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Karuma, Isimba to cost extra Shs 1.8 trillion: An investigation by The Independent reveals how if Energy Ministry officials and those at Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd were properly supervising dam construction instead of bickering over control, they could have saved the country enough money to build another hydropower dam. …

Why leaders of poor countries are not as cruel and selfish as Western media portray them In a moment of madness, I toyed with the idea of running for president of Uganda. I had the hubris to imagine I am the guy who can solve its myriad problems because President …

Non-teaching staff in the public universities of Uganda have gone on strike over non-payment of arrears worth sh25 billion. The strike which took effect over the weekend, has paralysed the five public universities in Uganda. At Busitema University, examinations scheduled for May 2 but have not been able to take …

BY UPL co ug Friday KCCA 0-0 Vipers Saturday Bul 0-2 SC Villa Express 2-1 Bright Stars The Saints 2-1 JMC Hippos NEXT matches Tuesday 3rd May Vipers SC Vs Express FC , Buikwe Stadium (4:00 pm) live on Azam TV SC Villa Vs The Saints FC, Nakivubo Stadium (4:30pm …

The Orthodox Church around world celebrated Easter today, commemorating the day followers believe that Jesus resurrected more than 2,000 years ago. Here in Uganda, the main prayers were at the Orthodox Church in Namungona, a Kampala suburb.   Share on: WhatsApp

Biguli Sub County gets three piped water supply systems Settling for unclean and unsafe water will soon be a thing of the past in Biguli sub county, Kamwenge District in western Uganda.  This follows the construction of three piped water supply and sanitation systems by Water For People in conjunction …

Uganda’s tourism and agro-processing potential, in addition to tough measures against poaching, make the country a goldmine for investors, President Yoweri Museveni has said. At the sidelines of The Giants Club Summit, Museveni assured potential investors that all the country’s national parks and game reserves are safe while the government …

Uganda’s inflation rate has dropped from 6.2 percent in March to 5.1 percent in April. Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) revealed that slowing price rises of food and energy have played a key role in the positive change in the headline inflation rates. (SEE FULL REPORT AT BOTTOM) Decreased fuel …

The Uganda Constitutional Court has Friday evening issued an interim order barring opposition leader Kizza Besigye, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) or any of his agents from organizing any procession or carrying on with their “defiance campaign” until a Constitutional case that was filed by Government is determined. Constitutional …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Long-stalled peace talks that many hope will solve a year-long crisis in Burundi have been delayed again, the opposition said Friday. Hundreds have been killed and a quarter of a million people have fled Burundi since President Pierre Nkurunziza’s controversial decision last April to run …