FULL LIST: Govt orders 30 universities to acquire charter status

The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has asked all universities across the country who are still operating on provisional charters to present their roadmaps for acquiring full ones by March. Currently, the country has 11 private chartered and 32 private provisionally licensed universities.Addressing journalists in Kampala yesterday, the executive director of NCHE, Prof Mary…

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Kenya seeks to address challenges facing migrant workers in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is one of the key destinations for Kenya’s domestic workers. Data from the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection shows that in 2022 alone nearly 80,000 domestic workers secured jobs in the Arab country. These migrant workers have also formed part of the largest pool of diaspora remittances. In 2021, the East African…

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Opposition MPS Draft Alternative Budget for FY 2022/24

By Our Reporter The Opposition in Parliament has adopted a new approach towards the national budget by developing a completely different alternative national budget. The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP) Mathias Mpuuga has made the announcement while speaking to Opposition MPs during their 3 day retreat in Entebbe. “It is our duty to…

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Former NRM cash controller Galiwango passes on

The former director of finance at the National Resistance Movement secretariat Dr Hassan Galiwanga has died. According to Rebecca Kadaga, the minister for East African Community Affairs, Galiwango died on Monday morning. At the time of his death, Galiwango was Uganda’s High Commissioner to Kenya. The cause of his death has not yet been announced.

Golola Moses a Self-made International Kick Boxer

HICGI News Agency – Updated 1742 EAT on Sunday 15th 01 2023 In our Special Series “Senior Citizens” we today we bring you Golola Moses (born 22 May 1980) a Ugandan self-made celebrity, entertainer,kickboxer, actor, philanthropist, businessman and investor known for building his personal brand. While his actual accomplishments as a kick boxer have been…

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Chinese Foreign Minister: Africa isn’t a ‘wrestling ground’ for big powers

“Africa should be an arena for international cooperation rather than a ‘wrestling ground’ for big powers,” Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Wednesday, adding that it is cooperation not confrontation that really counts for Africa and no country in the world has the right to force African countries to take sides.  Qin made the remarks when being asked…

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NUP Leaders Suspended o over Bickering.

By Brenda Namugenyi The National Unity Platform has suspended with immediate effect five leaders of the party in Busoga subregion over bickering. The party has instituted a five member committee to investigate their actions. Those suspended include Bamu Lulenzi the coordinator in the region, Moses Bigirwa the deputy secretary for mobilization, Saulo Nsongambi the acting…

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