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Makerere University and Stanbic Bank have renewed their business partnership to strengthen their longstanding relationship for future collaborations. Stanbic Bank has been a significant partner to the university, supporting digitization through the provision of computers under the Laptop Loan Scheme Agreement and funding several projects including the Albert Cook Library renovation. Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, proposed investment opportunities and collaborations with the bank, particularly in the commercialization of innovations and infrastructure. He stressed that such partnerships would not only support investment but also build capacity for the future generation of citizens. Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs Prof.…

Bushenyi Businesss woman Adrine Kobusingye has won the highly contested National Resistance Movement (NRM) Women’s League elections beating incumbent Lydia Wanyoto at Kololo Independence. Kobusingye polled 1,839 votes, trouncing Faridah Kibowa who came second with 670 votes. Other candidates, Faridah Nakalama (3 votes), Kyanika Rehema (2 votes), and Lanyero Sarah Ochieng (19 votes) — trailed far behind in the elections according to official results announced by Dr. Tanga Odoi, the NRM Electoral Commission chairperson, The incumbent Chairperson, Lydia Wanyoto withdrew prematurely from the race leaving space for the business woman to win. In amedia brief Kobusingye pledged to use her…

Uganda based contractors are to benefit from 40% Standard Gauge Railway contracts,SGR Project Coordinator Engineer Perez Wamburu has revealed. According to him,the intention is to prioritize use of Ugandan goods and services to enable private sector and citizens to actively participate in SGR development, operations and maintenances. “National content is premised on ensuring that up to 40% of the contract value 22.7billion Euro of the SGR is retained locally by prioritizing Ugandan supplies,” Wamburu stated in a media Press conference in Kampala. Wamburu emphasized that among the possible areas of participation for local supplies of cement steel, earthen materials, labour…

Uganda’s economy has demonstrated resilience amidst the global, regional and domestic shocks is on an upward growth trajectory,Minister for Finance Matia Kaisajja has said “Uganda’s economy remains robust, supported by stable inflation,growing economic activity, a stronger shilling and strong private sector credit growth. Going forward, we are going to pursue our Tenfold Growth Strategy which will propel us from a US Dollar 61 billion to a US Dollar 500 billion economy in the next fifteen years,”Kasaijja stated. According to the minister In FY 2024/25, the size of the economy expanded to Shs 226.3 trillion(US Dollar 61.3 billion) from Shs 203.7…

Teachers under their umbrella body Uganda Professional Science Teachers Union (UPSTU)have appealed to government to support their National Science Innovation Projects competitions an initiative aimed to promote science education and skills innovation in schools country wide. UPSTU is a labour union for all science teachers in Uganda actively pursuing diverse initiatives to uplift science teachers and advance practical science education. “We call upon government, Development partners and stakeholders to join UPSTU in this initiative which we have plot eths year and will be running annually. Your support will not only enhance the quality and reach of these competitions but also…

Media Personality and former Uganda Media Centre Executive Director,Ofwono Opondo, has won NRM flagbearer for the older persons’ member of Parliament for Eastern Uganda. Opondo garnered 168 votes, defeating State Minister for Older Persons Dominic Mafabi Gidudu, who secured 122 votes. NRM Electoral Commission Chairperson, Dr. Tanga Odoi, declared Opondo the winner. Ofwono Opondo pledged to strengthen the NRM voice on the floor of parliament and to bring national visibility to older persons in Parliament, leveraging his experience and connections to navigate the political and policy landscape. Opondo stressed that his mission is not driven by ambition but obligation. “You…

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today opened the 1st Meeting of the 4th National Conference of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, rallying delegates to focus on discipline, fight poverty and corruption, and ensure every Ugandan household joins the money economy. Accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Kataha Museveni, the President who is also the NationalChairman of the NRM, addressed thousands of delegates from across the country gathered to elect special interest group representatives and chart the Movement’s future direction. The conference will see the election of leaders representing the…

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned against election malpractice, corruption, and the use of money in politics, describing them as dangerous vices that threaten the country’s future and undermine accountability. Addressing the National Resistance Movement (NRM) National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting at State House, Entebbe, on Saturday, August 23, 2025, Museveni stated that rather than bribing voters during elections, leaders should work for the people and earn their support. “Money is poison. When leaders are elected through bribery or cheating, they become unaccountable to the people. That is what caused wars in the past, and we cannot allow it to…

The Special Forces Command (SFC) has officially flagged off its Rangers and football team to participate in the 17th edition of the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Cup Tournament, set to take place in Masaka from 26th August to 5 th September 2025. The competition, hosted at Masaka Secondary School playground and other nearby playgrounds, will feature over 20 teams from various Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) services, competing in football, netball, range shooting, tree planting, and other activities. While officiating at the flag-off ceremony held on 23rd August, 2025 at VVIPTS-Sera Kasenyi, SFC Commander Maj. Gen. David Mugisha urged…

The High Court Civil Division in Kampala has dismissed Fiona Nakku’s attempt to remain in the race for the National Female Youth MP seat over alteration in age in her National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) to enable her fit in the race. In a ruling delivered by Justice Collins Acelam of the Civil Court division held that Nakku had no grounds for relief since her biodata had already been corrected by NIRA to reflect her true date of birth as December 20, 1994, a fact that disqualified her under the National Youth Council Act, which sets the youth age…