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 […]
The early signs and symptoms of influenza A (H1N1) are flue-like, including fever, cough, headache, muscle and joint pain, sore throat and runny nose. Reports by the Uganda’s ministry of health, and the World Health Organisation (WHO) Kampala office also indicates that sometimes vomiting and or diarrhea is part of the symptoms of […]
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) public relations officer, Mr. Peter Kaujju has said that the authority is about to review the operation contract of Pioneer Easy Bus. Kaujju says that KCCA has already set up a committee to start reviewing the contract of Pioneer Easy Bus Company. KCCA wants Pioneer Easy Bus […]
The National Social Security Fund has triumphed in the 40 billion shilling compensation dispute with construction firm Alcon International. A panel of seven Supreme Court Justices led by the Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki have ruled in favor of the National Social Security Fund. The judges have allowed an appeal by the NSSF challenging a 40bn shilling […]
Parliament’s legal affairs committee has rejected a request by the Parliamentary commission for extension of its tenancy agreement at Bauman house. Appearing before the committee today, members of the commission had asked Mps to allow extension of the contract for one year noting that it would be unpractical to terminate it by 30th May next year. […]
Multichoice has bought off advertising rights on Bukedde TV and radio station. According to sources, now no pay television company is allowed to advertize on Bukedde TV without the consent of MultiChoice. Bukedde secretly signed an exclusive contract with MultiChoice Uganda on Friday last week according to sources working on Bukedde TV, Bukedde radio […]
The Public service and Local government committee of Uganda parliament has officially suspended Pioneer Easy Bus Company Ltd operations. The pioneer easy bus project was supposed to kick off on March 1st 2012. The parliament halted pioneer easy bus project during a meeting with the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, Ms Jenifer Musisi […]
Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) is demanding 950 million shillings as compensation costs and damages for the case against UTODA. The KCCA lawyers led by Caleb Mugisha and Robert Kwanza have computed the figures of the money they want UTODA to cough to them. They sent the demand note to UTODA lawyer Abbas Bukenya and […]
UTODA is preparing to file an ordinary suit at the High Court in order to bar Kampala Capital City Authority from taking over taxi parks inKampala. This comes after the court on Monday ruled that KCCA is free to take over the administration of Old and New Taxi Parks. UTODA says that it is preparing […]
On 23rd October prof. Mondo Kagonyera’s four years term as Makerere University Chancellor came to an end. This implies that by now the university council should have a substantive list of candidates to be submitted to the president ofUganda for approval of a suitable chancellor forMakerereUniversity. But till now the search committee ofMakerereUniversityhas not yet […]