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It’s that time of the year when opportunities come in droves for beef cattle farmers in Uganda.

Bids; Cattle farmers in business as Eid Aduha 2022 nears – Sunrise It’s that time of the year when opportunities come in droves for beef cattle farmers in Uganda. As the Muslim Umah prepares to celebrate the Holly Festival of Eid Aduha 2022, (expected between July 9-12, 2022) charitable organizations from the Arab world as well as those based here in Uganda have ...

, a leading nonprofit and non-governmental organization in Uganda is seeking individuals and companies to supply cattle to slaughtered during Eid Aduha celebrations.

Business opportunity in supplying cattle for Eid Aduha – Sunrise The Nile Humanitarian Development Agency (NHDA), one of the leading nonprofit and non-governmental organization in Uganda is seeking individuals and companies to supply cattle to be slaughtered during Eid Aduha celebrations. Interested parties have up to 4th July, 2022 to submit bids at NHDA offices...

Back in the 90s across many villages in central Uganda people had to attend 3 to 4 funerals of AIDS victims a day. Science has truly made the difference.

African solutions to African problems: Reframing science innovation – Sunrise Africa is plagued by many epidemics — from Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS to Malaria and Wild Polio — but the continent has also worked for decades to fight these threats. The key to beating these deadly diseases is turning inward to existing expertise and finding locally driven solutions. The recent...

Mr. Mwesige's leadership at ACME strengthened the media in Uganda.

ACME’s Peter Mwesige steps down, Lugalambi to take over – Sunrise Dr. Peter Mwesige, one of the co-founders and founding Executive Director of the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) has announced he’s stepping down from the leadership of the organisation after more than 12 years. Mwesige said in a tweet on June 2,2022 that: “Folks, after 12+ years at t...

What a way to commemorate 100 years of Makerere University

Women excell at Makerere’s 72nd graduation – Sunrise Women have stepped into the limelight of excellence at the 72nd graduation week that started at Makerere University on Monday May 23, 2022. The best performing student at the University’s 72nd graduation ceremony at undergraduate (Bachelor’s degree) level, is a woman, Muhumuza Julia. Muhumuza sc...

Those who sell their kidneys spend a lifetime of physical and emotional pain, says Here's what needs to happen to reverse the dangerous perceptions / trend of organ trade in Uganda

Ugandans, don’t sell your kidneys! – Sunrise My recent article titled, ‘Selling one’s kidney is now easier than finding a job’, caused quite a stir among the Ugandan citizenry. Since its publication in these pages, I have received multiple messages and phone calls from people, some known while others unknown to me, requesting all sorts o...

Palm oil exports ban, coupled with reduced production in neighbouring Malaysia, are certainly set to add to inflation pressures in Uganda.

Indonesia bans palm oil exports, worsening global shortage of cooking oil, soap – Sunrise Indonesia, the world’s largest producer of Palm oil on April 28, 2022 slammed shut its doors to exports of the vegetable oil product that is used in the production of a wide range of essential products such as cooking oil, soap shampoo and other cleaning items. Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo,...

How will the Frank Walusimbi brand fair off the screen?

Tears as Frank Walusimbi quits NTV – Sunrise Arguably the most noticeable face of the biggest Luganda evening news bulletin Frank Walusimbi, has bowed out. Walusimbi said his bye bye to the NTV audience on Thursday, April 28, as he completed the evening news bulletin. Walusimbi was joined by NTV workmates from the news department to announce t...

The heads of the two arms of government have pledged to educate Oulanyah's children as well as for the 101 students he was sponsoring at Seroma Christian High school in Mukono

Jacob Oulanyah Education Fund receives overwhelming support – Sunrise Many people knew Jacob Oulanyah was a generous person and that he loved children. But very few, it turns out, knew the depths of his love of children and his passion for education. The revelation therefore that Jacob Oulanyah was supporting the education of a mind boggling 101 students at Seroma Chr...

Tears welled the eyes of dignitaries, friends and ordinary Ugandans that witnessed the Casket containing the remains of the former Speaker Jacob Oulanyah. Thousands lined the roadside from Entebbe as the body was moved to A-Plus Funeral home in Mengo.

