The government of Uganda has denied it is targeting Muslims in arresting suspects in the current investigations into the July 11 bomb blasts in Kampala that killed 76 people. The Member of Parliament for Maikindye East, Hussein Kyanjo complained on the floor of parliament that the government was arresting many Muslims in connection with the […]
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Industry and Fisheries has secured a loan of about 19 billion Uganda shillings from the African Development Bank for the project entilted “creation Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis free areas” The project will aim at creating sustainable Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis free areas to support the eradication of Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis in Uganda. […]
According to a survey of AMREF, low district health budgets have been identified to be the biggest constraints to improving maternal health services in East Africa. The survey that involved the reviewing of status of health of 18 districts and county health systems districts from three East African countries Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to assess […]
The Non Governmental Organization Forum has strongly appealed to men to be more involved in the fight for better maternal and infant health standards in Africa. This comes at a time when the African Union summit that has just kicked off in Kampala with the meeting centered on Maternal and Infant Health. The Programme Manager […]
Civil Society blames National Social Security Fund mismanagement on gaps in NSSF Act The Civil Society Coalition on Social Security and Pension Reforms has blamed the gross financial mismanagement of National Social Security Fund cash that has been witnessed on a number of occasions on the gaps in the NSSF Act. This comes at a […]
The Chairperson of the National Organization of Trade Unions, Wilson Owere has appealed to government to ensure that it puts in place pension reforms that cover the informal sector. While speaking to the media in Kampala, Owere said that there are many Ugandans that are not covered by the social security protection and pension just […]
Workers in the informal sector are more likely to get HIV/AIDS infection than their counterparts in the formal sector in Uganda. According to a bulletin of Platform for Labor Action on Social Security, this is so because the informal sector is associated with high levels of poverty and gender inequality which aspects precipitate HIV transmission. It […]
The Commonwealth has been following the recent developments in Maldives. The Commonwealth has had a long and deep association with Maldives in supporting its transition to multiparty democracy. The Secretary-General has been in regular contact with President Mohamed Nasheed in recent days on the evolving situation, and the Secretariat remains engaged with various stakeholders in […]
2010-07-09 12:27:37 Printable view | Email this article Course type: International news Start date: 30 Aug 2010 End date: 03 Sep 2010 Location: Nairobi, Kenya Language: English Deadline: 06 Aug 2010 Apply This course teaches newsgathering teams practical ways to take advantage of new tools and methods for finding, developing and presenting stories, together with […]
Ultimate Media The judiciary in Uganda has been advised to fill in the shortage of man power in the National community service committee in order to make the system a success. The chairperson of Uganda Law Reform Commission, Prof. Joseph Kakooza says in the last three years, the committee has had vacant offices which is […]