The President General of the Democratic Party, Nobert Mao has picked nomination forms from the Uganda Electoral Commission to contest in the Presidential elections. Mao who was today accompanied by the party’s Secretary General Mathias Nsubuga said he is hopeful to give incumbent President Yoweri Museveni and other competitors a good run. He says although […]
Over 900 exhibitors have already confirmed their participation in the 2010 Uganda Manufacturers Association annual trade fair slated to take place from October 5th to 11th 2010. The Executive Director, Ssebagala Kigozi says preparations for the 18th UMA international trade fair are on course with exhibitors from 29 countries already confirming their participation. The international […]
The Association of Uganda Women Lawyers (FIDA) has come to the defense of a 20-year old mother of one who was sentenced to death over killing her husband. The Uganda military court martial yesterday found Judith Koriang guilty of killing her husband Private Nelson Okello after a domestic quarrel. The quarrel followed an HIV test […]
Members of Uganda’s opposition are not satisfied with the 2010/2011 Uganda national budgetary allocation passed by parliament on Tuesday. The MP for Makindye West, Hussein Kyanjo (JEEMA) says some of the budgetary allocations were not clear since some government departments failed to justify their financial requests. Kyanjo the opposition minister of Defense and Internal Affairs […]
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has fulfilled the pledge of an official vehicle he made to the omusinga of Rwenzururu, Charles Wesly Mumbere Iremangoma during his official coronation on October 16th 2009. The Minister of Gender Labour and Social Development, Gabriel Opio today handed over the official car and an escort double cabin for the Iremangoma, […]
Makerere University Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (MUIENR) presented its report and catalogue to UNATCOM on the findings of the project on preservation of medicinal plants for poverty reduction and sustainable development. UNATCOM is the Uganda National Commission for UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), which will be responsible for distributing the […]
British oil giants Tullow oil have extended their oil exploration interests in East Africa a north higher with the acquisition of a 50% stake in the East Africa Rift Basins of Kenya and Ethiopia from Canadian oil firm Africa Oil Corp. The companies announced today in separate statements that they had agreed on the deal […]
The East African Community and the Lake Victoria Basin Commission have organized the first-ever EAC Lake Victoria Basin Investment Forum, planned December 1st-5th 2010. The investment forum will take place in Mwanza, Tanzania under the theme “Realizing Economic Benefits in the EAC Common Market through the Lake Victoria Basin”. According to a statement from the […]
The Foundation of Human Rights Initiative has appealed to government to strengthen the laws that govern people that are involved in selling medicines in the country. While Speaking to journalists, the Chairman of the Initiative, Livingstone Sewanyana has said that all people have a right to good health and so the government has every reason […]
The Human Rights Watch in its new report has seriously condemned the wide spread discrimination and violence against women with disabilities mainly Northern Uganda. The 73-page report that has been released today is called “’As if we aren’t human’: Discrimination and Violence against women with Disabilities in Northern Uganda,” highlights the frequent abuse and discrimination against […]