultimate Media Government will start disbursing about 1.5 billion shillings next week to facilitate different Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies run by Persons with Disabilities. Parliament recently passed the funds under the supplementary budget, paving way for every district to receive 30 million shillings annually to benefit Persons with Disabilities and furnish them with funds […]
By Gerald Businge on April 15, 2010
Latest Uganda News
Ultimate Media The ministry of health wants each district to have its own drug store for the easy distribution of drugs at county level. The Minister for Health, Dr. Steven Malinga says complaints of drug scarcity are arising because the people who are supposed to requisition for the drugs at the National Drug store in Entebbe […]