As the country joins the rest of the world to celebrate the International Oral Health Day on 20th March 2016, government is to start teeth preventive program for primary school children attending schools near all the regional referral hospitals. The Ministry of Health Principle Dental Surgeon Dr. Juliet Nabbanja says that dentists will apply fluoride gel […]
Health officials are worried that the sickle cell burden in Uganda is growing higher each day which is likely to affect the future generation. They say that every year over 20,000-25000 babies are born with sickle cell which is not compared to any other disease. Sickle cell disease is an inherited disease from one’s parents especially […]
Performing artists have asked all media houses to consider paying for their products in a bid to facilitate development of local talents. This comes at the time when local artists are still asking Uganda Communications Communication to avail them 70% of airtime on all local air waves. Speaking to media, Andrew Benon Kibuuka, the chairman of […]
The Uganda national renewable energy and energy efficiency alliance (UNREEEA) is tasking the government of Uganda to rethink on increasing the access to renewable energies among the nation across the country if the country’s environment and natural endowment is to be saved from massive degradation. Addressing a news conference ahead of the alliance’s first ever annual […]
The National Environmental Management Authority has embarked on a process to reclaim the endangered Lubigi-Mayanja wetland. The Environmental authority has conducted an operation to forcefully dislodge all encroachers on the wetland in the north-west of Kampala. Over 200 acres of the wetlands were degraded by unidentified people during the electoral campaign season, when they burnt, cut […]
Government has come out with mandatory testing exercise of all vehicles in the country as one way of addressing the increasing road accidents in a move to reduce road carnage on the roads. The Minister of Works and Transport Eng. John Byabagabi while addressing Journalists at Parliament said with effect from April 2016 there will be […]
An award winning film being used to promote Uganda as a major tourist destination, was launched by the Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda. The film was unveiled to the Ugandan audience at Century Cinemax, Acacia mall in Kamokya. The film titled La Grand Jour (The Big day), was produced in French with subtitles in English. […]
Top management of the United Bank for Africa Uganda limited has presented a proposal for efficient revenue collection and cash management solutions for the Government of Uganda, to the Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda. The UBA-U delegation, led by its Board chairman Dr. Eric Adriko, met the Premier at his office in Kampala. The proposal […]
The forum for Democratic change says its women will not participate in the celebrations of the women’s day which is scheduled on Tuesday this week. The women’s celebration will be under the theme, ‘Women’s economic empowerment as a vehicle for social transformation and Development.’ Speaking to journalists at parliament, woman MP for Kasese district and FDC […]
The nine Supreme Court judges have unanimously accepted the 5 amendments to candidate Amama Mbabazi’s petition challenging President Museveni’s re-election. The ruling read by Chief Justice Bart Katureebe comes after the Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana and lawyers representing Yoweri Museveni, objected to the amendments presented earlier by Amama Mbabazi’s legal team. Mbabazi lodged the initial […]