KAMPALA Makerere University (MAK) finds itself in a dilemma as the search for a new Chancellor remains inconclusive just a week before the much-anticipated 74th graduation ceremony, that was initially scheduled from January 22 to 26, 2024. The previous Chancellor, Professor Ezra Suruma, completed his term in December 2023, leaving the university to initiate the search for a suitable replacement. The call for nominations, issued by Simon Kizito on behalf of University Secretary Yusuf Kiranda, went out on December 1, 2023, with the deadline for applications set on January 11, 2024. However, as the clock ticks down to the graduation…
Author: Julees
Moroto, Uganda. Two more guns have been handed over to the joint security forces in Moroto district. The guns recovered were voluntarily handed over to security on Friday by Lomokol Loduk and Akol James, all residents of Rupa Sub County in Moroto district. The guns were by nature sub-machines, number 56-3005911, with 8 live rounds of ammunition, and BC 27849 with 4 live rounds of ammunition. This brings the total number of guns recovered to four in one week in Moroto and Kaabong districts respectively. Lt Col Fred Wemba, Division Intelligence Officer while receiving the guns stated that the surrender…
South Sudan Embassy, Kampala – “Since the implementation of the revitalized Peace Agreement in 2018, there has been great improvement in South Sudan’s security has greatly improved” says Deng. He continued to say that the South Sudanese will next be able to decide who will lead them for the next five years and that this cannot be determined when people are not home. Deng appreciated the Government and the people of Uganda for the hospitality that has enabled South Sudanese to make Uganda a second home. However, he noted that the country is also in need of skilled personnel to…
The Government has embarked on an ambitious strategy to grow the country’s economy 10 times from the current $49.5b to $500b in under two decades. In this, there are five strategic areas with which great priority will be placed to reach this target ;- Tourism, Agro-industry, mineral-based industrial development, sustainable development of petroleum resources, and building a knowledge economy (according to the 2024/2025 budget framework paper of the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development) The intellectual component of the economy known as the “knowledge economy” involves the efficient acquisition, development, transmission, and use of knowledge to advance economic progress.…