My Uganda

Uganda is endowed with fresh water sources. Water is the cheapest beverage any visitor can access at any part of country. Tapped water in Uganda is relatively safe but not recommended for drinking unless boiled. All tour companies ensure that visitors carry safe bottled water all times. Where does water come from...

On September 22nd 2021, the president of Uganda H.E Yoweri Museveni eased Covid-19 restrictions. During his Address on measures to contain covid-19 situation, Museveni confirmed that Covid-19 transmission rates have continued to decline. As a result, some of the Covid-19 restrictions were lifted including allowing universities to re-open November this year, increasing vaccination that...

Uganda located in East Africa along the equator is one of the safe countries to travel to especially for gorilla tours. Among the safety tips for travel to Uganda is to avoid malaria, the leading cause of death accounting for over 27% of lives in the country according to Uganda National Malaria Control Program. Other causes of...

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Important travel information to guide visitors and tourists to Uganda amidst Coronavirus-control measures In June, the government of Uganda announced a partial lockdown and travel restrictions under new measures to fight the second wave of Covid-19 which started in late May. Under the new circumstances, the government also issued new travel measures to...

Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the 2020 results of Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) with female candidates outshining their male counterparts this time round. During the release of the results on Friday, UNEB Executive Secretary Mr Daniel Odongo mentioned that although female candidates were fewer, they managed to perform better...

In Uganda, land is considered as the biggest asset one can ever own in their lifetime. Buying land is always the main target for everyone working including young people just beginning their career. Owning land in Uganda is considered as a key determinant in making wealth and the common formular followed is, make money, buy land...

Joshua Cheptegei has won an olympic gold medal in the men's 5,000 meters final in Tokyo on Friday. The 24-year-old won the race ahead of Canada's Mohammed Ahmed and USA's Paul Chelimo who finished second and third to claim silver and bronze respectively. Cheptegei, the world record holder in men's 5000 meters clocked...

Uganda's Peruth Chemutai has won an olympics gold medal in the women's 3000 steeplechase in Japan. She has become the first Ugandan woman ever to win an olympic medal. The 22-year-old out-sprinted USA's Courtney Frerichs on the final lap to win by 20 meters and setting a new national record. Chemutai timed 9min...

Uganda's duo Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo have won silver and bronze olympics medals repectively in the men's 10,000 meter final on Friday. The duo came second and third after Ethiopia's Selemon Barega who took the gold medal. Cheptegei and Kiplimo's success means Uganda has won it's ever double medals in the Olympics...