The Uganda National Examinations Board has released the 2010 Primary Leaving Examinations showing improved performance compared to 2009. UNEB Secretary, Mathew Bukenya says 512, 057 primary seven candidates sat for the 2010 Primary leaving examinations in 10,906 centers across the country. He says unlike in 2009, boys performed better than girls in the 2010 PLE examinations. […]
The Uganda Electoral Commission has announced that a total of 13,954,129 Ugandans have been registered to vote in the 2011 general elections. The Electoral Commission Chairman, Eng. Dr. Badru Kiggundu says the national voters register is complete and all polling stations have been issues with their respective voters registers. He says despite concerns from several […]
The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has introduced a new method of payment for water bills that will save their customers queues at their (NWSC) counters. This innovation has been branded as “E-Water”. The Managing Director Dr. William Muhairwe says that customers can now pay their bills by mobile money, scratch cards, mobile banking […]
Uganda has received a major boost in cotton production with two major international agencies proving funding for coffee growing in northern Uganda. Acumen Fund, a social investment fund and Root Capital, a global venture firm announced today that they are investing US$2.2m (about 5 billion Uganda shillings) in cotton ginning for farmers in northern Uganda […]
The Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA) has released the second corruption perception index report underlying new trends of corruption which are continuing to hamper better service provision in Uganda. In a report released recently, the PPDA found that most service providers are paying bribes to access work at the different local governments […]
The opposition Forum for Democratic Change has dismissed allegations that it copied the manifesto of UK’s Conservative Party to come out with its own manifesto which FDC President and Inter party Coalition flag bearer Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye is using for his election bid. The UK’s Daily Telegraph, reported yesterday that Besigye’s manifesto had many […]
President Yoweri Museveni has assured the people of Bunyoro that the region will benefit from the oil reserves located in the area. While on a campaign rally in Buseruka Hoima, Museveni said the opposition were lying to the people that the government intends not to offer any benefits from the oil to Bunyoro. Huge commercially […]
The Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. Mondo Kagonyera has called upon the government to change the system under which students are awarded government scholarships to study at university. He says the government funding should ensure that bright but less financially able graduates are able to attend university education. Prof. Kagonyera says the current government sponsorship […]
The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has expressed hope that the current good coffee prices will help the country achieve its coffee production targets and generate more income for Uganda coffee farmers. The UCDA said in a report that Uganda is expected to export 3.1 million bags in the 2010/2011 season from 2.67 million 60 […]
The Ministry of Education has asked government to increase the bursaries of nursing students to reduce the problem of few nurses in hospitals. The commissioner of higher education in the Ministry of Education Robert Odek Ocheng says that his ministry is seeking for more money from the Ministry of Finance to sponsor more nursing students. […]