The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Uganda Chapter has given out 102 university and high education scholarships to students from humble families. The students are from 12 districts that register a high number of school drop outs including Mayuge, Bulisa, Bundibugyo,Kanungu, Ntoroko and Adjuman. Beneficiaries of the scholarships are 62 females and 40 males […]
Just hours to the return of the Kyadondo East Member of Parliament,Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu alias Bobi Wine, police and the miltary have teamed to provide a security to ensure that no ‘law is broken’. There has been a heavy deployment of security both in police uniforms and military wear in the places where the […]
Ruhinda North Member of Parliament (MP), Thomas Tayebwa, has decried parties in the Uganda oil sector to devise measures of inclusion of Ugandans saying that few are benefitting from the oil sector. During a session in which the House Committee on Natural Resources questioning officials from Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) yesterday, Tayebwa said that […]
Personal bodyguard of Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, Edward Ssebuufu, commonly known as Eddy Mutwe has been charged with treason. State prosecutor, Julius Ochen told court that the duo is part of the 33 suspects who were charged with treason on allegations of throwing stones at President Yoweri Museveni’s convoy and smashing the rear window. […]
The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) wants the guidelines of at least 30 per cent of the oil and gas work given to local contractors so as to boost local capacity. According to Mr Benson Turamye, the acting PPDA executive director, the guidelines of 30 per cent of contract value works […]
The Kyandondo Municipality mamber of parliament, Robert Kyagulanyi a.k.a Bobi Wine is to be hosted VOA Straight Talk Africa program. Bobi Wine said this through a facebook post on his official facebook page. He said, on “Wednesday, 12th September” 18:30 to 19:30 UTC, he, together with Shaka Sali shall feature on the program to make discussions about […]
Total E&P Uganda, the mastermind of the Tilenga and East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline Projects EACOP has started trainings on the first batch of students for the today welders training programme launched earlier this year. Over 200 students are targeted in the strategy and are to be divided into 8 groups of 25 for the 2G […]
Kiira Motors Corporation is to employ over 14, 000 people when it starts locally assembling vehicles. The firm has already started training some of its staff for competence certification as they prepare to begin production in 2020. Eight technical employees have been undergoing metal welding and fabrication training at Lugogo Vocational Institute for three weeks […]
You meet a woman and you think she’s awesome. You are ready to take things to the next level with her and be in an exclusive relationship rather than just a casual fling, but you can’t tell if she wants the same. How do you know if a woman is serious about you or just […]
The US Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac has urged the Ugandan government to use proper procedures in the development of its oil and gas sector so as not to fall prey to the problems that other mineral rich countries face. The ambassador, while Speaking to a delegation on the contract, transparency and accountability in the […]