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May112023 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Katonga river floods cut off Kampala-Masaka highway.

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Traffic along the Kampala-Masaka highway has been paralysed after water levels at Katonga River rose, making it hard for motorists and pedestrians to cross. Currently, the army and traffic police have been deployed stretching over 20 kilometres between Lukaya Town in Kalungu District and Kayabwe Town in Mpigi District to control traffic flow. “Traffic officers and UPDF soldiers have been deployed at the scene to control traffic and motorists with small vehicles are advised to wait until the water subsides. Those who are rushing are using the Mpigi-Kanoni- Sembabule –Villa Maria-Masaka road as an alternative route to avoid the delays,” Sula Kizito, a commuter Taxi operator on the Kampala-Masaka route said. Uganda police confirmed the incident on Thursday morning saying that due to the seri...

May82023 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Entebbe Airport has noted passenger increase in last month .

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Entebbe International Airport has experienced a notable increase in passenger traffic, according to the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA). In April 2023, the airport welcomed a total of 127,283 passengers, averaging around 4,242 passengers per day. This figure represents a growth compared to April 2022, which saw 122,341 passengers, averaging around 4,078 passengers per day. Vianney M. Luggya, the UCAA Spokesman, provided additional insights into the airport’s performance. He revealed that there were 62,413 arrivals and 64,870 departures at Entebbe International Airport during April 2023. Furthermore, the airport handled 1,124 metric tons of imports and 2,794 metric tons of exports. It is worth noting that Entebbe International Airport has witnessed a significant recovery in its opera...

Apr292023 by Abel kawereNo Comments

MTN hands over a 3-classroom block at Frontiers PEAS High School in Isingiro District

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MTN Uganda has handed over a new fully equipped three-classroom block at Frontiers PEAS High School in Isingiro District to boost the students' learning environment. The project worth Shs202 million was funded by MTN Foundation, and implemented through Promoting Equality in African Schools (PEAS), a non-government organisation dedicated to improving access to quality education across the country. Bryan Mbasa, the Senior Manager at MTN Foundation said the new classroom block - equipped with desks and a water tank - will create space for at least 180 learners. “We at MTN believe that everyone deserves access to high-quality education, and this can only be achieved with adequate infrastructural facilities,” he said. He said the new classroom block will enable Frontiers PEAS High School to...

Apr192023 by Abel kawereNo Comments

UWA gives hope to visitors- Uganda’s national parks will hit a record high this year.

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Uganda Wildlife Authority has said it is optimistic the number of visitors to Uganda’s national parks will hit a record high this year. “As Uganda Wildlife Authority received 367,869 visitors between January and December 2022. Before Covid happened, 320,000 visitors is what we had as the highest number of visitors coming to our protected areas and this was in 2019 but we surpassed this last year,” said Dorcus Rukundo Twesigomwe, the Business Development Manager at Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). “367,869 has been the biggest number we have ever registered in the history of Uganda Wildlife Authority.” She was speaking during a media breakfast at Skyz Hotel in Kampala. Uganda has 10 national parks, 12 wildlife reserves, 13 sanctuaries and 05 community wildlife areas, all of which are under ...

Apr122023 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Elephants took over 15 villages in Mitooma district.

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More than 1,000 residents in Kiyanga and Rwaburunga Sub Counties, Mitooma District are counting losses after elephants invaded their homes and destroyed gardens. The most affected villages include Kaburara, Rutobo, and Kakiiba Bukiro 1 and 2 among others. The elephants have destroyed banana and sugarcane plantations, jack fruit, and pineapples among other crops besides attacking people. Ignatius Turyamuhaki, the Chairperson LC I Ruzonga Cell says that they derive their livelihood from farming, but the invasion has left them without food to feed their families. Bosco Mucunguzi, one of the affected farmers says they are lacking what to feed their children and are also failing to raise school fees noting that the number of school dropouts in the area is increasing because children have resort...

Apr12023 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Uganda Airlines decides to add nsenene to its menu.

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Uganda Airlines has added Nsenene, a local delicacy to its in-flight menu. While speaking at the Trade Representative Forum conference, Uganda Airlines Executive director Jennifer Bamuturaki vowed to promote Ugandan-made products by serving them aboard flights to various destinations. In November 2021, a video of a passenger (Paul Mubiru) on Uganda Airlines flight 446 to Dubai selling grasshoppers went viral. Some Ugandans were not pleased with this and began criticising Mubiru’s actions He was detained but later released after apologizing. As more nations continue to support Uganda’s airline with new routes worldwide, Bamuturaki and the executive director of the Uganda Bureau of Standards, David Livingstone Ebiru, stated that nsenene and other local foods will continue to be served as fav...

Mar272023 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Uganda to open new passport centre in Beijing- Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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The Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced that it will be opening a new passport centre in Beijing, China in May as one of the ways to ease issuance and renewal of passports for Ugandans in China. The ministry spokesperson, Simon Mundeyi said the new passport centre will officially be opened on May, 2. “The new passport centre in Beijing will serve Ugandans living and working in that city as well as the entire China and those in nearby Hongkong,” Mundeyi said. With increased ties between Kampala and Beinjing, many Ugandans either live, work or study in Chinese universities and cities. Many others have businesses in the Asian country and the new passport centre in the capital Beijing will help serve them in terms of renewing and applying for new passports. The passport centre in Beijin...

Mar272023 by Abel kawereNo Comments

Ministry of Internal Affairs -over 30,000 passports uncollected by owners.

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Over 30,000 passports have not yet been collected at the passport centre at Kyambogo in Kampala of Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to the Internal Affairs spokesperson, Simon Mundeyi, between 20,000 and 30,000 newly printed passports have remained uncollected by owners in the past 2 or 6 years. “These people processed these passports, applied, paid for them, lined up at our offices , we went ahead to process the passports, made them available and are now not being picked. We don’t understand why,”Mundeyi said. “You know a stockpile of passports generally slows down the system as storage space for new passports is reduced leading to delays in issuing of newly printed passports. We want people to collect the new passports so as to get space to keep the newly printed ones.” He added C...

Jan182023 by Abel kawereNo Comments

“Our country is a goldmine”- Museveni rallies UAE investors to Uganda

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President Yoweri Museveni has tried convincing UAE investors to set up business across different sectors of the economy citing that Uganda is a favorable and profitable investment destination with many untapped opportunities. “Uganda and Africa in general are like a gold mine and we are just at the entrance of the mine. You the business people need to take advantage of these opportunities” he said. The president was addressing the UAE-Uganda presidential initiative on investment summit in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. Museveni told the participants that although Uganda’s economy is growing at 6% per annum; the economy has great potential to grow faster with several opportunities that he encouraged the United Arab Emirates investors to take advantage of. The president who briefed the investors...

Nov142022 by Abel kawereNo Comments

ERA, UBTEB Sign MOU To Increase Certified Electricians

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As one way of ensuring the increase of certified electricians in Uganda, ERA this year signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB), a technical, vocational, educational, and training (TVET) examination body, to train and certify electricians. according to Uganda's constitution Section 88 of the ERA Act provides that no person shall install any electrical wiring of extension to existing wiring on any premises without first obtaining an installation permit issued by ERA. According to this MoU, both entities will establish a working relationship that started in July 2021 with the aim of creating lasting solutions to the low number of certified electricians in the industry. The MoU was signed by the ERA E.D Eng. Waako, on behalf of t...