Former Speaker Oulanyah’s body brought back home – Sunrise The remains of the deceased former Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah were this afternoon returned to Uganda, after more than a week after he passed away in the United States. The casket containing Oulanyah’s remains touched down at Entebbe International Airport on Friday af...

"I urge all Ugandans to leave what was said behind us. The people of Buganda and those of Acholi have more in common than what divides," says Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga.

C.J Owiny-Dollo praised for powerful display of humility as he apologises to Kabaka – Sunrise The Chief Justice of Uganda Alphonse Owiny-Dollo has been praised for demonstrating outstanding humility and statesmanship by physically going to Mengo – the seat of Buganda Kingdom, and apologising to the Kabaka for making inaccurate remarks about the Kabaka’s recent trip abroad. In recent rema...

"We were connected before colonialism. But when colonialism came we got disconnected. It's good we are reassembling," President Museveni

With DRC in, East African Community now touches the Coast of West Africa – Sunrise The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was on Tuesday March 29, 2022 officially admitted into the East African Community of member states. This brings to seven the number of member countries i.e Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and now DRC. With DRC’s vast land area of more th...

How have you navigated the temptations of getting back with your ex?

Will you still do business with your ex? – Sunrise As two people work together to build a strong marriage some go ahead to work together and build a strong company as well and there is no problem with that. The challenge only comes when the two decide to divorce. There are many couples world over running family businesses. But whenever such a couple...

Is Mr. Tayebwa the 'winner' from the unfortunate situation?

Among, Tayebwa for Speaker and Deputy Speaker – Sunrise Anita Annet Among, and Thomas Tayebwa have secured backing from both the NRM Caucus and the NRM Central Executive Committee to carry the ruling party’s flag for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House. The elections of Speaker and Deputy Speaker Speaker are set to take place today Friday 25, March...

RIP to the deceased

Hell coming for k’jong killers of 2 UPDF soldiers, 3 geologists – Muhoozi – Sunrise The commander land forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has vowed to bring hell to Karamoja in a hunt for the killers of five people on Monday 21, 2022 by suspected Karimojong cattle rustlers. According to territorial Police in Karamoja, three geologists from the directorate of survey and mines based in...

An article regarding KOICA Uganda Office’s VegeSeed project which stands for “Uganda Seed Value Chain Capacity Building for Key Vegetable Crops”(‘21-’29/8 million USD) has been uploaded on The Sunrise on March 15.
KOICA Uganda office dispatched 6 breeding, cultivation, pest and certification experts for the project, and visitied NARO, NaCRRI, NARO Holdings, MuZARDI, Luwero Regional Government, USTA, etc. Our Country Director, Taeyoung Kim, mentioned that this project is going to reinforce food security in Uganda and contribute to economic development,
Click the link below to read the article!:)
http://www.sunrise.ug/news/202203/republic-of-korea-brings-experts-to-support-local-production-of-vegetable-seed.html

코이카 우간다 사무소의 “우간다 주요 채소 작물 종자 가치사슬 역량 강화 사업('21-'29/800만불)” 프로젝트에 관한 기사가 3월 15일 The Sunrise에 게재되었습니다!
코이카 우간다 사무소는 프로젝트를 위해 6명의 육종, 재배, 병해충, 인증 전문가를 파견하고 농업연구청(NARO), 국가종자인증서비스(NSCS), 국가작물자원연구소(NaCRRI), NARO Holdings(농업연구청 종자유통회사), MuZARDI(무코노지역농업연구소), Luwero 지역정부, USTA(우간다 종자거래협회) 등을 방문했는데요, 사무소의 김태영 소장님은 이 프로젝트가 우간다의 식량 안보를 강화하고 경제 발전에 기여할 것이라고 언급했습니다.
아래 링크를 클릭하여 기사를 확인하세요!:)
http://www.sunrise.ug/news/202203/republic-of-korea-brings-experts-to-support-local-production-of-vegetable-seed.html

Prayers are in order for our Speaker.

