Tanzania has been found to top the region in hunger levels. This according to the Global Hunger Index (GHI) which was released in October 2016 by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in partnership with Welthungerhilfe and Concern Worldwide. The report which was dubbed Getting to Zero hunger notes that the developing world has made substantial progress […]
In their October 2016 report: Africa’s pulse, An analysis of issues shaping Africa’s economic future, the World Bank Group notes that after slowing to 3 percent in 2015, economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to fall to 1.6 percent in 2016. That is half of what it was last year and the lowest level […]
Government has started mobilizing an emergency fund of over 24 billion shillings to respond to the tick borne disease that has left a number of cows dead in 16 districts across the country. After meeting with technical officers from Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS),Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) , Makerere University and the ministers of […]
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) says that it has never given sand mining permits to Chinese to operate in Lwera wetlands in Kalungu district. This follows members of parliament recently protesting against the mining of sand in Lwera wetlands and in Lake Victoria by Chinese. The Executive Director of National Environment Management Authority, Tom Okrot, […]
Legislators from Bugishu region have asked Umeme to lower the cost of electricity to make it affordable, to the ordinary Ugandans. The lawmakers made the appeal during a consultative meeting with Umeme officials on how they can assist the company on reducing power theft in the region. According to Umeme Bugishu regional manager Trevol Higenyi […]
The public Accounts committee of parliament has faulted the ministry of finance and local government for failure to work on Busega, Nyendo Masaka markets now six years since the 10 million dollar loan for this project was approved. Members of parliament on the committee were querying the ministry of finance officials over none performance of loans. […]
Dairy Development Authority is to extend the ban of transporting loose milk to upcountry areas as a measure of selling unprocessed milk which could be harmful to the consumer. In 2014 DDA banned the transportation of loose milk especially in Jerry cans they could easily be contaminated by germs because of being unprocessed. The Acting Manager […]
Farmers under their umbrella body, Vanilla Exporter`s Association demand for a policy that will help to guide vanilla dealers in the country. While meeting with the Minister of Agriculture Animal industry and Fisheries, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja they requested Government to consider reviving vanilla crop in Uganda, because the prices have skyrocketed in the recent past. They said a kilo of vanilla […]
Saudi Arabia tops a list of countries which are mistreating Ugandans working in Arab countries followed by Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates according to a research by Platform for Labour Action. The June 2016 report handed over to parliament’s committee on Gender indicates that majority of Ugandans in the Middle East are victims of international […]
Members of parliament on the parliamentary committee on public accounts have recommended the halting of the operation of Micro Finance Support Centre over poor management of the funds allocated to this Centre to lend to the poor people through SACCOs. This after members of parliament on the Public Accounts Committee chaired by Soroti district woman MP […]