By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. Ntinda, Uganda: On 18th/May/2023 Parliament passed the FY2023/24 Budget whose estimates represent a 16% increase from the previous year, with a total of USD 52.73 trillion allocated. This has been attributed to projected increases in domestic resource mobilization, external borrowing, and domestic refinancing (rollover). While addressing press at their headquarters in Ntinda, Julius Mukunda, the Executive Director of Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG got concerned of escalating public debt, which has grown from UGX 9 trillion in 2018/19 to UGX 86.6 trillion in 2023/24, representing a 180% increase. Of this debt, UGX 38.1 trillion…
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Presidential Advisor Catherine Kusasira was left shocked after her boss, President Museveni chased her off stage. During President Museveni’s recent public appearance in Masaka, Kusasira was given an audience. She then told the President how she’s grateful to him for appointing her a presidential advisor. Credit: Buzznation. However she’s disgruntled that she can’t access him whenever she wants to despite her position. Museveni replied by informing her how she will get audience with him in June. Kusasira then informed the President of how with his help she’s managed to provide employment for over 30,000 youths. As she was still addressing…
Kololo, Uganda: The #Ethiopian Community, in tandem with the @EthiopianEmbassy and other #African Origins and Embassies/ High Commissioners based in #Uganda, took part in the Grand March of #AfricaDay2023 to Commemorate the 60th Anniversary of #AfricanUnion, with the theme “Acceleration of AFCFTA Implementation to Ensure the Economic Independence of Africa.” The Embassy, collaborating with the Ethiopian Diaspora Community and Kampala Field Office of #EthiopianAirlines, held a colorful booth at the event, where they displayed #Ethiopian Cultural Clothing and promotion of Ethiopia’s Tourism attractions and destinations as the #LandofOrigins during the event held at the Kololo Independence Ground in #Kampala. In…
It was joy yesterday as two of the biggest gospel singers in Uganda ever linked up in Canada. This was none other than Pastor Wilson Bugembe and Judith Babirye. Credit: Buzznation. It should be noted that after losing an election and snatching someone’s husband that ended badly, Babirye fled to Canada where she lives permanently. Bugembe also recently traveled to Canada where he will be performing. The two at one time ruled the gospel airwaves and their music is without a doubt timeless. They were so happy on seeing each other once again and couldn’t hide the excitement as they…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. YUMBE: Communities in Yumbe are registering success in reducing malnutrition levels, attaining food security and improving household income as a result of communal farming. This has been possible by putting into use the land they acquired from landlords with support from the 5year Right to Grow Project in the area, implemented by action Against hunger (ACF), Uganda Mission in the area with funding from the Dutch government’s Foreign Ministry. Framers in Roronga Village in Chunia are seen inspecting their cassava plantation. Photo by Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa. Four farmer groups we visited in Kululu and Odravu…
NATIONAL: The speaker of Parliament Anita Among has urged all relevant departments and institutions to pay attention to the great work of local village health support groups, who improve access th health and other essential services. She made the remarks while meeting VHTs from Bukedea on Wednesday May 24th. While speaking to the VHT’s, the speaker called upon the people Bukedea to come together in order to continue to pursuing the dream of making Bukedea a model District. She also emphasized them to to embraced Government programs like parish development model in order to improve house hold income. In bid…
NATIONAL: Mission Aviation Fellowship is on the spotlight for defying president Yoweri Kaguta’s directive of handing over Kanjjansi Airfield to Government of Uganda. On top of defying the presidential directive, MAF management has continued mistreating other users of this air field to an extent of over-charging them. What you need to know: In February 2023, the President of the republic of Uganda, HE Yoweri Kaguta Museveni wrote to the minister of works and transport, Hon. Gen Katumba Wamala requesting MIF to hand over the air field to the Government of Uganda. The letter from the president clearly showed that MAF…
Musician and dancer Phina Mugerwa also m known as Phina Masanyalaze has lost her 16 years old son. Credit: Buzznation. His name is Kalumba Frank and it is said that he died yesterday evening without any sickness. According to the news making rounds on social media, the son was very healthy and yesterday the whole day was feeling fine. But when it came to evening, the situation detoriated very fast. In that period he lost his life. Phina Mugerwa hasn’t posted anything about that son but different celebrities are mourning his death and feeling sorry for Phina Mugerwa. “Sad News..!…
GOSSIP: Veteran Kadongo Kamu singer Mamuli Katumba has accused singer Sheebah Karungi of nearly leading him to death. Katumba in a video he recorded and posted on social media said that the Nkujjukira singer ordered soldiers to beat him up. This was during a recent meeting of the Uganda National Musicians Federation (UNMF). Apparently Katumba had stood up to speak about the issue of UPRS which has been cheating them for over 2 decades. This didn’t please the self styled karma queen who quickly shushed him up and started attaing him. Consequently, Sheebah told soldiers to throw him out and…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. WEBINAR: On 24 th April, 2023, Caritas Uganda through the Uganda Farmers Common Voice Platform; a Civil Society Organization joined forces with climate reality corps, CIDI and Oxfarm Uganda to commemorate the world earth day in Kampala. One such activities to mark the event was a webinar with Topic: Celebrating Mother Earth; What we have not done right and what we can do better to protect mother Earth. Among others the meeting sought to create awareness on the reality of climate change negative effects on mother earth in a bid to rally masses for conservation…