Members of Parliament have demanded that government restructures the National Metrological Department (NMD) as a way of strengthening its ability in ensuring the delivery of accurate weather forecasts which affects food production among farmers. The MPs say that the NMD should share the blame for the farmers planting seeds in wrong seasons. MP’s remarks followed […]
Mike Mukula has decided to relocate his new air crafts to Kenya over failure by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to grant him an operating license for his aviation school. Uganda Aviation School, the first of its kind to venture into aviation industry in Uganda was to start training cabin crew, pilots, engineers, flight operators and […]
The ministry of health has agreed to be the lead promoter of the proposed Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill 2016 fronted by the Member of Parliament for Mukono Municipality, Betty Nambooze Bakireke. The principle medical officer in charge of mental health, control of alcohol and drug abuse, Dr.sheila Ndyanabangi says her ministry will lead the promotion […]
Parliament has indefinitely deferred the motion to amend the constitution to lift the age limit for judges. Parliament threw out the motion in proceedings chaired by the speaker of parliament Rebecca kadaga which was seeking leave to cause a constitutional amendment to allow the extension of the serving age of judicial officers on the basis that the mover who is […]
Members of Parliament have demanded for allocation of sufficient funds to the sports sector to nurture talent sports sector development . MPs pledged to use their power to allocate more funds to the sports sector even if government fails to allocate much money. Members of parliament are concerned that government promised to give some allowances but this promise was not […]
The United Nations (UN) has officially communicated to Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) declining to compensate three helicopters that crashed in Kenya in 2012. The helicopters crashed on the slopes of Mount Kenya on August 12th, 2012 on their way to beef up the mission to fight against Al Shabaab militias, under the UN-sponsored African Union Mission (AMISON) in Somalia. The […]
Government has been tasked to uphold the economic, social and cultural rights of Ugandans even as it pursues the campaign to transform the country’s economy. Uganda has been a signatory to the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Treaty since 1987 which mandates the country to uphold those rights. Now speaking ahead of the […]
Saturday, September 10, 2016 The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Hon. Winfred Kiiza, has called for the revival of district farm institutes and development of agro processing facilities in zones with a comparative production advantage. “District farm institutes are essential in developing skills, promoting modern technologies and high yielding varieties,” she said. Speaking […]
His Eminence the Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje has appealed to Muslims of Uganda to avoid divisionism that leads to infighting and urged them to work together with other religions so as to realize development in the country. Addressing Muslim at the inauguration of a new district Kadhi of Tooro Muslim District, Sheikh […]
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has directed the Ministry of Finance not to appropriate funds to the Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development (PIBID) until matters surrounding its legality are addressed. The Executive Director, PIBID, Prof. Florence Isabirye Muranga and officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development led by their undersecretary, […]