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The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Uganda Social Media Conference 2021 kicks off tomorrow August 25th at 8am. The two-day conference has a star studded 32 panelist line up ready to educate and interact with Ugandans that will be watching and following the show online. Running under the theme “Digital democracy in a Post Pandemic World”, the Conference will be live broadcast on TV and on social media from the Sheraton Kampala Hotel. It will gather key stakeholders from the government, civil society, academia, researchers, policy-makers, and the media for a constructive exchange on the impact of social media on the…

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Uganda and South Sudan sixth (6th) edition of the Uganda Social Media Conference slated for 25th and 26th, August 2021 is promising not-to-miss panel discussions after speakers for the two-day conference were unveiled. The conference that will run under the theme “Digital democracy in a Post Pandemic World” will be hosted at Sheraton Kampala Hotel but broadcast on TV and online for the audiences and the general public. The Ugandan Wire has established that Day One of the conference will feature a Keynote speech from Dr. William Tayeebwa, the former head of department of Journalism and Communications at Makerere…

African political opposition figure heads including Uganda’s Dr. Kizza Besigye and Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu have congratulated Zambia’s President-elect Hakainde Hichilema. Hichilema was on Monday declared the winner of the presidential elections in his sixth attempt at the seat. He polled 2,810,777 votes against the incumbent Edgar Lungu’s 1,814,201 votes. Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, alias Bobi Wine, who contested for Uganda’s presidency earlier this year, said Mr Hichilema’s win was not only a Zambian victory, but a victory for Africa and democracy. His compatriot and veteran opposition leader Kizza Besigye also congratulated the president-elect on his victory. Tanzania’s opposition leader Zitto Kabwe said Zambia had “shown…

Stanbic Bank (U) Limited has appointed Kenneth Agutamba as the new Manager Reputation and Communications, The Ugandan Wire has established. Mr. Agutamba succeeds Ms. Cathy Adengo who has been appointed as Head of Sustainability. “Kenneth (Agutamba) will be responsible for executing our corporate communications strategy, sponsorships and implementing stakeholder engagement initiatives to support delivery of the business strategy,” the notice from the Bank announcing his arrival, reads. A seasoned media and public relations professional, Agutamba has 10 years of multi-sector experience in business journalism, strategic media relations, stakeholder engagement, communication and knowledge management across various sectors including banking, international development…

Team Uganda, consisting of countrymen and women that took part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have arrived back in the country to heroes’ welcome. The team of 25 athletes impressed at the Olympics by bagging a total of four medals; 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. Joshua Cheptegei, the most pronounced among the athletes won Gold in the 5000m race and Silver in the 10000m race. Peruth Chemutai won Gold in the 3000m steeplechase and achieved the honour of being the first Ugandan Female Olympics gold medalist. Jacob Kiplimo won Bronze in the 10000m race, and accompanied Cheptegei to…

The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has retired a total of 618 officers including 14 Generals, according to the UPDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Flavia Byekwaso, The Ugandan Wire has confirmed. Brig. Byekwaso said that the retirement ceremony of the generals will be held at State House Entebbe while the other retirees would have their ceremony in their respective service headquarters, formations and units. “The Ministry of Defence and UPDF recognize their commitment, sacrifice, selflessness and dedication to offering security service to the country at a time where many shunned joining the liberation struggle in favour of maintaining the status quo.”…

By Simon Ssenyonga. Here we are again, the President has just “partially” opened the economy and specifically kept places of worship closed. In a rather militaristic stance, he noted that whereas other aspects of the economy will be reviewed after 42 days, the places of worship have been asked to remain closed until they have been reviewed after a whooping 60 days! Can you imagine that? As if that wasn’t enough, the President casually stated that places of worship can use alternative means of expression such as online platforms and even these have been limited to only 10 people at…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned entry of passengers travelling from 16 countries in the world including Uganda over the coronavirus threat. The other 15 countries whose passengers have been banned are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Indonesia, Liberia, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Zambia. “The current development on the COVID-19 pandemic leads the UAE to impose new flight and passengers’ restrictions. The UAE government is closely monitoring the situation and will provide further updates and instructions as necessary,” a circular by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said. The…

The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports (MoES) Janet Kataha Museveni has officially released the 2020 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results. The results in which a total of 749, 761 candidates from 14,300 centers were registered, have been released at State House Entebbe in an exclusive ceremony attended by top leaders in Uganda’s Education sector. 2020 candidates sat their PLE exams in March 2021 after spending the majority of 2020 in lockdown and away from home after President Museveni closed schools in March, 2020. The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), the body assigned to exam the students noted…

Construction company, Hima Cement Limited has today launched Fundi Masonry Cement, its latest addition to their ever-growing list of products, in Mbarara for the Western Uganda market. Fundi Masonry Cement is an application-based masonry cement that was specially formulated with enhanced capabilities for masonry work which includes brick laying, mixing mortar and plastering. “As the most innovative company in the industry, we are continually on the lookout for modern solutions to address all our client’s construction needs while emphasizing the aspect of convenience, quality, ease of use, cost saving and smooth finishes.” Israel Tinkasimiire, the Hima Cement Commercial Sales Director…