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Balaam Barugahara. Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi [1] [2] commonly known as Balaam [3] [4] (born 28 July 1979) is a Ugandan Politician, [5] business man, music and events promoter. [6] [7] [8] He is the state minister for gender, labour, and social development in charge of children and youth affairs appointed by the President Yoweri Museveni.
Hamz Stadium, formerly referred to as Nakivubo Stadium at Nakivubo War Memorial Grounds, is a multi-purpose stadium in Kampala, Uganda. Following extensive renovations led by businessman Hamis Kiggundu in partnership with the Ugandan government, the stadium has been upgraded to international standards.
MTN Uganda is a subsidiary of MTN Group, a multinational telecommunications group connecting approximately 232 million people in 22 countries across Africa and the Middle East. In 2009, MTN Uganda introduced its mobile telephone-based banking product known as Mobile Money. As of March 2015, MTN controlled 80 percent of the mobile money market ...
The National Basketball League is a semi-professional basketball league in Uganda that is the highest division of men's basketball in the country. [1] The league currently consists of 13 teams. Established in 1995, media often highlights the league's physicality. [2] The City Oilers dominated during the 2010s, winning seven straight NBL titles.
ERA was established in 2000, in accordance with the Electricity Act of 1999, as an agency of the Uganda Ministry of Energy, Oil and Mineral Development. This parastatal is governed by a five-member board, also known as the "Authority". The day-to-day affairs of the agency are supervised by the chief executive officer.
General elections were held in Uganda on 18 February 2011. Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) was re-elected for a third time, having been in power since 1986. The NRM also won 263 of the 375 seats in Parliament .
Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) is a public, specialized, tertiary care medical facility owned by the Uganda Ministry of Health. It is designated as East Africa's Centre of Excellence in Oncology . In collaboration with Makerere University College of Health Sciences , UCI plans to start offering master's degrees, doctoral programs and post ...
In October 2013, NBL opened a new brewery in Mbarara, about 250 kilometres (155 mi), south-west of Kampala. Built at a cost of US$90.6 million (about UGX:235 billion), the brewery was projected to produce 5.5 million crates of beers annually. The new brewery uses sorghum, maize, and barley, which are grown mostly by farmers in the region.