Author: Leonard Twinomugisha

Former Voice of America host Shaka Ssali dies at 71

BREAKING NEWSMarch 28, 2025

The media world is mourning the loss of Shaka Ssali, a veteran Ugandan-American journalist and former host of Voice of America’s (VOA) acclaimed program Straight Talk Africa. VOA confirmed his passing on March 27, 2025, though no...

LOP Urges Immediate Government Action on Kampala Floods and Environmental Injustice

EnvironmentMarch 27, 2025

The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Joel Ssenyonyi, has urged the government to provide immediate support to the families of the seven people who lost their lives in the recent Kampala floods. During a plenary...

Prof. Kwesiga Advises African Countries not to Rely on International Salesmen for Technological Needs

BusinessApril 23, 2024

Advising that each African country faces unique challenges that demand unique technological solutions, the Chief Executive of the Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI), Prof....

Spokespersons of NARO, NDA, Ministry of Energy, Police elected as Secretariat Heading Government Communication Officers

National NewsMarch 27, 2024

Frank Mugabi, Head of Communications and Public Relations at the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Abiaz Rwamwiri, National Drug Authority spokesperson, Solomon Muyita, the...

PS Ministry of ICT and National Guidance urges Govt Communicators to leverage inter-agency partnerships

National NewsMarch 20, 2024

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, Dr. Aminah Zawedde, has urged Government Communication Officers (GCOF) interim committee members to...

Gov’t Communicators Camp in Karamoja to Strategize on Bridging Information Gap between Gov’t and Public

National NewsMarch 19, 2024

An interim Committee of Government Communication Officers (GCOF) has gone on a week-long retreat in Moroto to lay down strategies for reaching the public...

Uganda Needs a Diaspora Policy to get the Best Out of its Communities Living Abroad- Ambassador Muhindo

InternationalDecember 4, 2023

In a glamorous and extensive Uganda-United Arab Emirates Convention that was held last weekend on November 26, 2023, in Dubai to address edge cutting...

Trace of a Little-Known Hero: Prof. Kwesiga, Victim of Idi Amin, now a Brain towards Industrializing Uganda

FeaturedAugust 17, 2023

The light smile with which Prof. Charles Kwesiga narrates his ordeal throws an impression of a simple and satisfied senior citizen who has achieved...