Speaker Oulanyah ‘very ill’. Deputy, C.J and family members fly to US to see him – Sunrise The health of the Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda Jacob Oulanyah has deteriorated, forcing his deputy, the Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny-Dolo, the Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng and family members to rush to Seattle – Washington state, where he is hospitalised to see him. Democratic Party P...

A former armyman with a record of serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia, is behind bars after he befriended police officers at Kabalagala before he turned against them with the alleged intent to steal a gun

Army deserter tries to disarm policeman – Sunrise A former armyman with a record of serving in the African Union Mission in Somalia, is behind bars after he befriended police officers at Kabalagala before he turned against them with the alleged intent to steal a gun. Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire revealed that last night (March 14), Hussein...

Uganda loses millions of dollars in buying imported Vegetable seed for crops like Tomatoes, Onions and Carbage. With support from Republic of Korea, it's hoped we could reverse this trend and instead export high quality vegetable seed to the region. This will likely save scarce forex but also improve diets as vegetables as vegetables become diverse and accessible.

Republic of Korea brings experts to support local production of vegetable seed – Sunrise With a grant of US$8m (About UGX28bn) from the Republic of Korea, the 9-year project seeks to transform Uganda’s vegetable value chain sub sector. Access to affordable and quality vegetable seed remains a major challenge to most farmers in Uganda. This has resulted into low consumption of essentia...

Mao resorts to other means other than his rich dictionary of abuses to counter attacks.

Mao opens case against comedy group Bizonto – Sunrise Democratic Party President Nobert Mao says he has opened a case of threatening violence against the comedy group Bizonto following the group’s publication of a skit in which he alleges they were referring to him. In the skit, Bizonto accuse a pseudo character named Mau Mau of working as a hired me...

The overall commander of Operation Shujaa in DRC Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has quit the army. Its quite a surprising development for any soldier to 'abandon' his fighters on the battlefront!!

Muhoozi announces retirement from UPDF – Sunrise First Son and Commander Land Forces in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has announced retirement from the army. Muhoozi used his twitter platform to break the news of his retirement saying: “After 28 years of service in my glorious military, the greatest mi...

Every Thursday, we'll pay out at least UGX50bn and we hope that by the end of this year, we'll have paid out about One trillion shillings to qualifying members because we have the liquidity (Cash), said Richard Byarugaba, NSSF MD

Long-awaited Midterm access for NSSF contributors becomes reality – Sunrise The long-anticipated moment for contributors to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) to access a portion of their contributions has arrived after the fund today March 7, 2022 started to register eligible beneficiaries. NSSF Managing Director Richard Byarugaba held a news conference in the mornin...

Chelsea sell has shocked many sports fans in the UK

Abramovich confirms Chelsea sell rumours – Sunrise The owner of the English football club Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich has issued a statement in which he confirmed media rumours that he is selling the club. In the statement, Abramovich said it pains him that he reached the difficult decision to sell the club in which he invested billions of dol...

Dr. Baterana's 'mis' handling of affairs at Mulago cost taxpayers more than UGX28 bn

Mulago boss presided over massive fraud, mismanagement – probe finds – Sunrise The Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital Dr. Baterana Byarugaba and six other officials from the hospital were on Tuesday March 1, detained, allegedly for masterminding massive fraud that has cost taxpayers more than UGX28 billion. Dr. Byarugaba was picked from his duty station on Tuesday b...

Putin's threat to nuke whoever gets in his way in Ukraine, gains momentum with this dramatic announcement.

Putin puts Russia on nuclear high alert in face of economic sanctions and major military setback in Ukraine – Sunrise Russian President Vladimir Putin’s televised address in which he put his country’s nuclear commanders on high alert has attracted fierce criticism and panic from the west as some countries have scrambled to raise their defenses. According to reports by several international media outlets, Putin ...

Kakwenza ran out of Uganda through Rwanda and Malawi, he said, in order to access medical help in Europe after a Ugandan judge denied him permission to leave the country even after he displayed evidence that he had received attrocious beatings from state security operators.

Kakwenza finally arrives in Germany – Sunrise Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, the satirical novelist and vicious critic of President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday Feb. 23 arrived in Germany, after a long and winding journey that saw him travel without a passport. Kakwenza ran out of Uganda through Rwanda and Malawi, he said in order to access medical h...

