Minister Frank Tumwebaze has challenged the newly elected Director-General of the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) Patrick Masambu to push for the provision of cheap satellite services to low developed countries in the next four years. “The biggest policy agenda at the table of ITSO that Masambu should champion is the …

  Government’s plans to ensure there is a borehole constructed in each village in Uganda should address concerns by activists about the huge burden women and girls face in search of safe drinking water. The reassurance was given by Eng. Joseph Oriono Eyatu, Commissioner for rural water supply and sanitation while …

Chinese Business Community living in fear of being chased out of Uganda Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde has asked Chinese doing business in Uganda to stop engaging in petty trade to avoid causing hostility among locals. Some Ugandan have for long complained about foreign petty traders depriving them of work. Kyambadde me …

Kampala Biennale makes bold moves: But how smart was throwing out painting and favouring installations and performance? Under the simmering mid-morning heat of Friday Sept.2, the Uganda Museum was transformed into a scene of wacky spectacle that left many observers utterly lost in translation. A man of Asian origin had …

Government is to cancel over 350 land titles that have been unlawfully awarded to individuals who encroached on wetlands in Kampala. State Minister for Lands Persis Namuganza has said that the land titles to be canceled are for individuals that unlawfully acquired land in several areas that include Bugolobi, Kansanga, Ntinda, …

A leading Ugandan health expert has warned that the country still faces unprecedented deaths related to HIV/AIDS mainly among the pediatric and adolescent age group. HIV is the second leading cause of deaths among adolescents in Uganda, reported to be at 11%, according to statistics at the ministry of health. According to Dr. Sabrina …

Johnson Muyanja Ssenyonga has trounced Theodore Ssekikubo in polls for chairperson of the influential Buganda Parliamentary Caucus. Ssenyonga, Member of Parliament (MP) for Mukono South, replaces now State minister for tourism also Mityana North MP Godfrey Kiwanda Ssuubi. Ssenyonga was declared winner by the returning officer, also Masaka Municipality MP Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba after …

Former presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye has paid tribute to former Makindye Court chief Magistrate Richard Mafabi, calling him a man of integrity who served Uganda well. Besigye apparently beat police surveillance at his home in Kasangati to attend the funeral of Mafabi in Buteza village, Sironko district. Meanwhile the …

Can the international festival push more creativity into Kampala? For cities, especially those aspiring for global recognition, to thrive in the 21st century; they need a culture of creativity – the capacity to think afresh. The creative city is a city that has a brand and reflects a personality. This attitude …

Former presidential candidate Kiiza Besigye has condemned the manner in which he was handled when he landed at Entebbe airport early Monday. Besigye accused security operatives of “kidnapping” him. Briefing journalists, Besigye said he was whisked away in a police vehicle to his home in Kasangati without his luggage and that his …