Author: Temiteo Okwakol

The Vice President of the Republic of Uganda , Her Excellency Maj Jessica Alupo Epel (Rtd) has commissioned Ocorimongin Market sheds in Katakwi subcounty ,Katakwi District under the Local Economic Growth Support Project championed by the Ministry of Local Government. She was represented by Hon Raphael Magezi, the Minister of Local Government on Tuesday 12th December 2023 in Ocorimongin trading Centre. In his speech, Hon Magezi thanked the President of Uganda for his tremendous passion and effort in bringing peace and stability and above all transforming the rural communities so as to enable them join the money economy. He urged…

By Richard Onapatum The Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA) Appeals Tribunal has cancelled a contract awarded to Ange&Cathy Enterprise Ltd. The members of the tribunal headed by senior counsel Francis Gimara, Nelson Nerima, Thomas Brookers Isanga, Geoffrey Nuwagira, Paul Kalumba and Charity Kyarisiima on December 7, 2023, ordered the cancellation of the contract that Katakwi Local Government had awarded to Ange&Cathy Enterprise Ltd. Ange&Cathy Enterprise Ltd had been contracted to construct a general ward at Aketa HC 11 PHASE 1 vide procurement ref number KATA857/WRKS/23-24/00003 in Katakwi district at a contract price of Ugx 95,075,000/=. VAT exclusive.…

By Richard Onapatum Government has revealed plans to extend piped water to several villages in Katakwi district in Teso and Karamoja sub regions. According to the ministry of water and environment officials, the water will be sourced from Lake Bisina and Opeta located in the Teso/Karamoja border. Jessica Alupo, the  Vice President of the republic of Uganda who also doubles as the District Woman Member of Parliament for Katakwi tasked the National Water and Sewerage corporation to come up with this project, she further says that implementation should be as fast as possible considering many water bodies in the region.…

Uganda faces tremendous revenue losses through un-cleared tax collection. By 1986, the economy was characterized by three words; Magendo (smuggling), Kikubo (black market) and Kusamula (speculation). President explained that smuggling was the order of the day during former regimes, and as such governments were broke. Since 1986, His Excellency President Museveni has always emphasized that the NRM government’s plan, is aimed at eliminating economic malpractices, including smuggling of goods, foreign exchange black market operations and speculation practices in trade, which he observes, were the main obstacles to the national tax collection process. Museveni has always told people to stop smuggling…

Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU) has offered over 250 study scholarships to children of coffee farmers in Elgon region. This was revealed by the Cooperative Chairperson Nathan Nandala Mafabi who doubles as the FDC Secretary General in Najanankumbi Offices. Nandala has approved the disbursement of Uganda Shs 199,925, 000 Ugsh to support 275 students pursuing higher education. The bursary program aims to assist children of coffee farmers who have contributed significantly to the union’s success by delivering 2500kgs of coffee as a store. Those who deliver 300kgs are also eligible for the bursaries. According to Nandala, the initiative has been an…

By Andrew Karamagi If Makerere University must continue advancing her stated objective of “building for the future,” the institution’s current Vice Chancellor must shed off the character traits of insecurity, low self-esteem and blind arrogance that define village chiefs who never expected to hold such offices and now that they find themselves in such a position, suddenly think that a university for instance, is their personal fiefdom over which they must rule and reign with unfettered power. I cannot think of any other development stage that impacts upon the life of an individual like tertiary education: these years of unprecedented…

During the AIDO Royal Gala Dinner that took place on the 25th of November 2023, the Global President of Aido Network International H. H Paul Jones Eganda unveiled a state of art master institute dubbed Soroti Royal Resort. The project was launched on the 17th of October 2023 in the Eastern Part of Uganda with the aim of facilitating the AIDO Reconnection Agenda. One of AIDO’s core objectives is to facilitate the reconnection of Africa and her diaspora with a purpose of promoting trade, culture, tourism and brotherhood. The project is one of AIDO’s initiatives to facilitate this Agenda by…

According to the Minister of State for Kampala, Hon. Kyofatogabye i Uganda is  purchasing and importing 10,000 dust bins at a cost of 2.5 million each. He is quoted as saying that these dust bins are fancy and that people will have to be taught how to use them. “Yes, we might have dust bins in our supermarkets at only 400k each, but probably they might not be befitting a conference of international nature like the forthcoming NAM.” We should be inclined to suspect that these dust bins being imported at 2.5 million shillings each must be having *AI* chip…

Josephine Okui Okwakol Ossiya CPA, FCCA, MBA, has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of Uganda’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA). Ms Ossiya holds an MBA from the University of Liverpool and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Makerere University. She is a member of the internal auditors’ institutes of Uganda and the US, the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda, and a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. She replaces Keith Kalyegira who has been the CMA Chief Executive since December 2013 and his two-term office has elapsed. Josephine Ossiya CPA, FCCA, MBA the…

The president and  leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi also known as Bobi Wine, has disclosed that some of the MPs who subscribe to this party work with President Yoweri Museveni. Kyagulanyi made this revelation during his interview on the BBC. On Tuesday, as the NUP leader arrived in England for the first time in about ten years. Bobi Wine last stepped into London in 2014 when he was denied a UK visa over “controversial anti-gay lyrics” in one of his songs. However, at the beginning of this month, the NUP President who is now best known…