Four Health facilities have each received donation of a cervical cancer screening machine to them carry tests for the disease that is said to be treatable upon early detection. Health statistics indicate that nearly 2500 women die of cervical cancer in the country every year. The donation worth 52m has been provided by PACE, a […]
Following yesterday’s corruption report released by human rights watch pinning government for failing to deal with the cases of corruption in the country, govt has today come out to state that it has done more than enough to fight the syndrome since the OPM scandal. Speaking at a press conference in Kampala today, the ethics […]
As the country fights to have back a national carrier in the names of Uganda airlines that collapsed some time back, govt is now considering going into partnership with a private carrier company to have the Uganda flag fly on that particular airline to mark as the national airline. Speaking to the works minister, […]
A group of residents from Bundibugyo have petitioned parlaiment over the continued delayed compensation after being displaced by the upgrading of the Fort Portal-Bundibugyo Lamia Road. Meeting the deputy clerk to Parliament Paul Wabwire, the petitioners expressed disappointment by government departments that have dupped them for the last three years since the government valuers issued […]
Civil aviation authority has today commissioned its 20 year master plan study that is geared at improving the sector’s facilities country as well as improving on its work force to cost over US.$.273000 and will be complete by February next year. Speaking at the commissioning of the five months study, the prime minister, Rt. […]
The Third Ordinary Session of the Third Pan African Parliament is set to open with an address by H.E Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe,President of Togo at the Gallagher Centre in Midrand South Affrica on Monday, October 21, 2013. Uganda’s delegation to the continental body including Hon. Cecilia Ogwal (FDC, Dokolo district), Hon. Onyango Kakoba (NRM, Buikwe […]
UGANDANS ADVISED TO SET FOR ECLIPSE OVER 10,000 FOREIGNERS COMING The tourism minister confirms that over 10,000 foreigners are coming into the country to have a clear view of the eclipse that is set to occur on 3rd of November this year and the minister, Maria Mutagamba confirms that the best viewing site will […]
Local Government Minister Adolf Mwesige has urged the foreign investors to ensure they observe the laws in the country however much they might be contributing to its development. This in relation to the case of a 23year old woman who was gang raped and sodomised by five Pakistan investors. Mwesige says yes it’s true every […]
Development partners are strongly urging govt to fully implement the adolescent policy that has been laying in the health ministry shelves for more than five leaving the group lacking some of the services they should have accessed if the policy was in place. The international program manager at DSW, Tusiime Bernard mentions that currently […]
The Minister for Local government Adolf Mwesigye decries the persisted flowing of substandard goods on the market despite the different mechanisms put in place to fight such goods. This at a press conference held at Media Center in Kampala while announcing the coming dialogue for Mayors’ from China, East African community , Southern Sudan, Ethiopia […]