Higher prices of essential items are deepening poverty among already vulnerable households.

Reasons behind the rise in prices of essential commodities – Sunrise Prices of a number of essential consumer goods in Uganda have shot up in recent weeks triggering anxiety and panic among many ordinary buyers. Prices of essential goods such as soap, cooking oil and salt have risen by more than 50 percent. A bar of washington soap that was selling at UGX3500 in Nove...

"A man who indulges in the boisterous world of social media messaging but seeks to legislate against "abuse" is no different from one who walks into a discotheque and complains about loud music & wants to pass a law to control noise in discos.
That's the definition of narcissism," - Joseph Kabuleta

MP Nsereko faces huge backlash over cyber bullying bill – Sunrise The proposal by Kampala Central Member of Parliament Muhammad Nsereko to allegedly curb cyber bullying and computer misuse is facing significant opposition from across the general public, including scholars, politicians and social media fans. Last week Feb. 9, the independent NRM-leaning legislator....

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It's feared that the terrible accident along Kampala-Mubende road on a wet Saturday afternoon may have left many dead.

Oxygen bus overturns near Bujuuko – Sunrise BREAKING NEWS: A number of people are feared dead after a 68- seater bus belonging to Oxygen bus company has overturned in valley near Bujuuko on the Kampala- Mubende highway. Our reporter passed the accident that had just happened today Feb.12 at around 16:35. The bus was moving from Mubende side t...

Sadio Mane beats Liverpool teammate Mohammed Salah to first AFCON title.

Mane scores winning penalty as Senegal clinch first ever AFCON title – Sunrise Liverpool sticker Sadio Mane netted the winning penalty as Senegal beat Egypt 4-2 in penalty shootouts to clinch their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations title. The game had ended goalless in normal play and extra time. Mane missed a golden opportunity in the seventh minute to put his country ahead wh...

Is torture now a biword for security?

All eyes on Museveni to discipline his errant commanders of torture – Sunrise The President of the Uganda Law Society Pheona Wall Nabasa has joined the long list of Ugandans calling upon President Yoweri Museveni to crack the whip on members of security forces who torture members of the opposition. This comes at the time when the public discourse is filled with an angry debat...

To talk or not to talk, Bwanika and Bobi Wine split on what strategy to rescue NUP political prisoners

Bwanika, Bobi divided on rescuing incarcerated NUP members – Sunrise National Unity Platform’s (NUP), Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu popularly known as Bobi Wine, is up in arms with party elder and lawmaker Dr Abed Bwanika. Bobi Wine has accused Bwanika of massaging a dictator when he suggested that the National Unity Platform leadership should talk to the President to...

The long-awaited moment for oil cash is finally here!

Long-awaited oil investments start as Total, CNOOC sign big business contacts – Sunrise The French company Total Energies and its Chinese equivalent CNOOC have today announced their commitment to invest over 10 billion US dollars between 2022 and 2025 in the development of an infrastructure that will finally allow the extraction and export of Uganda’s oil to the international market....

Rest in Peace Fr. Lokodo

Father Lokodo is dead – Sunrise BREAKING: The former Minister of Ethics and Integrity Fr. Simon Lokodo has passed away in Geneva Switzerland. The Uganda Human Rights Commission, where he was a member revealed. Father Lokodo was dropped in the last cabinet reshuffle. Comments comments

Gen. Muhoozi's role in the reopening of the border is the highlight of the development

Rwanda to reopen border on Tuesday Jan. 31 – Sunrise The government of Rwanda has finally agreed to reopen the Katuna-border it closed nearly three years ago. A statement by the government of Rwanda said that following a visit by first son Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba to Kigali where he held talks with Rwandan President Paul Kagame the border will reopen....

Governor Tumusiime Mutebile (RIP) has had an indelible mark on Uganda's Macro Economic life and history.

Longest serving BOU governor Mutebile dies – Sunrise The governor of the Bank of Uganda Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile died Sunday morning in Nairobi, the Bank said in a statement. Mutebile was Uganda’s longest serving Central Bank governor since his first appointment on January 1, 2001. Politicians and economists have showered Mutebile’s name ...