Uganda Broadcasting Corporation

The Prime Minister of Uganda, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabanja and the Head of State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), Col. Edith Nakalema on Friday 15th August 2025 held a high-level meeting with a delegation of foreign investors.  The meetings held at SHIPU offices and subsequently at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kampala, mainly focused on exploring avenues for...

The Uganda Hotel Owners Association (UHOA) has extended financial support to the Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) to facilitate the smooth running of its secretariat and sustain its critical advocacy role for the tourism sector. During a recent engagement between UHOA Board Chairperson, Mrs. Suzan Muhwezi, and UTA President, Mrs. Yogi Biriggwa, UHOA commended UTA for its tireless efforts in uniting...

The Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) has appointed a new Board of Directors, marking the end of eight years without a governing board. The new team, chaired by Rtd. Gen. Ivan Koreta, was inaugurated today at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives boardroom. The inauguration was presided over by the Minister of State for Industry, Hon. David Bahati, who...

Makerere University has officially reopened the newly renovated Mary Stuart Hall, the institution’s oldest and largest female residence, in a ceremony presided over by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Hon. Janet Kataaha Museveni. Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe hailed the event as a landmark moment, noting that the hall named after Mary Stuart, wife of Uganda’s...

Heads of Religious institutions under their umbrella body, the Inter- Religious Council- Uganda (IRC-U) have hailed National Medical Stores (NMS) for innovations in the distribution of medicines during their visit to the NMS headquarters and warehouse in Kajjansi. NMS uses the Delivery Monitoring Tool, an online platform to alert stakeholders when medicine is dispatched from their warehouses in Kajjansi...

Eighty-two successful recruits from Kamuli District have been officially dispatched to Kaweweta Recruit Training School in Nakaseke District, marking the beginning of their service journey in the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF). The flag-off ceremony, held on 13 August 2025, was officiated by the Resident District Commissioner, Mrs. Birungi Rose, who described joining the UPDF as a rare and treasured...

The Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) Board, led by President Mrs. Yogi Biriggwa, today held strategic talks with the Uganda Hotel Owners Association (UHOA) Board, chaired by Mrs. Suzan Muhwezi, to consolidate advocacy efforts in ongoing national tax policy discussions. The meeting underscored the sector’s shared commitment to fostering a business environment that stimulates growth and attracts new investment. Representing UTA...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today urged that the ongoing cattle compensation exercise in Teso sub-region should benefit all households, rather than concentrating the funds on a few claimants. Speaking at Soroti University during a meeting with some of the cattle compensation claimants, local leaders and stakeholders, the President said that the loss of cattle in Teso was caused by...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hailed the late Joseph Tamale Mirundi for amplifying the message of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in the media.  Mr. Mirundi was a prominent political analyst and author who one time served as the Presidential Press Secretary. He died on 13th August 2024.  “The NRM lost a good cadre and a strategic communicator; and I urge...

A team of senior government officials have come together to pave ways of stemming fraud in the minerals sector.  During a follow up meeting on gold trade fraud in Uganda held on Wednesday 13th August 2025 at the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU) offices in Kampala, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Eng. Irene Batebe said...