In a bid to enhance physical fitness among Ugandan citizens, the Justice Ministry is currently drafting the Physical and Sports Science bill that will replace the current National Council of Sports act which was enacted way back in 1964 and does not live to the current standards. According to the Commissioner Physical Education and Sports in the […]
UNATU chairperson Margaret Rwobushaija informed the press that they are meeting the Minister of Finance to forge a way forward but insisted that the teachers’ strike continues despite the growing intimidation arrests of members in various districts with Kabale sighted to be the leading districts with leaders having such poor acts. The striking teachers under their umbrella body […]
President Yoweri Museveni has strongly urged medical personnel in the country to sensitize expectant mothers on attending ante- natal clinics and delivering from hospitals in order to minimize cases of child and maternal deaths. ‘’Please medical workers, sensitize mothers to attend ante-natal clinics and also deliver their babies in hospitals not at home,” he counselled. […]
Parliament has been tasked to explain why teachers in government schools are not teaching yet the term begun on Monday 18th May. Ekanya Geoffrey (MP Tororo County) rose on a matter of national importance and inquired why children in public schools had not yet started studying, while their counterparts in private schools had resumed. “Children of the […]
The parliamentary coffee platform have embarked on the bid to revamp coffee growing, production and processing of the once Uganda’s top-earning export crop to also improve people’s livelihood. Uganda Coffee Development Authority wants the fast tracking of the Coffee Bill 2015 to regulate coffee growing, production, and marketing. In a bid to revamp coffee growing in […]
Former FDC President Besigye Kizza has today been besieged at his home by police preventing him to move to parliament where he was meant to present views on electoral reforms. He said the acts by police are unlawful. Speaking to him from his home today, Besigye blames police for being a political actor for the current regime […]
The Trade Minister, Hon. Amelia Kyambadde revealed that following the ban on exports to Europe a week ago, government has embarked on the exercise of registering all those engaged in exporting fruits and vegetables to Europe with all those registered being awarded codes for proper identification. The European Union faulted the quality of fruits […]
The Uganda Law Society [ULS] has proposed that the election of the speaker of parliament should be scrapped so that this position becomes appointive. This is contained in their proposals tabled before the legal and a parliamentary affairs committee chaired by Stephen Tashobya. The ULS team told the committee that article 82[2] of the constitution should […]
The Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has hailed the Church for promoting peace and security which he said was the NRM government fundamental pillar for rapid economic recovery and development of the country. Rugunda said the Church’s historical role in developing Uganda dates as far back as 1877 when the Church missionary society built churches, […]
In a speech read by the Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, President Yoweri Kagutta Museveni said a major element of reforming business operations is to invest in peace so as to guarantee the security of persons and property. This was at the opening of the 6th Ease of Doing Business Initiative (EDBI) Conference for Eastern and […]