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21 December 2024, 3:56 pm
CMD construction eyes early delivery of Lango cultural palace
By Denish Ongora CMD Construction Company, tasked with building the Lango Cultural Palace, has expressed optimism about completing the project within one year, provided the government delivers funding in a timely manner. Initially planned for completion within three years, the…
16 December 2024, 6:06 pm
UBOS hands over 60,000 tablets to ICT ministry for service improvement
By Ronald Ssemagonja The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has officially handed over 60,247 tablets to the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance. These devices, previously used during the national population and housing census, are now set to play a…
20 November 2024, 3:15 pm
Uganda drafts real estate bill to professionalise property sector
By Ronald Ssemagonja The Minister of State for Lands, Hon. Sam Mayanja, delivered opening remarks at the stakeholder consultative workshop on the Draft Real Estate Bill, 2024, held at Igongo Country Hotel, Mbarara City on November 19, 2024. He emphasised…
14 October 2024, 17:02
Pader Secretary for Works Faces Backlash over Remarks on National Roads
By Lakomekec Kinyera Residents of Pader district have expressed strong disapproval of comments made by Mr. Okwir Charles Ray, the newly reshuffled Secretary for Works and Technical Services. His remarks, shared during a discussion on Rapa FM’s WhatsApp platform, were…
6 October 2024, 11:53 am
Stop charging Non-Tourist travelers – Museveni
By Ronald Ssemagonja On the 17th, September 2024, it was announced that on 23rd, September, 2024, Karuma bridge was to be closed for a given period of time to allow its rehabilitation process and therefore the Uganda National Roads Authority…
5 October 2024, 16:12
Minister Akori Says NRM Policies Lead Uganda’s Steady Economic Growth
By Lakomekec Kinyera On Saturday, October 5, 2024, Minister of State for Economic Monitoring, Akello Beatrice Akori Praise, shared profound insights during a conversation with Rapa FM talk show host Waroco Paco, just ahead of Uganda’s 62nd Independence Celebration. In…
28 September 2024, 11:46 am
Mixed reactions as Kisaka, Luyimbazi, Okello hand over to new KCCA leaders
By Ronald Ssemagonja Following the recent dismissal of three top leaders of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) by President Yoweri Museveni, the Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs, along with others, oversaw the handover of office yesterday. Former KCCA Executive…
25 September 2024, 10:58 am
President Museveni dismisses KCCA ED, Deputy ED, and Director of Public Health
By Ronald Ssemagonja On August 10, 2024, the Kiteezi Landfill Disaster occurred claiming lives of 35 people, according to the police. Several others sustained injuries, and many were left homeless. Following the tragedy, the Deputy Inspector General of Government, Patricia…
18 September 2024, 11:54 am
Chaos at KCCA council meeting
By Ronald Ssemagonja It has now been nearly a month since the Kiteezi landfill tragedy, which resulted in the loss of over 30 lives and property worth millions of shillings, according to the Uganda Police. The Government of Uganda has…
6 September 2024, 2:37 pm
General Aronda Nyakairima to be remembered in style
By Ronald Ssemagonja On 12th September 2015, the country was ‘frozen’ following the announcement of the death of General Aronda Nyakairima, a senior army officer, pan-Africanist, and former Minister for Internal Affairs, who passed away in the United Arab Emirates.…