Currently Kisoro district hosts refugees, most of them from war-troubled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at Nyakabande reception centre in Nyakabande sub county, before they are transferred to settlement centres in Nakivale, Rwamwanja and Kwangwali.
The protesters placed the mannequins holding various messages at Buganda Road demanding the release of Dr. Kizza Besigye and other political prisoners.
In June 2024, Bank of Uganda begun buying gold from local miners in a bid to boost its foreign reserves. But an expert warns it risks being entangled in the illicit gold trade in the Great Lakes region.
Chris and Lisa were introduced to the Teso community in 2015 by Fr. Richard Paul Okiria, a Ugandan priest based in America. Since then, they have not only funded clean water projects but also supported infrastructure like churches and schools.
Among the key recommendations is the creation of a fully-fledged department for Culture and Creative Industries within the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. The department would coordinate CCI-related policy implementation, support sector growth, and facilitate research and marketing of Uganda’s cultural exports, aligned with UNESCO’s six creative categories, from visual arts to literature.
Earlier in the day, staff from departments including Health, Education, Caritas, and Pastoral gathered at the Diocesan administration block for the monthly staff Mass—a tradition that fosters spiritual reflection and community bonding.
Dr Paul Nduhuura, Head of Research & Capacity Building at the National Renewable Energy Platform, reveals that the issues around traditional cooking fuels have a greater impact on the people.
Wakweika contends that the ARDC’s methods have been disruptive. In his letter, the chairperson wrote: “The image of the district is at stake… demeaning the image of the District.” He further accused Nabboge of “harassing female staff in the district and head teachers,” and claimed the ARDC has been “asking for money from head teachers of primary and secondary schools.”
Joseph Okello, the school’s director of studies explained that their efforts to advocate for, and mobilize parents to bring in their children to the school is not yielding fruits. Adding that parents of the school’s students are not paying school fees despite its small amount.
he Tribunal, chaired by Francis Gimara and composed of Nelson Nerima, Thomas Brookes Ishangana, Paul Kalumba, and Charity Kyarisima, delivered the ruling after Obon and Infrastructure Development JV accused the Council and MBJ Technologies Limited of contempt of its earlier decision.
Wol Seed Secondary School is among the 111 schools lined by the government for construction in selected sub-counties without secondary schools, with funding from a World Bank loan, under the Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer (UgIFT) Program.
“The truth is that while I’m here I’m not supposed to make … but Soroti regional referral hospital is sick,” said Ecweru, noting that most of his constituents are referred to the hospital located in the heart of Soroti City.
Eng. Protaze Tibyakinura, the UEDCL Chief Engineering & Technical Services Officer, informed that though Umeme had operated the larger part, UEDCL has served the most difficult areas, so it is not new to the task and is ready to take on the challenge. “We have been distributing to up to 240,000 customers, and all of them are running on a prepaid metering system,” he noted. “The lessons learnt from there are good enough.”
The meeting brought together top security agencies from both countries following growing complaints from local businessmen about money extortion and robberies during cross-border trade.
Joseph Lobot, the LC5 chairperson of the Amudat district said that the Grow project was well thought out but miscalculated when the proponents thought that all women were equal in terms of entrepreneurship skills, capability, and legalization of enterprises.
Simon Musasizi, the Heritage Trust Programme Officer at CCFU and a representative on the Climate Heritage Network (CHN) Steering Committee, stated that the initiative follows a USD 1.25 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The funding will be used to leverage culture and heritage as catalysts for effective climate action.
Baguma, a resident of Katabi in Wakiso District, breached the presidential security cordon during the final rally for NRM candidate Faridah Nambi, held on March 11 at Kawempe Mbogo Playground.
