SPACE: First satellites from Uganda and Zimbabwe go to the Space Station this weekend under a Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite program (BIRDS). The Cygnus spacecraft will carry them to the orbiting laboratory when it lifts off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia on Sunday. Uganda is among several African, Asian, and South American countries benefiting from the Birds Satellite project initiated in 2015 by the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan. Since 2015, the Japanese Kyushu Institute of Technology has been carrying out the BIRDS program with the goal of fostering…
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Kampala, Uganda: Central Bank of Uganda (Bank of Uganda-BoU) is pushing to employ an external audit firm to do a deep audit on the defunct Crane Bank. It should be remembered that Crane Bank was closed 6 years ago by the Central bank of Uganda claiming that it was undercapitalized. The former Crane Bank was placed under statutory management by Bank of Uganda (BOU) in September 2016 following a damning audit report that revealed insufficient capital levels, shrinking liquidity ratios, surging loan default levels and gross mismanagement The advert published in the local newspapers indicate that BoU is open to allow bids…
Parliament: Uganda’s Speaker of 11th Parliament Anita Annet Among has this morning re-echoed the need for journalists to adhere to the stipulated ethical standards as they carry on their duty of informing the populace. She said that it’s a fundamental responsibility of the press to make sure the public gets first hand, accurate and balanced information without compromise, prejudice or hatred in their reportage. She made the remarks during the swearing-in and handover ceremony of the new leadership of Uganda Parliamentary Press Association, a body that unites all journalists reporting at Parliament of Uganda. “As your patron, I urge you…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. Makerere University: College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (CoVAB) on Friday kickstarted stakeholders’ engagement on proposed taught PhD programme that is aimed at providing a sustainable solution to neglected and emerging zoonoses. For the past decade, Uganda has been experiencing pandemics one after the other but efforts to manage them have been slow arising from limited number of professionals in that field adding to lack of equipment to use. It is against this background that CoVAB’s Department of Biosecurity, Ecosystems and Veterinary Public Health envisioned to propose the first ever taught PhD in…
Bukedea, Uganda: Uganda’s 11th Parliament Speaker Anita Annet Among who doubles as Bukedea District Woman Member of Parliament on Tuesday woke up in shock after receiving news that her 50 cows had succumbed to deadly Foot and Mouth Disease. It is said that recently the district was hit by this disease and on Tuesday alone over 107 cows were registered dead due it. “Actually, personally I have lost over 50 cows and it is really a very serious issue. So we want to hear from the Ministry of Agriculture, what are you doing on the foot and mouth disease?” the…
Uganda: Yet another Bush war veteran Lt. Col Ahmed Kashilingi leaves sweet earthly life. It is claimed by his family that Kashilingi died Wednesday night after a short illness. Hailing from Rubabo in Rukungiri District, Col. Ahmed Kashilingi, RO 040, who joined the NRA bush-war in 1981 was one of the senior commanders who captured Kampala in 1986. Alongside Mugisha Muntu, Joram Mugume, Ivan Koreta, Jim Muhwezi, Kahinda Otafiire, Steven Kashaka, Pecos Kuteesa, Julius Chihandae and Peter Kerim; he is listed in the UPDF Act as one of the 15 senior officers as at January 1986. Others are; Fred Mwesigye, Andrew…
Kampala, Uganda: Fresh Details Emerge about how last week’s digital fraud incident was executed. The Airtel mobile wallet, a platform for banking transactions using the Airtel network remains inaccessible a week after the system was first disrupted. According to a brief prepared by Airtel Uganda, to the Uganda Banker’s Association (UBA), which Our Reporter, has seen, it all started on October 27th, 2022. Yet-to-be-identified people, believed either to be hackers, former insiders, or insiders, gained unauthorized access to an interface belonging to Airtel’s third-party partner. Therefrom, the digital thieves then accessed the platform of other aggregators and banks and dipped…
Masabaland, Uganda: Over the past two years, Inzu ya Masaaba has been dogged in Bukuuka leadership wrangles with the two principals – Elder Amram John Wagabyalire and Elder Jude Mike Mudoma each claiming to be Umukuuka III Wa BaMasaaba. Efforts to attempt to resolve the conflict by local leaders and Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development have proved futile. Uganda Kings and Cultural Leaders Forum (UKCLF), under the chairmanship of His Royal Highness Isabaruli Isabarongo Mwatyansozi Mwogezi Butamanya, with clearance by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, will be in Mbale on Thursday, November 3, 2022 to…
Kampala, Uganda: Uganda’s former Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana has fulfilled ‘UBUNTU’ demands and apologized to Justice Catherine Bamugemereire the chairperson of Commission of Inquiry into land grabbing with whom they fell out in 2019 on land matters. News making rounds on social media indicate that Rukutana said that Justice Bamugemereire approved his apology and “I felt the heavy burden that had weighed me down”. “God works in mysterious ways,” Rukutana stated. “Yesterday, He set up an impromptu, unplanned and unforeseen meeting between me and Her Lordship Catherine Bamugemereire JCA”. “She warmly welcomed me in her Chambers. For the first…
By Charles Katabalwa. Kampala, Uganda: Older persons in Uganda under their Umbrella Body Abantu Abakulu Mu Uganda Abafaayo (AAMA) want president Museveni be given more 5 years of office then Region Rotation system governence. Chairman AAMA Webster Lukwiya say president Museveni although is old but he can still rule for more 5 years if given chance his name to appear on the ballot paper of the 2025/26 presidential elections and during this period negotiations for region rotational governance system will start. He says rotational governance is not new in Africa because currently Nigeria, Switzerland ,Tanzanian and some European countries are…