By Chris Mugasha KAMPALA: Ahead of AFCON 2027, Uganda’s government, through the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has rolled out a Shs14.24 billion water expansion for Hoima City to ramp up supply before the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. The project comes at a time when preparations are in high gear as Hoima will…
By Chris Mugasha The Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development (PIBID) in partnership with the Uganda Olympic Committee have launched the “Olympic Day-Tooke Run” with a call on stakeholders in the sports sector to give issues of nutrition some attention. Speaking at the launch of the Tooke run this week (on Tuesday) at Nyaruzinga in…
By Hillary Keingana BUSHENYI: The battle between a group of shareholders of Igara Growers Tea Factory and the Factory’s Board of Directors has taken a new twist. The High Court in Bushenyi has dismissed a petition filed by disgruntled shareholders on grounds of wrong legal procedures. A group of the shareholders had petitioned the high…
By Chris Mugasha KAMPALA: A total of 172 technical staff at National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) have graduated with a call on them and other technical professionals to prioritize character over credentials. The 6th graduation cohort included 172 technical staff receiving certifications in various fields, reinforcing the utility’s internal capacity to manage water and…
By Aggrey Twesigye KAMPALA/MBARARA: As Ntare school community gears up to celebrate the school’s 70th anniversary celebrations, the school’s Old Boys (OBs) have launched a Ugshs9billion fundraising drive to build a modern science laboratory. Founded in 1956, the school will commemorate this milestone on July 25, 2026. The launch of this drive took place recently…
By Hillary Keingana BUSHENYI; The Minister of State for Public Service, Grace Mary Mugasa, has cautioned women against using financial independence as a tool to overstep and undermine their husbands. The Minister cited disrespect as a leading cause of domestic violence and marital breakdown in families/communities. Mugasa was on Friday presiding over the belated International Women’s…
By Hillary Keingana BUSHENYI; As the debate for the proposed Sovereignty Bill rages on, residents of Bushenyi District have raised a red flag over the Bill, warning that its passage could break the country’s political, economic and social progress patterns. Elly Rukiira a resident called on President Yoweri Museveni and Members of Parliament to re-think before…
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: Savings and Credit Co-operatives (SACCOs) and other financial institutions have been cautioned to stop from focusing only on profits at the end of every year at the expense of the environment. According to financial experts, for quite some time, SACCOs/financial institutions have not made issues of environmental conservation a priority. They…
By Chris Mugasha The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) have disclosed its plan of enabling more Ugandans getting access to safe and clean water by 2030. According to NWSC’s Managing Director Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha, in their strategic plan, they want to extend water to cover over 26million of Uganda’s population by 2030. Currently,…
By Chris Mugasha. BUSHENYI: Cyril, I saw you “signing out” of Bushenyi on Thursday! On my way from Mitooma where i had gone for burial, i made a stop-over at Peak Hotel for a cup of tea and I saw you from a distance! You were sited on a round table together with your dear…