40 Ugandan girls stranded in Malaysian jails
More than 40 Ugandan girls are trapped in Malaysian prisons after they were arrested for allegedly engaging in prostitution in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. A group of MPs led by Ssembabule Woman MP Anifa More...
Uganda open Nodding disease centres
Children affected by nodding disease wait at a treatment centre in Kitgum recently. Screening and treatment centres for nodding disease syndrome have opened today with Padibe Health Centre in Lamwo District registering More...
Shs6 trillion idle yet Uganda government wants more
Uganda Parliament The Uganda government yesterday asked MPs to approve $100m (about Shs245b) to finance the 2011/12 Budget deficit even as it emerged that more than Shs5.6 trillion in previously approved loans More...
Heathens keep eye on rampant Kobs
The unlikely favour utl Kobs might have hoped for from G4S Pirates in regard to the destiny of the Nile Special Rugby Premier League title never came on Saturday. Pirates were beaten 25-12 by MTN Heathens at Kyadondo More...
Uganda Central bank might be forced to raise CBR again
The weakening shilling and the rising fuel prices might force the central bank to reconsider its policy decisions. File Photo. Experts have said the central bank might be forced to raise the Central Bank Rate in More...
Uganda MPs ask govt to suspend errant tobacco company
A farmer weeding tobacco. Farmers are accusing Continental Tobacco of failing to pay them about Shs6.5 billion. File photo A section of MPs from West Nile and Western Uganda want the operations of Continental Tobacco More...
Uganda might be scrapped off EU honey list
Uganda might be de-listed from the EU’s list of honey exporters for failure to pay an annual fee for conducting quality tests. Third world countries exporting honey to the EU are required to pay an annual fee More...
MTN posts 6.3% growth
Despite stiff competition and a slow down in economic activity, MTN Group’s revenue increased by 6.3 per cent, according to a financial report sent to Daily Monitor last week. Revenues for Africa’s largest More...
KCCA records 54% revenue dip for February
KCCA boss Jennifer Musisi Revenue collections by Kampala Capital City Authority has significantly declined, making losses of up to 54 per cent in February, Daily Monitor has learnt. According to a communiqué More...
Another literal gift from Kenya’s Meja Mwangi
Meja Mwangi, in The Boy Gift ,presents a humour packed and dramatic story of a tradition that cherishes and reveres manhood so much that a man’s worth is measured by how many boys he can sire. It is a story of More...
