Kampala, Uganda — Uganda’s energy sector is gaining momentum, with the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) posting encouraging results for the financial year 2024/2025.Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu, highlighted the achievements at the company’s 17th Annual General Meeting yesterday. UETCL recorded a 9.3% increase in revenue from energy sales, reaching…
Eswatini — The Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini has announced the successful repatriation of a Cambodian national, Mr. Pheap Rom, to his country of origin. According to a statement, government informed the Nation of the successful repatriation of Mr. Pheap Rom, one of the third country nationals received from the United States of…
Kampala, Uganda — Vice President Jessica Alupo has emphasized Uganda’s commitment to international cooperation and regional integration in labour migration, closing the 7th Regional Ministerial Forum on Migration at Speke Resort Munyonyo on Friday.Delivering President Yoweri Museveni’s message, Alupo hailed the four-day talks as a “critical platform” for expanding regular labour migration channels in East…
Kampala, Uganda — The Uganda Police Force has taken a significant step towards modernizing its operations with a five-day training workshop on Applied Research Skills and Capacity Building for Evidence-Based Policing. The workshop, held at the Centre for Basic Research headquarters in Kololo, Kampala, aimed to equip officers with practical research skills to inform…
The interfaith gathering has drawn participation from Justices, Judges, Registrars, Magistrates, and Judiciary staff across various court levels. Also in attendance is Ms Ruth Mputeni, Chief Corporate Affairs and Public Relations Officer of the Malawi Judiciary, who continues her benchmarking engagement with the Uganda Judiciary. The programme is being led by Bishop Joshua Lwere, the…
Yesterday, the Executive Director of the National council for higher Education Prof. Mary J. N. Okwakol, welcomed stakeholders to the 16th Higher Education Exhibition, reaffirming their commitment to advancing quality, relevant, and innovation-driven higher education in Uganda. Graced by the Chief Guest, Hon. John Chrysostom Muyingo, the event highlighted the successful regional rotation of the…
Kitgum, Uganda — The Kitgum High Court has successfully concluded a two-day Plea Bargaining Camp at Kitgum Prison, finalizing 25 cases in a bid to expedite justice and reduce prison overcrowding. Resident Judge Justice Philip W. Mwaka, the Resident Judge, Kitgum High Court has concluded a two-day Plea Bargaining Camp at Kitgum Prison, with 25…
The Attorney General, Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka has advised Parliament that the by-election for the two vacancies at the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) should be stayed pending consultation with the Clerk to Council at EALA. He says an election cannot take place unless the two MPs-elect have taken oath in the 12th Parliament. This…
The Office of the Prime Minister anticipates that they will host another 27,000 refugees in the 2026/2027 financial year. Assistant Commissioner Apollo Kivumbi told Members of Parliament on the Committee on Presidential Affairs that the refugees will be hosted under the second phase of the Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project. He added that the…
The Director of the External Security Organization (ESO), Ambassador Joseph Ocwet, has met and briefed the Lango Paramount Chief, Eng. Dr. Michael Moses Odongo Okune, on the forthcoming visit of H.E. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to the Lango sub-region. Ambassador Ocwet, a senior Ugandan career diplomat and intelligence official, is playing a central role in…
