2024 review of small and medium scale businesses | TALK OF THE NATION

As 2025 approaches, it’s time to reflect on the key events that shaped the medium and small-scale business sectors over the past year. In 2024, the sector faced significant challenges, including heavy taxation and an economy-disrupting strike over EFRIS, among other setbacks. John Walugembe, the Executive Director of the Federation of SMEs joined us to […]

Chess players from 5 countries compete in Kireka Open Championship

Chess players from five countries, including Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Botswana, and Rwanda, are competing in the eighth edition of the Kireka Open Championship, which began this morning at the Sports View Hotel in Kireka. The four-day tournament, which has attracted both junior and adult participants, will see the winners in various categories walk away […]

NIRA receives new equipment for improved identity cards

Following the expiry of identity cards in the country, the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has finally imported new equipment to start producing improved IDs for citizens. At least 1,000 kits were received today at Entebbe International Airport in preparation for the exercise. According to Major General Apollo Kasiita Gowa, the Director of Citizenship […]

Kamwenge residents raise funds for community health facility

Following a prolonged period of inadequate health services, residents from at least four villages—Kagada 1, Kagada 2, Kahindo, and Nyabugaara in Kahunge Sub-county, Kamwenge District—have constructed a health facility in their area and are calling on the government to provide drugs and health workers. Previously, residents had to trek over 10 kilometers to reach Kiyagara […]

Religious leaders ask President Museveni to lead corruption fight

Religious leaders have appealed to President Museveni to take a more proactive approach to fighting corruption, particularly at the top. This comes as many of those involved in corrupt practices regularly pray and seek blessings from them. They argue that the apparent lack of political will to tackle the vice has hindered Uganda’s development, as […]

Museveni pledges to build airport in Kanungu

President Museveni has pledged to construct an international airport in Kihiihi, Kanungu District, to attract high-end tourists seeking to view some of the country’s prime attractions. Speaking during the International Community of Banyakigezi (ICOB) Convention in Kanungu, the president acknowledged the value of the tourism sector. He revealed that an investor had been secured to […]

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