In Nabweru, Nansana Municipality, Agatha Mulawa, a local resident, woke up to find people sitting on benches near the town council offices. Surprised, she learned that the Electoral Commission (EC) officials were on-site to register new voters and update the existing voter register. A first-time voter, Mulawa had assumed that registration was automatic after receiving a national ID.
The Okuti international border market seeks to attract 100,000 local business people from Northern Uganda, aiming to transform the region's development and enhance trade between East Africa and the Horn of Africa.
Speaking at the World Day of Remembrance for Traffic Accident Victims, Gen. Katumba emphasized that many crashes during the festive season occur because people travel last minute. He highlighted the dangers of late travel, citing that it would be risky for someone traveling as far as Kabale to leave on December 24 and expect to reach church by 7 a.m.
In July 2023, Minister Magyezi ordered a fresh allocation of lockups and stalls in the new central market after meeting dissatisfied vendors who had raised concerns about irregularities in the initial allocation process.
As per the consent judgment, it was recognized that the number of tea seedlings estimated to have been planted in the specified districts amounted to 106,640,606, valued at Shillings 42,656,242,400. Of this, Shillings 8,237,098,116 had already been paid to eligible nursery bed operators, and NAADS committed Shillings 7,118,326,249 for payment.
Bagamuhunda also operates Freedom Institute for Law and ICT Studies (FILIS) under Freedom Radio in the same building. Our reporter visited the radio station premises along Bwankosya drive in Kabale municipality and found it locked with two padlocks.
