By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. Kampala, Uganda: In the picture is Hon. Kamukama Davis Araali, the Bunyangabu County Member of Parliament already in the house awaiting the session to kick-off. Gulu City is bustling with activity as Members of Parliament (MPs) and other stakeholders decent upon it for the inaugural regional parliament sitting to be held from 28 to 30 August, 2024. This historic event has sparked a wave of activity, from cleaning up the streets to reorganizing the town’s infrastructure. The city’s transformation reflects both anticipation and hope as it welcomes this significant occasion. In the days leading up…
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Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana will be heading to Uganda next month, but not for a visit – he’ll be in action on the football pitch. Onana will join the Cameroon team as they face Zimbabwe at Namboole Stadium on September 10 in a Group J match of the 2025 AFCON qualifiers. Interestingly, Zimbabwe will first host Kenya at the same venue on September 6, also as part of the AFCON qualifiers. Both Zimbabwe and Kenya lack approved stadiums in their countries, prompting them to request Namboole management to host their ‘home’ games at the stadium for a fee. Initially,…
In a heartwarming display of community spirit, residents of Namabya, Bukhaweka, and Bupoto sub-counties in Namisindwa District came together to rehabilitate community roads, led by their dedicated Woman MP hopeful, Dr. Khanakwa Sarah. The initiative, driven by the community’s need for improved access to social services, showcases the power of collective action in driving positive change. The road rehabilitation effort, which began after residents noticed the deplorable state of the roads, highlights the impact of community-led initiatives in addressing local challenges. By taking ownership of their problems, the residents of Namisindwa are demonstrating a model for grassroots development that can…
It’s less than 48hours for the 5th Business Trendsetters Forum 2024 that is set to be held on 29th August 2024 at Sheraton Hotel in Kampala organized by The Business Trends Galore and partners moderated by Ms. Yvonne Mpanga, a Business Development Consultant. Themed “Artificial Intelligence, your Meet the Pace Setters to convene at the 5th Business Trend Setters Forum mind and your business”, various experts are going to discuss the topical issues of the day to forge a way forward for business as they utilize new technologies in the medical, health care and others industries. Below are some of…
Makerere University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) academic core team has spent the whole day at Fairway Hotel in Kampala in a Symposium trying to assess and guide on different pieces of work (abstracts) developed by different researchers within ‘Archiving, Memory and Method from the Global South’ Project as the college eyes for the mega International Conference. The project aims to enhance how people archive/keep their information after realizing there is a lot of written pieces work across the population, but how are they documenting it, how is their work being so easily accesses and then to whom…
The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has made substantial progress in the upgrade and expansion of Entebbe International Airport, with phase one nearing completion at 92%. According to UCAA Director General Fred Bamwesigye, the airport has seen a significant increase in traffic volume, with more passengers in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. In July 2024, the airport recorded 182,494 international passengers, with cargo traffic increasing by 18.9% in exports and 46.2% in imports compared to the same period in 2023. Aircraft movements increased by 4.4%, with 15,223 movements from January to June 2024,…
Edrisa Musuuza, popularly known as Eddy Kenzo, has been appointed by President Museveni as a presidential advisor on creatives. BET award winner and Uganda’s lead singer Edrisa Musuza alias Eddy Kenzo has been appointed by president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as presidential advisor on matters concerning arts and culture. The news came in as a surprise to many Ugandans especially musicians who have been accusing the singer of having bad leadership of the musicians’ federation, mostly those looting for opposition. The “Weekend” hitmaker despite of the criticism from fellow musicians who supports NUP leader Bobi Wine real names Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, he…
Exhilaration and delight were witnessed when the Director Finance and Marketing Kampala University, Mrs. Jolly Shubaiha Kateregga, visited Berufliche Hochschule Hamburg (BHH) University in Germany for a course of action on how the two Sisterly Institution can collaborate in a number of areas, most especially in Nursing and Midwifery. Mrs Jolly whispered to us that Kampala University is planning to execute this noble mission for a number of cardinal reasons that include, but not limited to; having shared resources and expertise such as simulation labs, clinical placements, and faculty expertise, because this will help to have enhanced training facilities and…
FAMILY IN GRIEF OVER A HORRIBLE INCIDENT. A Nigerian police command says it has begun an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the demise of a 21-year-old student of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Awesu Mojisola. In a statement released, the spokesperson of the command, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, said on August 12, 2024, at about 7.30a report was made by a resident of the body of an unidentified female dumped in a refuse site. Ejire-Adeyemi stated that following this report, a team of detectives was immediately dispatched to the scene. She said upon arrival, the scene was carefully examined…
The recent arrest of three individuals attempting to unlawfully obtain Ugandan passports for drug trafficking has raised concerns about the security and integrity of the country’s passport system. The suspects, from Cameroon and Nigeria, had both national IDs and passports from their respective countries, as well as Ugandan IDs, highlighting the sophistication of their scheme. This incident has sparked questions about the vulnerability of Ugandan passports to exploitation by international criminal networks. Despite the advanced security features of the new machine-readable passports, which are considered among the most secure globally, the fact that individuals sought to exploit the system is…