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Makerere University ( / məˈkɛrəri /; [6] Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922, and the oldest currently active university in East Africa. [7] It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of nine colleges and one ...
Frank Kagyigyi Tumwebaze is a Ugandan educator and politician of the National Resistance Movement political party. He is the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, effective 8 June 2021. [1] He previously served as Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 14 ...
Stuck vehicle in Southern Uganda. As of 2017, according to the Uganda Ministry of Works and Transport, Uganda had about 130,000 kilometres (80,778 mi) of roads, with approximately 5,300 kilometres (3,293 mi) (4 percent) paved. [1] Most paved roads radiate from Kampala, the country's capital and largest city.
The Sexual Offences Bill, 2019 was a bill in Uganda that consolidated a number of previous laws regarding sexual offences, introduced some provisions toward addressing sexual violence, and criminalised same-sex relationships. The bill was passed by the Parliament of Uganda on 5 May 2021, but was vetoed by President Yoweri Museveni on 18 August ...
Shs9.303 trillion (US$2.408 billion) (December 2023) [2] Number of employees. 1,907 (2024) [3] Website. www .stanbicbank .co .ug. Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited (SBU) is a commercial bank in Uganda and is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. [4]
Anita Annet Among (born 23 November 1973) is a Ugandan accountant, lawyer and politician who is the Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda since 2022. She also concurrently serves as the elected member of parliament for the Bukedea District Women Constituency, the same position she held in the 10th Parliament (2016–2021).
The Uganda Oil Refinery is a planned crude oil refinery in Kabaale village, on the Eastern shore of Lake Albert along the Hoima–Kaiso–Tonya Road, Buseruka Sub-county, Hoima District, Western Region, Uganda, near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] It has been planned since 2010. Community opposition was repressed early on.
Ronnie Balya (born 1961) is a Ugandan military officer currently serving at the rank of Brigadier General in the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF). He is currently serving as Uganda's ambassador to South Sudan, based in Juba, from 2017. Before that, from 2010 until 2017, he was the Director General of the Internal Security Organisation (ISO).