Author: Simon Mbago
Twenty-nine UPDF soldiers have completed a four-week training course in Advanced Brigade Legal Officers Course (ABLOC) at the Legal Training Center (LTC) at Gaddafi Barracks in Jinja City. Brig. Gen. Prof. Godard Busingye, the Joint Staff Legal Services head in the UPDF, officiated at the graduation ceremony on Saturday. He emphasized the importance of training in the UPDF for broadening officers’ knowledge and building their professional capacity. “This training is about enhancing knowledge. As lawyers, continue to broaden your knowledge and pursue more academic programs both domestically and abroad whenever possible. This will help you develop not only as lawyers…
Jinja: Iganga District Chairman, Mr. Ezra Gabula, was today presented with a wheelchair that had been intended for a poor disabled lady in Jinja City. At the launch of an ongoing intensive health camp organized by the Indian Community of Jinja in partnership with the Indo-Africa Organization and other partners, the MC announced that among the recipients of the wheelchairs was an elderly lady and two of her disabled relatives from a village. However, before the lady could receive the wheelchairs, the RDC of Jinja District, Mr. Gulume Balyaino, who was an official at the event, discreetly instructed the MC,…
Heifer International, in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, is launching a significant project titled the “Stimulating Agribusiness for Youth Employment Project” (SAYE) to expand access to agribusiness opportunities for over 250,000 young people in Uganda. The project aims to empower 250,000 young people aged 16 to 35 (70% females, 3% youth with disabilities) by improving their skills, expanding market access, and offering inclusive financing in key sectors. Targeting female youth (70 percent) and youth with disabilities, the project emphasizes poultry, horticulture, oilseed, dairy, and beef value chains. “Among them, 175,000 of the targeted young people will be transitioned into dignified…
Timber dealers along Spire Road in Jinja City are counting significant losses following a mysterious fire that reportedly destroyed their businesses. The blaze, whose source is yet to be established, gutted a timber shop on Sunday night, causing distress among traders in the area. Tabliq Garage, a timber shop, was severely damaged around midnight. The fire was reported by a nearby watchman, who promptly contacted the Jinja Police Fire Department. Efforts by fire managers to contain the blaze were futile, as the fire had already consumed the wooden goods in the store. Police confirm that the fire outbreak was controlled…
Bugweri Chiefdom FC shone on Saturday, August 3, 2024, securing a 2-0 victory over Busiki Chiefdom FC in the opening match of the MTN Busoga Masaza Cup tournament. Kyabazinga of Busoga, HRH William Wilberforce Nadiope Gabula IV, officially launched the tournament in an enthusiastic jamboree at Busesa Playground in Bugweri District on Saturday. The King officially opened the tournament by majestically kicking the first ball onto the field. The ball rolled smoothly as the enthusiastic spectators cheered for the youthful King. In the tournament’s first game, Bugweri Chiefdom faced off against the defending champion, Busiki FC, and achieved a significant…
In efforts to facilitate the effective implementation of the National Oilseeds Project (NOSP), the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF) has donated two motorcycles to the Jinja District local government. The Jinja Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Mr. Richard Gulume Balyaino, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), and agricultural officer Mr. Musa Ibanda, along with other district technocrats, received the motorcycles on Friday, August 2, 2024. The transportation means were coupled with 270 kg of soybean seeds. “We are here today to launch these motorcycles provided to us by the Ministry of Agriculture. They are going to be given to the…
The first Deputy Prime Minister and Uganda’s Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, says the youth are the core individuals to take the lead in the common development of the country and the world at large. Kadaga spoke on Thursday, August 1, 2024, while meeting with youth from the Busoga Kingdom (Obwakyabazinga Bwa Busoga), who paid her a courtesy visit at the Ministry’s offices in the Kingdom Kampala building located on Nile Avenue. Led by the Kingdom’s State Minister for Youth and ICT, Owekitibwa Veronica Kagona, the youngsters came to promote the Busoga Regional Youth Symposium…
On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, authorities in the eastern Tororo district, led by RDC Mr. Albert Amula, Assistant RDC Julius Oketcho, members of the district executive, and political leaders, launched several projects implemented in the financial year 2023/2024. The newly constructed administration blocks at Akadot Sub-county, undertaken by M/S Deliton Services Limited, and the Merikit Sub-county administration block, constructed by M/S Tsandex Investments Limited, were among the notable projects commissioned by the district local government officials. Presiding over the commissioning ceremonies, Mr. Albert Amula, the Tororo RDC, commended the district leadership for lobbying, monitoring, and ensuring that the contractors performed…
Heifer International, the Mott Foundation, and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation have announced a groundbreaking multi-stakeholder partnership to enhance access to productive solar energy services in Uganda’s agricultural value chains. The project, named the Distributed Renewable Energy Ecosystem Model (DREEM) HUB, is a three-year initiative running from 2024 to 2026. It aims to mobilize a diverse network of partners to deliver skilled workforce and entrepreneurship development services, sustainable financing, and ecosystem coordination and support services. Flavia Nalubega, the Heifer Uganda publicist, stated, “This will, in turn, empower 1,500 farmers as well as provide solar skills, jobs, and entrepreneurship development opportunities…
Jinja: Nusura Shein, a 24-year-old mother, is breastfeeding three babies she reportedly gave birth to on Monday, July 29, 2024. The surprising turn of events occurred at Whispers Hospital in Jinja city when she delivered quadruplets. A resident of Kikunu village, Idudi Town Council, Bugweri district, Nusura was shocked by the number of babies, expecting a normal delivery. However, complications arose, necessitating an emergency surgery. Nusura Shein is married to Shein Juma Hussein, a 47-year-old businessman originally from Bugiri, residing in Idudi, Bugweri district. Dr. Offong Emem, a specialist doctor at Whispers Hospital, stated that Nusura was immediately taken into…