Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Honorable Anita Among, met the new Japanese Ambassador to Uganda, Mr. Sasayama Takuya, and discussed areas of bilateral cooperation with a focus on technology and infrastructure. During the meeting, Speaker Anita Among expressed her hopes for future collaboration.“In the years ahead, we hope to build upon those areas of mutual cooperation and support each other in...

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (CID) is urging individuals across the country to reach out to CID Headquarters in Kibuli regarding two separate viral videos depicting suspected incidents of torture within Uganda. In one video, a vulnerable woman wearing a blue blouse and black skirt/short is shown being subjected to torture. She is forcibly contorted into an awkward position, with...

Manufacturers of electric vehicles, batteries, charging equipment, or bodies and frames of electric vehicles, who employ at least 80 percent Ugandan workers, will be exempt from paying Stamp Duty Tax in the 2024/2025 fiscal year. This exemption is part of the changes introduced in the Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which was approved during the parliamentary session on Monday, May...

Members of Parliament have called upon the government to elucidate the probable ramifications of the restricted access to the Karuma bridge, which has been identified as compromised. The bridge spanning the River Nile, linking the North and West Nile regions to the rest of the country, has developed fissures, prompting the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA), the government body responsible...

His Excellency Mohammed Bin Khalil Faloudah, the newly appointed Ambassador of the Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Uganda, officially presented copies of his letter of credentials to the Honorable John Mulimba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda, in a ceremony held earlier today. During the presentation, Minister Mulimba warmly welcomed Ambassador Faloudah, highlighting the amicable relations between Uganda and Saudi Arabia....

Residential and commercial operations along Lake Victoria's shores have ground to a halt due to rising water levels at Gabba Landing Site. The inundation of homes in the lakeside slum of Katoogo, located in Ggaba near the Ggaba NWSC water treatment site, has forced residents to adapt by sleeping on elevated platforms and storing belongings above ground to escape...

Benton Technologies Company, one of Shenzhen’s leading manufacturers of laptop computers, tablets, desktops, and makers of educational software will be investing USD30m in an assembly and production plant of one million laptops and tablets for Uganda’s primary and secondary schools. The company officials led by Mr. Li Kaifu and Mr. Victor Zhang on Saturday conducted the Presidential Advisory Committee...

The Prime Minister of Uganda, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja has underscored the need for community engagement and support from all stakeholders such as parents, teachers, and leaders at all levels to encourage the youths to embrace vocational skills offered by the Presidential skilling hubs if the country is to thrive as a middle-income economy. “We must change our mindset about...

The Africans Rising movement is organizing the Borderless Africa Convening from May 23rd to May 25th, 2024, in Lusaka, Zambia. This three-day hybrid conference aims to unite campaigners and stakeholders from across Africa and its diaspora to advocate for a Borderless Africa. Discussions will focus on the ratification and enforcement of the AU Protocol on the Free Movement of...

Hundreds of Bamasaba people were treated to a thrilling Kadodi Karnival on Saturday—an annual event aimed at showcasing Bamasaba culture to the world. Organized by the Kimalu Foundation, the event attracted revelers from far and wide, with some foreigners describing it as a rich tourism attraction activity.