A team of drug experts from the National Drug Authority (NDA) have this morning raided clinics in Kampala suburbs and seized drugs that was sold illegally. The owners of the effected clinics have been arrested and others have gone into hiding. The NDA officials are executing their duties in Namasuba, Kabowa, Najjanankumbi and Ndeeba-all Kampala […]
The Police in Kampala have revealed that at least 14 foreigners including Ethiopians, Indians, Americans and Congolese were victims in Sunday evening’s bomb blasts in two suburbs of the Ugandan capital Kampala. Police Spokesperson, Judith Nabakooba says at least 65 people had by 11am Monday been confirmed dead from the bombs that targeted people watching the […]
Human rights organizations have asked the government of Uganda to give more attention to the suffering people living in the Karamojja region. This follows statistics that indicate that over 80% of the population in Karamoja sub region lives below poverty line. Karamoja region is characterized by prolonged drought, diseases, murder, cattle raids and hunger. The […]
Maurice Kirya is set to hold in first ever grand concert in September 2010 in Uganda, Ultimate Media can reveal This comes after Maurice Kirya suspended his monthly shows at Club Rouge dubbed the “Maurice Kirya Experience” for about three months on May 25th 2010 when he had his last show ahead of the grand […]
Businesspeople and entrepreneurs from across Africa have been called upon to submit their entries for the 2010 Legatum Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship The 2010 Legatum Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship is now open for entries from the very best small and medium-sized businesses from across 15 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The Grand Prize is US$100,000 (about […]
Farmers in Uganda have been called upon to plant maize, beans and other cereal crops that are bought by the World Food Programme in order to benefit from the agency’s new initiative to purchase food commodities directly from farmers. Stanlake Samkange, WFP Country Director in Uganda says under Purchase for Progress WFP is buying commodities from […]
The 2010 Bayimba International Festival of Music Arts is set to take place from Septemeber 17th to September 19th 2010 at the National Theatre in Kampala Uganda. Prior to the festival, workshops will be held between 1st and 16th September for all those interested in participating at the music festival to prepare them for their […]
Elias Simuntu is today one of the most successful farmers in Uganda. Apart from being assured of stable income every farming season, Simuntu leads a farmers group that sells food commodities to WFP and other major food buyers. But not all farmers are able to sell to WFP even after it launched the Purchase for progress to buy direct from farmers.
The president of the republic of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has indicated that lack of skills necessary for the available jobs is the biggest problem to unemployment in Uganda but not job scarcity. While reacting to the 2010/11 budget speech by Finance minister Syda Bumba at Kampala Serena Hotel, Museveni says many health centres […]
The Uganda Minister of State for Primary Heath, James Kakooza has indicated that malaria prevalence rates will reduce by 5 percent before the end of 2015. Currently, the prevalence of malaria in Uganda stands at more than 25 percent and remains the leading killer mostly affecting children and pregnant mothers according to statistics from the […]