Author: Temiteo Okwakol

MBARARA; National Cement Limited is excited to announce the opening of a second plant in Mbarara District. The new 1.5m tonnes per annum and 60 million dollars plant will now take national cement’s Uganda capacity to 3.5 million tonnes of cement. The announcement was made by the DEVKI group, the founders of National Cement. Slated to be operational by the end of 2024, the Mbarara plant is a major milestone in the company’s objective to serve its clients in Uganda and East Africa, by making access to cement products very affordable. The new plant follows the 2m tons per annum…

By Emmanuel Eumu. Kaberamaido- Police in Kaberamaido Central police station are holding a man aged 30 for defiling 4 year old minor The incident happened in Aburepoli village, swagere parish in Ochero sub county Kaberamaido District on Tuesday. It is reported that Mr Brain Eyoku the Suspect took the advantage of the absence of the parents of the minor and convinced her with 100 shilling and later defiled the 4 year old girl.  The DPC Kaberamaido Central police station SP David Otabong confirmed the arrest of Mr Eyoku saying that he is under their custody pending investigation to the matter,…

By Emmanuel Eumu Kaberamaido- St.Thomas Girls Secondary school has received 20 computers from Uganda communications commission to boost the ICT skills. While receiving the set of 20 computers at St.Thomas Girls Secondary school,the headteacher Mr.Patrick Edyelu glorifies Uganda communications commission,through the Ministry of Education and Sports and the government of Uganda for supporting St.Thomas Girls Secondary school being one of the best single sex schools in the region. He then said that the computers will be of help to the girl child education through ICT to empower them with skills and knowledge. According to Mr.Emmanuel Ojos the ICT teacher at…

Electorates of Soroti City West constituency have ratified the former Mp aspirant Calvin Echodu for his continuous efforts and commitment in supporting the education of the disgruntled children across Teso Sub – region. Echodus praise comes after he again shocked the mourners during the burial of the deceased NRM Registrar and Chairman of Agora Ward Joseph Mulindwa who succumbed to throat cancer on 27th October 2023. Before the weeping crowd, Echodu, the NRM flag bearer during the 2021 elections, now tagged as the Mp in waiting, took over the responsibility of fully educating the daughter to the deceased from the…

The Ministry of Trade Permanent Secretary, Ms. Geraldine Ssali has been reinstated as the Accounting Officer. Ms. Ssali was reinstated on Thursday through a letter written by the Head of Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet, Lucy Nakyobe Mbonye. “A letter has come from the Head of Public Service re-instating Ms. Geraldine Ssali as the Accounting Officer, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives,” said a source at the Ministry. The Permanent Secretary saved her Ministry billions of shillings in annual rent when she decided to renovate the permanent government building housing the Ministry of Trade, Industries and Cooperatives. Ms.…

ISINGIRO: Police in Nyamitsindo Parish, Isingiro District are investigating circumstances surrounding the heinous murder that has claimed the life of Mr. Byenyinemwe Ben, the 64-year-old Chairman of LCII. The investigation into this gruesome act has led to the apprehension of four individuals, including members of the victim’s own family. The incident took place on the night of October 22, 2023. At approximately 00:09 at midnight, the local police in Masha received a distressing report from Mr. Kato, the Defense Secretary of Nyamitsindo Parish, regarding the murder of their beloved Chairman. Law enforcement officers, including the Police Canine Unit, rushed to…

The trailer tanker, Mercedes Benz, blue in color, under reg. no. UAU 402E, which was intercepted at Bukoyo Village, along the Iganga-Jinja highway, by a group of 5 armed thugs, on the 21.10.2023, at around 9pm, and robbed at gun point with 34 tonnes of Kerosene, was recovered from Jinja City, by the territorial police from Kiira region. All the Kerosene, which was being transported from Kenya to Kampala Prompet Energies Ltd, depot was found intact. The scene was thoroughly documented, and the trailer with all its goods handed over to the management of Prompet Energies Ltd. The driver of…

SERERE: AIDO Royal delegation donated 100 Zinc roofing sheets to Olio Primary school in Serere during the recent visit of the Diaspora Royal delegation to the District. The delegation visited the school recently and were touched by the state of the school. The royal delegation led by Queen Mother Prof. ChenziRa Davis-Kahina from the Virgin islands of America donated one hundred iron sheets enough to complete two classroom blocks. “The administration is honored to name this building after you Queen Mother Dr. ChenziRa Davies Kahina , in recognition of your support towards this school” said the global president of AIDO…

By Emmanuel Eumu Kaberamaido Members of the Education Policy Review Commission ( EPRC) were on Monday shocked to establish that the shs. 5 billion government projects have been lying idle at Kaberamaido Technical Institute for at least six months after setting everything. The three projects including milk processing plant, fruit factory and animals feed processing plant were established by the government through the ministry of Education and sports under the Uganda skills Development project (USDP) with funds from the world Bank. The government of Uganda identified Kaberamaido Technical Institute to be a pilot institution for food processing and funding was…

The Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, Anita Among has given birth to twins, her deputy, Thomas Tayebwa has revealed. In a tweet on Monday, Tayebwa congratulated her boss upon the successful delivery. “With great Joy, I congratulate my brother Moses Magogo and my sister,the Rt. Hon Speaker Anita Among upon the double bundle of joy. You are now Ssalongo and Nnalongo. Congratulations once again,” Tayebwa said in a brief tweet. The speaker in August, 2022 got married to Moses Magogo Hassim, the FUFA president but also MP for Budiope East in Buyende district in a private ceremony in Kampala. Earlier,…