The Uganda Electoral Commission has announced that it will on Wednesday 27th..hold a meeting with all nominated Presidential candidates for the 2011 general elections to agree on their campaign schedules. EC Chairman, Eng. Dr. Badru Kiggundu says the meeting with all candidates and their selected polling agents is aimed at harmoning the campaign programmes of […]
The President of Forum for Democratic Change, Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye has advised the National Resistance Movement leader President Yoweri Museveni to start packing his bags to his retirement since the opposition is this time going to defeat him in the elections. Besigye said this while addressing journalists after he was nominated to officially compete […]
The Chairman of the National Resistance Movement Organisation and current president of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today been nominated to contest for President of Uganda in the 2011 general elections. Museveni was the first to be nominated by the Electoral Commission at today’s nominations taking place at Mandela National stadium, Namboole. Museveni who was […]
The President of the People’s Progressive party, Jabeli Bidandi Ssali has been duly nominated to contest for the President of Uganda post in the forthcoming 2011 general elections. The Chairperson of the Uganda Electoral Commission, Dr. Badru Kiggundu acting as the returning officer at the nominations in Namboole declared Bidandi as duly nominated presidential candidate […]
Ugandans have been advised to vote wisely and ensure the 2011 general elections are carried out in a peaceful manner. The chairman of the council of presidents in the inter-religious council His Eminence metropolitan Jonah Lwanga says that the only challenge in having a free and fair election is the problem of choosing wrong leaders. […]
It is not usual that people celebrate 100 years, and when that happens, there is a lot of joy and jubilation. That is exactly what will be happening at Duhaga Boys School in Hoima on Saturday October 16th when the school will mark its Centenary Anniversary. Duhaga Boys’ School, which is named after King Duhaga […]
To be blind and to be a girl especially in rural Uganda has been noted as a double jeopardy for many young school goers in the country The Uganda National Association of the blind has appealed to government to empower the blind girl child arguing that blind girls form the biggest number of school dropouts […]
Students from different Universities offering Law degree programs have petitioned the Parliament of Uganda to remove the monopoly of the Law Development Center in awarding the Diploma in Legal Practice. The students want the government to permit more institutions private and government to conduct postgraduate bar course in legal practice that allows graduates of law […]
The Uganda National Forestry Authority has been ordered to pay 3.6 billion shillings to a Kampala business man over breach of contract. Julius Charles Twagira, the managing director of beach side development limited dragged and charged the national forestry authority after it handled over 25 year lease of developing kyewaga forest reserve at the […]
The Uganda Investment Authority has released the July-September quarterly investment report showing the Netherlands, India and China are the leading countries to bring in foreign direct investment in Uganda. Ugandans however continue to be the leading investors with 40 planned projects worth 178.1 million dollars and creating 11,338 jobs. UIA Chairman, Patrick Bitature said the […]