Author: Andama Hamid

Parliament’s COSACE Tours New Developments at Entebbe Airport, Credits UCAA

The Management of Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCCA) hosted Members of Parliament from the Public Accounts Committee – Committee of Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (PAC-COSASE) and took them around the various facilities and services at Entebbe International Airport on Thursday. The Committtee led by Hon. Muwada Nkunyingi visited the departure and arrival facilities at […]

Entebbe Airport Records Increased Passenger Traffic In July

The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has revealed that Entebbe International Airport recorded 86,586 arriving and 69,756 departing passengers in July 2026, bringing the total to 156,342 international passengers, an average of 5,043 arrivals and departures per day. According to statistics shared by UCAA, the July 2026 total is slightly higher than June 2026, which […]

EC Halts Swearing In For LC 1 Chairpersons, Committees Facing Election Petitions

The Electoral Commission has directed Local Government authorities to halt the swearing-in of LC1 Chairpersons and Committees in villages/cells where election results are subject to pending complaints before the Commission. The electoral Commission chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama, in an advisory dated August 17th, noted that the measure will allow the Commission to conclude the hearing […]

Mustapha Ntale Appointed Acting URSB Registrar General

The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Hon Nobert Mao, has appointed the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) Deputy Registrar General, Mustapher Ntale, as the acting Registrar General amidst corruption investigations at the bureau. Minister Mao made the revelation in a letter dated August 12th, in which the minister informs the now suspended Registrar General […]

Museveni Grants Late Playwright Alex Mukulu Official Burial

President Yoweri Museveni, has granted an official burial to late renowned playwright, actor, musician and theatre director Alex Mukulu, who passed on, on Saturday aged 72. According to a statement issued by the Minister for Presidency Milly Babalanda, on her X handle, the National Organizing Committee (NOC) is engaging with the bereaved family to organise […]

IGG Directs Interdiction of URSB’s Mercy Kainobwisho, Three Others Over Corruption Allegations

The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala, has directed the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Nobert Mao, to immediately interdict the Registrar General of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), Ms. Mercy Kainobwisho, as investigations into allegations of corruption at the Bureau get underway. In a statement released on […]