By Gerald Businge on September 5, 2016
Anita Among the Bukedea Woman representative, Chinese language, Committee Chaired by its deputy, MD Winston Agaba and acting Board of Directors Chairperson, national broadcaster, National Social Security Fund’s contributions., Parliament’s Committee on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises, Parliament’s police directorate for failure to explain how he spent over 50 million shillings to purchase movies, Paul Kihiika, queries raised in the 2014-2015 auditors general’s report, Simon Kaheru, Television, Uganda Broadcasting Corporations managing director
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Former Uganda Broadcasting Corporations managing director, Paul Kihiika was last week arrested and temporarily detained by Parliament’s police directorate for failure to explain how he spent over 50 million shillings to purchase movies. Kihika was appearing before Parliament’s Committee on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises along with current MD Winston Agaba and acting Board of Directors […]
By Gerald Businge on September 5, 2016
21 delegates/diplomats headed by minister Charles Bakabulindi, Boxing and Swimming but none of them fetched a medal for the country, Bulamagi Nicholas, Chairperson of the Committee who is also the Woman representative for Mbale district, Connie Galiwango Nakayenze, Education and Sports Committee of Parliament, General Secretary, National Council of sports, research from other Successful African countries in sports to see how Uganda can improve in performance., Rio Olympics in Brazil, Secretary General of the Council, uganda, Uganda sent a team of 20 participants in three sports disciplines that included Athletics
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The Education and Sports Committee of Parliament has grilled the National Council of Sports over the poor performance of the team that represented Uganda in the just concluded Rio Olympics in Brazil. The National Council of Sports team headed by its General Secretary, Bulamagi Nicholas had appeared before this committee for an interface. Uganda sent […]
By Gerald Businge on September 5, 2016
Bernard Atiku, Busiro South, chair the session., civil society, constitutional amendment, deputy speakers, Jacob Richards Opolot, Kyankwazi district, member of parliament for Pallisa County, Members of Parliament, MPs including; Anna Maria Nakabirwa, Peter Sematimba, speaker, Uganda North America Association (UNAA), Yivu and Paula Turyahikayo Rubabo
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Members of parliament had expressed mixed reaction over the need to have more deputy speakers to avoid vacuum and confusion in case the speaker and her deputy are absent. Some MPs say that it’s necessary to have more deputy speakers although other say that having more than one deputy speaker is a waste of resources. […]
By Gerald Businge on September 3, 2016
000 refugees have arrived in the country fleeing war in South Sudan, According to statistics, and so far 163, at the end of last year, Burundi among others only this year., conflict in South Sudan, DRC, Europe, Fillippo Grand, funding from the international community, international community, largest influx of refugees, Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda, situation of refugees in the country, Uganda was the eighth largest refugee hosting country in the world, UN refugee appeal for South Sudanese refugees regionally, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Fillippo Grandi has appealed to the international community to double their effort in bringing the conflict in South Sudan to an end because the war is contributing to the largest influx of refugees. Addressing a joint press conference with the Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda on the situation of […]
By Gerald Businge on September 3, 2016
000 hectares of forests each year, Ambassador of the world Agroforestry Centre, avoid cutting trees, Director for Environmental Affairs in the ministry of Water and Environment, Dr.Dennis Garrity, environment protection, Environmental degradation, Ever Green Agriculture partnership, impacted negatively to farmer’s crop production., improve farmer’s livehoods, income generation for farmers, loss of forests at a high rate, Paul Mafabi, soil fertility for high crop yields, soil regeneration for landscape restoration, Uganda loses 200, World vision and World Agroforestry Centre
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The Ambassador of the world Agroforestry Centre, Dr.Dennis Garrity has asked government to scale up soil regeneration for landscape restoration geared towards making crops resilient to drought and helps improve farmer’s livehoods. Garrity who is also the chairperson of Ever Green Agriculture partnership said that natural regeneration of soils will enable farmers increase the soil […]
By Gerald Businge on September 2, 2016
annual trade facilitation expo recently at Lugogo, decreasing markets where local products have been moving as now South Sudan among other markets have closed yet the local market cannot swallow the products produced, Executive Director, Gideon Badagawa, government reduces on the fees so as to attract more businesses for the certification process, high certification fees, low employment opportunities created for Ugandans leaving the country suffering with a high unemployment rate, new businesses off operation, private sector carries the biggest national employment percentage standing at over 60%, Private Sector Foundation Uganda, state minister for trade industry and cooperatives
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The executive director, Private Sector Foundation Uganda, Gideon Badagawa has decried the high certification fees for goods saying this has kept many new businesses off operation and now demands that government reduces on the fees so as to attract more businesses for the certification process. Speaking at the opening of the annual trade facilitation expo recently […]
By Gerald Businge on September 2, 2016
Bishop Emeritus of Arua Diocese, Catholics, Rt. Rev. Frederick Drandua, uganda, Uganda Episcopal Conference
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DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT Thursday, 1st September 2016 The Chairman of Uganda Episcopal Conference, Most Rev. John Baptist Odama, together with the Bishop of Arua Diocese, Rt. Rev. Sabino Ocan Odoki, with deep sorrow announce the death of Rt. Rev. Frederick Drandua, Bishop Emeritus of Arua Diocese. Bishop Frederick Drandua passed on today, Thursday, 1st September […]
By Gerald Businge on August 25, 2016
disaster preparedness and refugees Musa Ecweru on long dry spells between September and March next year., facilitate emergency relief during famine outbreaks, food shortage in Teso sub region, Member of Parliament for Kumi Municipality Aagon Silas, special contingency fund, state minister of relief
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Member of Parliament for Kumi Municipality Aagon Silas has reported of a food shortage in Teso sub region and asks government to quickly intervene by establishing a special contingency fund which he said will facilitate emergency relief during famine outbreaks. The law maker notes that unlike other regions, Teso suffers from drought for four months […]
By Gerald Businge on August 25, 2016
adding that of this, alternative accommodation., appoint new commissioners for the commission, Badru Kiggundu the commission, contract renewal the rest will have to leave by 17th November, Electoral Commission, expected to spend money in trillions to conduct the elections but they were asked to make necessary changes until they came up with 37billion, Kampala fly over construction and road upgrading project, parliamentary committee on legal affairs, plans of organizing local council one and two elections over lack funds, the chairman of the commission, they were finally provided with only 7billion shillings which he says is not enough to conduct the whole election exercise
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THE electoral commission has put on halt its earlier plans of organizing local council one and two elections over lack funds. While appearing before parliamentary committee on legal affairs, the chairman of the commission, Badru Kiggundu the commission came to the decision after failing to secure the required money to run the exercise. Kiggundu says […]
By Gerald Businge on August 25, 2016
Allen Kagina, auditor general’s report of 2013/ 2014, Chinese firm, consultation firm for the Kampala express high way, contractor and consultant had to come from China., Exim bank, government to reduce on making direct procurement as this limits its chance of negotiating contracts, it was revealed that government paid 2.3 million dollars per kilo meter on this road yet the same road in Ethiopia with the same terrain cost 1.2 million dollars, legislators, parliament’s accountability committee, The executive director of Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA)
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The executive director of Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA), Allen Kagina wants government to reduce on making direct procurement as this limits its chance of negotiating contracts. Kagina said this as she was appearing before parliament’s accountability committee as members on the committee raised queries on why the authority had to hire another consultation firm for the Kampala […]
