Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

BY VPPU Silverster Kisitu has been enthroned as the new Bishop of Orthodox Diocese of Jinja and Eastern Uganda. Bishop Kisitu, born in 1982 was enthroned at a colorful ceremony presided over by the newly enthroned Metropolitan of Kampala and all Uganda, His Eminence Jeronymos Muzeeyi, and attended by Vice President-Jessica Alupo, who represented President Museveni. In the remarks, Alupo...

BY PPU President Yoweri Museveni has this afternoon officially launched the Parish Development Model (PDM) at Kibuku Primary School, Kibuku District in Bukedi Sub-region.   On arrival at Kibuku Primary School grounds at midday, he was received by Vice President, H.E Maj. Jesca Alupo, Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, Ministers and Services Chiefs among others. The President thereafter inspected the agricultural exhibition before joining other invited guests for the colourful function. PDM...

The Chief of Defence Forces Gen Wilson Mbadi has today flagged off Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) Battle Group (BG) XXXV enroute to Somalia to serve under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).  The event took place at the Peace Support Operations Training Centre (PSO-TC) in Singo after the group successfully completed a training course on ideology. He said AMISOM...

President Museveni has appealed to the Church to renew the fires and flames of evangelism in society so as to address the erosion of moral standards and integrity, flames, he said, are not burning vigorously today, as they did in the past.The President  made the remarks at the 29th Lango Diocesan Synod  where he was represented by the Vice...

The Uganda Police Force (UPF) has deployed a new contingent of Formed Police Unit (FPU) personnel to serve under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The contingent arrived in Mogadishu on Tuesday to begin their one-year tour of duty. During their tour of duty, they will support the advancement of the AMISOM Police mandate, enhancing rule of law and stabilization...

President Yoweri Museveni has called on the Ministry of Health to provide informed sensitization messages to the public and encourage mass vaccination in the fight against COVID-19 and a fully reopened economy. “We said 22million people should either have gotten 2 doses of the other vaccines or one of Johnson and Johnson. Then a booster for those of my constituency...

The United Nations Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Adam Abdelmoula, visited Somaliland to assess the drought situation. He highlighted the need for urgent humanitarian support to drought-affected communities in the area. During the two-day visit, Mr. Abdelmoula toured the drought-affected area of Cunaqabad, outside Hargeisa, where he witnessed the effects of the ongoing drought and interacted with displaced families...

The African Union Mission (AMISOM) has awarded medals to a contingent of Uganda Formed Police Unit (FPU) personnel to recognise their contribution to peace and security in Somalia. The 160 police personnel from the Uganda FPU 9th contingent are set to return home after completing one year and three months of service with AMISOM. The AMISOM personnel supported their Somali Police Force...

President Yoweri Museveni has welcomed China's new development model on the African continent in which Uganda is among the countries set to benefit. Museveni singled out two key areas of interest for Uganda which included poverty eradication and technology transfer. While meeting a delegation from the Chinese embassy in Uganda led by the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to...

A U.S. patient with leukaemia has become the first woman and the third person to date to be cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes AIDS, researchers reported on Tuesday. The case of a middle-aged woman of mixed race, presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and...