Tullow oil, the leading oil prospecting company in Uganda has revealed it is about to conclude the purchase of Heritage Oil’s stake in the Kingfisher1 block where most of the oil wells confirmed in western Uganda are located. Heritage oil and Tullow oil had 50% -50% license stake in the Kingfisher1 block. Heritage Oil decided […]
The Minister of State for Northern Uganda Reconstruction, David Wakikona has revealed the government of Uganda and different stakeholders on Monday June 28th start a review of the Northern Uganda Peace Recovery and Development Programme (PRDP). Wakikona tells journalists in Kampala that the 3rd such review meeting meeting set to take place at Hotel Africana […]
Elias Simuntu is today one of the most successful farmers in Uganda. Apart from being assured of stable income every farming season, Simuntu leads a farmers group that sells food commodities to WFP and other major food buyers. But not all farmers are able to sell to WFP even after it launched the Purchase for progress to buy direct from farmers.
Leaders of rich countries under the G8 and G20 have been called upon to adopt a smarter, more innovative, better focused, and cost-effective approach to reducing hunger and halving global poverty. The International Food Policy Research Institute in a new policy report released on Wednesday said a new approach is needed to achieve the first Millennium […]
The Office of Good Will Ambassadors on HIV/AIDS has revealed that new evidence shows that the treatment of HIV/AIDS results in a 92% reduction in the spread of the HIV virus. One of the Ambassadors from that office, Rev. Can. Gideon Byamugisha has told journalists in Kampala that appropriate HIV/AIDS treatment is important to the prevention […]
Part 4 of Rwagweri Stephen talks about preserving African culture, writing books The institution I head called Engabu Za Tooro, has a number of programs which range from promoting traditional music to promoting cultural economic activities and reconstructing traditional indigenous knowledge into today’s development practice and our greatest strength has been using new models of culture […]
The Uganda Law Reform Commission has promised to strike out all clauses in the Marriage and Divorce Bill that are related to property rights of cohabiting couples. This follows intense criticism of the sections in the Marriage and Divorce bill that gave rights of married people to cohabiting couples after a man and woman spend […]
Uganda finance minister says Uganda oil going to be a blessing The Uganda minister of finance Hon. Syda Bbumba has indicated that the recent discovery of oil in the Albertaine region of western Uganda will be a blessing to the country’s economy because of the good oil management systems the government is putting in place. […]
The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Syda Bbumba has provided 10.7 billion shillings to pay all Local Council (LC1) Chairpersons monthly. Bbumba while delivering the 2010/2011 budget on Thursday said the money will pay an honorarium to all LC1 Chairperson in recognition of their contribution in improving delivery of government programmes in different […]
The minister of state for Gender in Charge of Cultural Affairs, Rukia Nakadama has indicated that government is ready to support cultural initiatives that target improving people’s livelihoods. She says, the government support will be inform of better policies and increased budgetary allocations to activities in the culture sector. Speaking as the chief guest at […]