Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

Kyambogo University students and lecturers can finally breathe and exhale elatedly as the rearing of animals at campus has been banned. “Gulu Gulu goes to campus” was a mocking statement the students made when they onetime saw goats around the Banda gate commonly known as the East End gate. Whilst many students always walked from campus to their hostels, they often...

President Yoweri Museveni has assured Ugandans that there is a lot of surplus electric power yet to be consumed in many strategic areas of investment particularly industrialization.  The President said the current surplus power including solar power can be enhanced and be used for pumping water for irrigation for agro-production when the rains are not sustainable. “Sarrai Group proprietors are...

The United Nations in Somalia welcomed the conclusion of the country’s presidential election today. “I would like to congratulate the newly-elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his victory tonight, but also express our appreciation to the other candidates, and particularly outgoing President Mohammed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmaajo,’ for respecting the outcome and for continuing the Somali tradition of embracing whoever wins and...

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Vice President Jessica Alupo has welcomed the idea of regional consortiums as another positive way of fast tracking social economic transformation. The Vice President was speaking at a meeting where she met a delegation of leaders from various districts of Busoga under their umbrella body- Busoga Consortium for Development (BC). She applauded the delegation over their shared development agenda and work...

President Museveni has commiserated with the people of UAE following the death of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Below is the President Museveni’s message; I have received, with sadness, the news of the demise of the President of the United Arab Emirates, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. On behalf of the people of Uganda, I...

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has asked men not to block their wives from joining positions of leadership, saying keeping them at home hinders their contribution to development. Tayebwa made the request before delivering a written speech of Speaker Anita Among at the burial of Maj (rtd) Fred Mugasho. The deceased whose remains were laid to rest at his...

The 10th Aviation Stakeholders Convention hosted by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and Kenya Airways kicked off today in Nairobi, Kenya at the Emara Ole-Sereni hotel. The two-day convention will provide a platform for showcasing new developments and innovations in aviation, discussing industry business trends, networking and forging new partnerships.   The Convention, under the theme: “Beyond the crisis”, brings...

Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has successfully performed the world’s most intensive sustainable flight testing programme, operating 42 flights over a five-day period to test operational efficiencies, technology and procedures that will reduce carbon emissions. The programme, coinciding with Earth Day 2022, included 22 contrail prevention flights over the course of three days. Tony Douglas, Group...

The Secretary General of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Rt.Hon. Richard Todwong has received over 700 new converts who recently defected from opposition parties; Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and the Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) to join the ruling party. Todwong who was accompanied by senior party leaders from the national secretariat arrived at Bar-Okoro stadium, Paidha Town Council in...