MPs Otto, Akol in fist Fight in Parliament

The Aruu County Member of Parliament, Odonga Otto was rushed to Nakasero hospital this afternoon after allegedly being punched by his Kilak North counterpart, Anthony Akol. The two legislators exchanged blows at parliament over claims that Otto was telling Akol’s voters to eject him from the house for selling their land in Amuru to government. The two legislators charged at…

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Stanbic Bank partners with Uganda Breweries in a drive to plant over 40 Million trees

Stanbic Bank Uganda has partnered with Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) in a new awareness campaign against deforestation by encouraging the public to plant trees to foster sustainable development and save the environment. The employees of the two institutions will take part in a marathon relay from Kampala to Gulu involving other companies, to highlight the dangers of deforestation. The Two-day…

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NWSC in massive customer outreach Campaign

The National Water and Sewerage Corporation has embarked on a massive customer outreach campaign in all its areas of operation across the country. The ‘Customer Connect-Tumanyagane’ programme was flagged off by the Managing Director Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha in Kampala Nalukolongo zone. According to Dr. Mugisha, the campaign is aimed at sharing the various interventions the corporation is undertaking to…

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Parliament Passes Traffic and Road Safety Bill

Parliament has passed the Traffic and Road Safety Act 1998 (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The bill among others will strengthen road transport regulation and road safety management in Uganda, address existing challenges such as new and emerging trends, increased number of road users including motorcycles, increased road accidents and the need to conform to the regional and international agreements that Uganda…

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46 Soldiers Dropped from Fisheries Protection Unit

At least 46 soldiers have been dropped from the UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU over the last three years, Maj. Joseph Ssebukera, the Commandant of the unit on Eastern side of Lake Victoria has revealed. He told journalists at Masese Landing site in Jinja district on Tuesday morning that the soldiers were interdicted because of brutality and extortion. According to Ssebukera,…

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Museveni to Judges: Don’t Make Rulings that Will Affect Development

President Yoweri Museveni has asked judges not to make rulings that will interfere with the development of projects. Museveni argued that such rulings will affect the development of the economy. Museveni made the remarks on Tuesday at the opening of the four day annual 22nd Judges Conference at Mestil Hotel in Kampala. Citing the Sukulu Phosphate Project in Tororo District,…

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Finance Committee Approves BoU Recapitalisation Request

The Finance Committee of parliament has approved a request to recapitalise Bank of Uganda with Shillings 481billion in the 2020/2021 financial year. This is part of the recommendations in the Committee report on the National Budget Framework Paper on votes in the finance sector. In his presentation on Tuesday evening, the Finance Committee Chairperson, Henry Musasizi explained that the Bank…

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