The minister of state for internal affairs James Baba has defended government’s decision to delay part 2 of the Amnesty Act 2000. Baba was appearing before parliament’s defence and internal affairs committee that is handling the petition on the extension of the act by religious and culture leaders from northern Uganda. The leaders say the […]
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A plane crash in Uganda at least injured two African pilots. The plane belonging to SorotiCivilAviationFlyingSchool on Monday afternoon crash landed in a bush injuring two pilots who were doing piloting exercises in northern Uganda. The accident occurred at about 100 meters from GweriSub-county headquarters at midday. The accident according to our informers in […]
Adam Suleiman Kalungi, one of the key suspects in the death of Butaleja woman MP Cerina Nebanda is now in the custody of Uganda police after he was deported by the Kenyan Government. According to the Inspector General of Police Lt General Kale Kayihura, Kalungi was deported from Kenya this morning after found hiding in […]
The ministry of water and environment is planning to begin demarcating all lakes and rivers across the country. The move is aimed at addressing the problem of pollution in both lakes and rivers. The water and environment minister Ephraim Kamuntu says most of the lakes can no longer produce fish like th ey used to […]
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards has introduced a new system which will be used to inspect goods entering the country. The executive Director Uganda National Bureau of standards Ben Manyindo says, effective 3rd December the Bureau started using the pre-export Verification of conformity to verify the goods. He says, now the goods are being […]
As the country prepares to mark the international aviation week, the Civil Aviation Authority is urging government to expedite the processes of purchasing a state-owned airline. Government promised to buy another airline after the sale of Uganda Airlines, a move that was strongly opposed by various stake holders at the time. Uganda Airlines ceased operations […]
The government of Uganda has been urged to work towards universal access to reproductive health and family planning to implement the London family planning summit commitments. Speaking to journalists the secretary general of the Uganda parliamentary forum on food security, population and development Mathias Kasamba says that the unmet need of family planning in Uganda […]
The Uganda Investment Authority has called for more local investments in the country to ensure more balanced economic growth and development. The Chairman of Uganda Investment Authority , Patrick Bitature says foreign direct investments are dominating the country’s economy. He says there is need for a balance to ensure proper cash flow in the country […]
Former Ethics and Integrity minister Miria Matembe has challenged president Museveni to come out and show his political will in fighting corruption. This follows the recent corruption scandals that have rocked several ministries including the office of the prime minister. Addressing journalists, Matembe said the commitment to fight corruption by government remains lacking, with nothing […]