Parliament Orders Investigations Into Entebbe International Airport

By Brenda Namugenyi Parliament has directed the works and transport ministry to give a status report on allegations of extortion and frustration of passenger at the airport by employees at the country’s only international Airport. The Airport has been at the spotlight following a social media backlash after passengers protested acts of extortion from employees,…

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MP Ssegirinya Woes: Constituency Medical Center Closed.

HICGI News Agency Last Updated at 15:24 by HICGI By Brenda Namugenyi Kawempe North Medical center, a health facility established by the area Member of Parliament Muhammed Sseggirinya has been closed and medical equipment uninstalled for lack of funds to sustain the facility. Thomas Bagonza the administrator of the facility says they have resolved to…

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Girls Standing By The Roadside Knocked Dead by Speeding Truck.

By Our Reporter Two holiday makers standing at the road side have been knocked dead by a speeding Fuso truck. The accident occurred Tuesday evening at Rwimi trading Centre along Fortportal – Bunyangabu road. The deceased have been identified as Hasifah Namatovu a senior four vacist and Faridah Namujju a student of hair dressing at…

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Can the Executive Spare Minister Persis Namuganza ?

By Brenda Namugenyi Namuganza is accused of undermined the powers of parliament and its leadership. MPs say the minister rides on the pride and powers of the executive which needs to be trimmed. On Monday, Parliament voted to censor Persis Namuganza from her position of minister of state for Lands and Urban Development. A total…

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KCCA Launches City Ambulances

By KCCA – PCA Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago accompanied by the Deputy Lord Mayor, authority councilors and the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) directors for Public Health Services and Environment launched the new state of the art ambulances at a function held at City Hall. Kampala Capital City Authority boosted its fleet with seven…

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Uganda approves construction license for $3.5 billion crude oil pipeline

By EK Benj & Reuters – Updated at 0540 EAT on Wednesday 25th January 2023 Uganda has approved an application by a company controlled by TotalEnergies to construct a 3.5 billion U.S. dollar oil pipeline that will transport the country’s crude to international markets, Godfrey Kabbyanga, the state minister for information, said in a statement…

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Nigerian flights disrupted by striking ground staff

Airlines in Nigeria said flights were being disrupted on Monday after ground staff began an indefinite strike to demand higher pay. Air Peace, which has the biggest fleet in Nigeria, and smaller carrier Dana Air said the strike by the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) was delaying flights and hoped the issue would be quickly…

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