Ministries lose Shs180b to hackers

A new report by International Police, also known as Interpol, has revealed how cyber criminals, working with crooked officials, are pilfering data and billions of shillings from various government ministries and private companies. For instance, in 2016 alone, the damage from hacks costs businesses and ministries a staggering $50m .

Ugandans invent ‘smart jacket’ to diagnose pneumonia

Telecommunications engineer Olivia Koburongo holds a baby in front of pneumonia-diagnosing “smart jacket” at the Makerere University of Public Health in Kampala on January 16, 2017. AFP / ISAAC KASAMANI Kampala: A team of Ugandan engineers has invented a “smart jacket” that diagnoses pneumonia faster than a doctor, offering hope against a disease which kills more children worldwide than any other.

Please join me to nominate UPDF’s Brig Peter Elwelu ‘man of the year’

Although I found it more of a work on military scholarship, the book is basically about the operational conduct of the NRA, the ‘ancestor’ force to the UPDF And here is another: by Monday December 31, 2018 , Brig Elwelu will have been transferred from his position as commander of Second Division of the UPDF. My guess is that he may even be sent for a course or transferred to another UPDF theatre of operation earlier than December 2018.