Author: Steven Nuwagira

I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. Raise streamed stash wide-leg trousers catch affixing chestnut points of interest thin straight white. Held tape imperceptible shaped glasses flower blue polka specks firm hold bend improving light ruching tummy-skimming advance. Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they…

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Board of Trustees and CGIAR have appointed Professor Appolinaire Djikeng as Director General of ILRI and CGIAR Senior Director of Livestock-Based Systems. Professor Djikeng is a globally-recognized expert in developing multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, and global research and development programs focused on agricultural development, livestock development, and human health. He will take over the role from Dr. Shirley Tarawali, who is currently interim Director General at ILRI. Dr. Tarawali assumed the lead from Dr. Jimmy Smith, who retired in December 2022 after 11 years of outstanding leadership. ‘‘I am deeply committed to the mission of ILRI…

MTN Uganda Limited has announced that Mr. Wim Vanhelleputte will cease to be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Company effective July 31, 2022, following the end of his tenure. The multi-national telecommunications company has appointed Ms. Sylvia Wairimu Mulinge as Chief Executive Officer effective October 1, 2022. Ms. Mulinge joins MTN from Safaricom Plc where she currently is Chief Consumer Business Officer. In this role, she is responsible for driving the consumer telecoms business, managing the overall brand, and leading the transformation of Safaricom to become a digital lifestyle enabler of consumers’ lives. During his six (6) years…

Agriculture Minister Hon. Frank Tumwebaze has praised the Netherlands for the strategic support to the rapid growth of the agricultural sector in Uganda. He said this on April 25 while meeting a Dutch embassy delegation led by Her Excellency Dr. Karin Boven, the Dutch Ambassador to Uganda, at his office in Kampala. Dr. Boven and her team were paying a courtesy call on Hon. Tumwebaze to discuss interventions made by the Dutch government in the agriculture sector and areas of future collaboration. Also in attendance was Dr. Ronald Gyagenda Ssegawa, the Ministry’s Undersecretary, Finance and Administration, as well as the…

Yesterday, April 12, 2022, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) Hon. Frank Tumwebaze together with State Ministers Hon. Bright Rwamirama, Hon. Hellen Adoa and Hon. Okasai commissioned the 7km Tisai road choke. This road choke is being contructed by MAAIF under the Agriculture Cluster Development project and will cost Ugs 6billion. This construction of this road which connects Kasai sub county to the Kasai Island will take 6months to be completed. During the commissioning, Hon Rwamirama said that the road will connect farmers to the market and once the stretch is made, a litre of milk will…

Derek Mwesigye has been named the Creative Director at Metropolitan Republic Uganda, a PR and Digital Firm. Mwesigye joined MetropolitanRepublic Uganda (MRU) in 2016 and has since enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top. Today, he leads the team behind celebrated campaigns like Stanbic’s One Step Closer and Bell’s Mpola Enjoyments. As head of creative output at MRU, he has been at the forefront of a record number of account wins and agency growth. In Kenya, MRU has now racked up 8 brands under the umbrella of East African Breweries Limited (EABL), Innovation’s portfolio which includes Tanqueray, Gordon’s, Gilbey’s, and…

The District LCV Chairman of Kasanda District in Central Uganda, Fred Kasirye Zzimula (a member of the opposition Democratic Party – DP) has hailed the Minister of General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister Hon. Justine Kasule Lumumba for foiling a land grabbing case in his dominion. Mr. Zzimula, in a note sent to the Minister which this website has obtained apologized for being absent during a Local Accountability Meeting (Baraza) by the office of the Prime Minister at Bukuya Town Council Head Quarters in Kasanda District. “I appreciate your time in Kasanda and the situation did not…

Frank Annoh-Dompreh, the Majority Chief Whip of the 8th Parliament of Ghana has praised former National Resistance Movement (NRM) Secretary General and current Minister for General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Justine Kasule Lumumba as a heavenly gift sent to Uganda. Mr. Annoh-Dompreh said this after a presentation by Minister Lumumba (who is also a former Government Chief Whip) on the Whipping System of Uganda that she presented before the Visiting Delegation of the Business Committee of the Ghanaian Parliament that he was part of. The Visiting Ghanaian delegation was impressed by what they termed…

Avocado is one of the highest demanded commodities on the export market. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Hass Avocado is a perennial crop that is not subject to changing weather patterns – in short, it can be grown all over the country. Because of that, the Ministry has revealed plans to classify it as a high value priority commodity. On top of producing excellent yields, Hass Avocado has been projected by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) to be right on track to be the most valuable fruit on…

Dr. Peter Beine has been appointed as the Executive Director of the National Animal Genetics Resources Centre and DataBank (NAGRC&DB) after serving a full year in acting capacity and posting great results. The appointment was made by the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Hon. Frank Tumwebaze on the recommendation of the NAGRC&DB Board of Directors, a Ministry statement has confirmed; adding that the appointment was made in accordance with the legal advice of the Attorney General. His appointment, according to the Ministry statement, comes with a set of policy and service performance targets the agency must deliver…