Songstress Kamanzi took center stage at the Media Centre, delivering a moving, soulful rendition of the national anthem at today’s launch. PHOTO UGANDA MEDIA CENTRE Kampala, Uganda | CAROLYNE MUYAMA | To combat a significant civic crisis and reduce tribal divisions, the Uganda Media Centre (UMC) and the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance have initiated Sauti Ya Uganda (Voice of Uganda). This nationwide anthem contest offers a grand prize of Shs 100 million and encourages citizens to learn, interpret, and perform all three stanzas of the Uganda National Anthem and the East African Community Anthem in any style…
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Renowned rapper Santana Karma, real name Gitta Allan Keith, has opened up about allegations that he is undergoing rehabilitation for substance abuse. Over the years, rumours have been making rounds claiming that rapper Santana was committed to a rehabilitation center for substance abuse. The singer, however, while speaking in a TV interview, denied the allegations, noting that it was the first time he was hearing them. He described himself as a healthy and good-looking man and questioned why anyone would spread such rumors about him. Santana joked that anyone who looked at him would easily tell that he is doing…
Singer Diana Nalubega has spoken out on the hardships she underwent as a single mother raising her daughter alone, emphasizing that she was not rushing to give birth again. She has one child, a daughter, whom she welcomed into her life before 18 and while still in school. In one of her interviews, she confessed that she was in her senior four when she got impregnated by a man a bit older than her, and she sat for her leaving exams while pregnant. After running away from home, she stayed with her baby daddy until the child turned two years old, before…
Former Butambala County MP Muwanga Kivumbi at the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala. Mpigi, Uganda | URN | The freshly bailed former Butambala County Member of Parliament Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been picked up in Mpigi District while heading to Kampala. Details surrounding the re-arrest remain unclear and authorities are yet to issue an official statement. However, National Unity Platform lawyer Samuel Muyizzi, who is part of Kivumbi’s defence team, confirmed to Uganda Radio Network that the former MP was arrested in Mpigi town while returning to Kampala on Friday afternoon. “It is true he was…
Gospel artist and pastor Joseph Ngooma has addressed the criticism from netizens after he was seen receiving money from renowned herbalist and traditionalist Maama Fiina. Joseph Ngooma was performing at a show recently, and among the people who came up to appreciate his talent was Maama Fiina, who gave him notes of money, and he gladly it. The video went viral and sparked criticism on social media, with users criticizing him for receiving money from someone who practices witchcraft. Pr. Ngooma, while speaking in a TV interview, responded to the backlash, noting that he didn’t see it as a big deal, appreciating Maama Fiina…
Collected scholastic materials for learners Kanungu, Uganda | ENTEBBENEWS.NET | The second edition of “The Mark & Friends Charity Drive” has successfully raised educational materials that will benefit learners at Nyakabungo Girls Secondary School and Nyakabungo Parents Primary School in Kanungu district, reiterating the initiative’s commitment to improving access to quality education through community action. Held at the Cornerstone Asset Managers premises in Ntinda, Kampala, the charity drive brought together friends, partners, and well-wishers for a day of networking, entertainment, and philanthropy, all united by a common goal of supporting learners in underserved communities. Building on the success of the…
National Council for Higher Education headquarters in Kampala. Officials are pushing for reforms at University level in Uganda Kampala, Uganda | URN | Universities across the country have entered the final stretch of preparations for the transition to Competence-Based Education and Training (CBET), with about a year remaining before one of the most significant reforms in the higher education system takes effect. According to the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE), preparations are already underway with institutions reviewing curricula, retraining lecturers and redesigning how students will be taught and assessed. The council spokesperson, Saulo Waigolo, says NCHE has spent much…
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) ED Hon. Nyombi Thembo has warned social media content creators who use the titles Kojja and Ssenga while sharing explicit content online, saying their actions could land them in trouble with the law. Hon. Nyombi Thembo made the caution in a video shared online, where he noted that he had taken note of several content creators who, he said, had made it a habit to speak vulgar language online to gain attention, views and likes. He made it clear that he didn’t have a problem with them getting money from their content but advised them to limit…
Former Butambala County MP Muwanga Kivumbi at the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala. Kampala, Uganda | URN | Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, the former Butambala County Member of Parliament, and 16 of his co-accused have secured bail after spending nearly six months on remand over terrorism-related charges. In a ruling delivered on Thursday, Lady Justice Susan Okalany, the Deputy Head of the International Crimes Division, granted Kivumbi a cash bail of ten million shillings and ordered each of his three sureties to execute a non-cash bond of five million shillings The judge also granted bail to 16 of…
Students of St. Eliza senior secondary school display some of their innovations. Jinja, Uganda | URN | The Acting Minister of Education and Sports, Chrysostom Muyingo, is optimistic that making agriculture a compulsory subject in secondary schools will equip young people with the practical skills needed to transform one of Uganda’s most important economic sectors. Speaking at the opening of the National Agricultural Education Show in Jinja City on Tuesday, Muyingo said agriculture remains the backbone of Uganda’s economy and exposing learners to the subject from an early age will nurture innovation, entrepreneurship and a new generation of job creators.…