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Uganda has been elected as the new Bureau for the African Union (AU’s) Specialized Committee on Social Development, Labour and Employment, a position that accords the country a higher profile in running the sectoral affairs at the African Body. The leadership tenure spans two years. The Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Amongi Betty Ongom, on behalf of Uganda, assumed the seat on Thursday during the 4th Ordinary Session of the committee held at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The committee, which reports directly to the AU’s Executive Council, is charged with promoting and developing cooperation…

The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs has released a full list of 76 UPDF officers who were on Wednesday promoted to Major and Captain. A total of 62 officers were promoted from Captain to Major and 13 from Lieutenant to Captain. Among them is Deputy Chief of Military Intelligence Col Abdul Rugumayo who has been promoted to Brigadier General. Here is the full list 1. COL Abdul Rugumayo – BRIG GEN FROM CAPT TO MAJ: 1. CAPT Samuel Edoku – MAJ 2. CAPT Charles Saturday – MAJ 3. CAPT Ahmed Abbu Seiko MAJ 4. CAPT Rogers…

(Kampala, Uganda 10th April 2022) The state minister for higher education Hon. Dr. JC Muyingo has said that Uganda shall never again close its education institutions because of a pandemic due to technological advancement. The state minister made these remarks on 9th April 2022 in Johannesburg South Africa while touring the Huawei exhibition hall to see the smart education solutions for Africa. He also attended the Huawei ICT Competition Sub-Saharan Africa awards ceremony where he awarded three Uganda Students from Makerere University who took first position in Huawei ICT Competition Sub Saharan Africa 2021. The event attracted various dignitaries such…

Events Company MasRob has officially joined the entertainment industry. The events company will now have space for artistes rehearsals, video and audio production, photography and artistes promotion. The revelation was made on April 9, 2022 where proprietors of the company led by Mr Robinson Masembe hosted the media in their new fully fledged home in Bunga. The machines and facilities at the home surely attests to the fact that MasRob Events will take the Ugandan music industry a notch higher. Uganda’s music industry has been evolving over the years and is still growing. This is not just about the songs…

Generation Se7en, a pressure group of the ruling party National Resistance Movement has launched a country wide campaign to monitor government programmes. The campaign which targets to check the performance of emyooga before the further implementation of other programs like Parish development Model (PDM) is set to begin with Iganga, sironko and Bulambuli and thereafter Lira (May 12, 14 and 16th respectively) Speaking to the media in a meeting convened at Amazing Grace Gardens on Bombo Road to restructure the national steering committee and to outline their roadmap for this year, Mr Steven Mukasa, speaker of the pressure group said their…

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has since time immemorial preached unity among the people because it discovered that unity is Strength. The President said this while commending the Moslem community and leaders for uniting. “I am happy because we as NRM discovered long time ago that unity is strength. We have always preached against disunity. I want to thank you for reaching this unity,” the President said. He made the remarks on Tuesday while meeting Moslem leaders from all sects of Old Kampala, Kibuli and Nakasero who called on him at State House,…

The Commander of the UPDF Land Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, on Tuesday deactivated his Twitter account after learning that it was being sabotaged by wrong elements. This website has learnt that Gen Kainerugaba realized that some “external forces” were behind the hacking into his account that had reached over 540,000 followers. “The account has been growing by about 2000 followers per week, but then this started dropping rapidly,” a source close to Gen Kainerugaba told this website. “He believes someone is behind this and he decided to take the account down for now,” the source added. Before pulling down the…

Uganda Wildlife Authority has signed concession agreements with Wildplaces Africa and Tian Tang Group to develop high end tourism accommodation facilities in Murchison Falls National Park and Kyambura Wildlife Reserve in Queen Elizabeth Protected Area. The signing ceremony was last Thursday presided over By the Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Hon. Col. Tom Butime at the Ministry Offices in Kampala. The event was attended by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Doreen Katusiime, Chairman UWA Board of Trustees Dr. Panta Kasoma, Acting Executive Director UWA John Makombo and the Country Director Space for Giants Justus Karuhanga…

President Museveni has suspended the Chairperson of Uganda Land Commission (ULC), Beatrice Byenkya Nyakayisiki, and the Commission secretary, Imaryo Barbara, and ordered that the two officials be investigated over allegations of corruption. In a letter to the Inspector General of Government and the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, the President calls for immediate suspension and investigation of the two officials, with a view to being prosecution if found culpable. “I have received your letter in respect to the developments at Uganda Land Commission. Given the nature of allegations that are being made against the Chairperson and Secretary that include corruption, embezzlement,…

Baker McKenzie – All Africa – 11 April 2022 – The pandemic has driven home the high value of personal data to the global economy, while also highlighting its vulnerability to abuse and attack. In response, governments around the world, including those in Africa, have been reviewing their data privacy and protection laws and regulations to ensure they are adequately protected. Lawyers in Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Rwanda, South Africa, Togo, Uganda and Zimbabwe recently commented on this issue in Baker McKenzie’s new Africa Data Security and Privacy Guide. According to Enid Baaba Dadzie, Senior Associate at Kimathi & Partners in Ghana,…