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The National Drug Authority (NDA) has successfully concluded a three-month compliance enforcement operation targeting illegal drug outlets in Kampala Extra Region, covering Kampala and Wakiso districts. This operation, covered the suburbs of Nansana, Kira, Makindye, Nakawa, Kawempe, Rubaga, Kyengera, Bweyogerere, Kajjansi, kasangati, Entebbe, Matugga, and Bulenga among many others across the region. As a result, over 900 drug outlets closed,...

The 4th Tripartite Technical Boundary Committee(TTBC) meeting comprising South Sudan, Kenya and Uganda was held from 17th-19th December 2024, at the Golden Tulip Hotel, in Kampala. The purpose of the meeting was to track the agreed positions of the tripartite meetings of December 2019, September 2021 and December,2021; Revise the work-plans and budget for the establishment of the tri-junction and...

Ugandan teenagers from the African School of Innovations Science and Technology, the organization that runs the Young Engineers STEM program in Uganda have emerged champions at the EnjoyAI 2024 Global Final in Shanghai, China.  This remarkable victory marks a significant milestone for Uganda, solidifying its position as a rising star in the global AI and robotics landscape. Young Engineers Uganda is a...

The inaugural Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diaspora Convention kicked off at the Commonwealth Speke Resort in Munyonyo. Running from 18th to 19th December 2024, the convention, themed “Mobilizing Uganda’s Diaspora for Socio-Economic Transformation,” drew hundreds of Ugandan nationals living abroad, government officials, business leaders, and development partners to discuss strategies for collaboration and investment. H.E. Vice President Jessica Alupo delivered a...

The Minister for Presidency, Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda has cautioned the Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) and Resident City Commissioners (RCCs) against misusing their office and mandate. According to the Minister ,RDCs are supervised and they get orders from H.E the President, the Minister for the Presidency, the Secretary, Office of the President and the Head, RDC Secretariat. “RDCs are not supervised...

The new UN Resident Coordinator in Uganda, Leonard Zulu, paid a courtesy visit to the Prime Minister of Uganda, Rt Hon Nabbanja Robinah, this morning at the OPM offices in Kampala. Zulu, a Zimbabwean national, was appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres as the UN Resident Coordinator in Uganda, with the host government’s approval, on November 1, 2024. The...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured landslide survivors that the government will provide them with two acres of land per family and enough money to construct better houses for themselves. The President, who is in the Bugisu sub region in continuation of his performance assessment tour on the Parish Development Model (PDM) made the assurance yesterday as he paid an impromptu visit to Bunambutye, a...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has emphasized that human capital development is key in helping the country to achieve effective economic transformation.   The President made the remarks today during the commissioning ceremony of the Bugisu Zonal Presidential Industrial Hub in Lukhonge village, Lukhonge sub county in Mbale district.   He expounded that there are two channels of human capital development; education and good health.    “Education can improve...

The Church of Uganda has handed over Busoga University to the Ministry of Education and Sports. The former private, church-founded institution will now be developed as a public university in the Busoga region. At a ceremony hosted at Nakasero State Lodge on Tuesday, Church of Uganda Archbishop Dr. Stephen Kazimba formally transferred the university to the First Lady and Minister...

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Deputy National Treasurer, Hon. Jacqueline Kyatuhaire, has reiterated the party's commitment towards ensuring data accuracy during the ongoing digitisation of its membership register. Hon. Kyatuhaire made the remarks yesterday while inspecting ongoing digitisation exercise at the Kigezi Sub-region Data Center in Kabale. She highlighted the rigorous measures in place to ensure the integrity of the...