The former speaker of parliament Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi has been approved by parliament as the vice president and Amama Mbabazi accepted as the prime minister of Uganda. The motion to approve Sekandi was moved by Soroti municipality MP Mike Mukula and supported by the woman mp for Alebtong district Rebecca Atengo. Mps from both sides in […]
The deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah has called upon Africans to change their attitudes towards donor funds. Speaking as a chief guest during the launch of the book “THE Audacity to change” breaking the Berlin wall in Africa by Professor Michael D Kaluya, Oulanya said that Africans just wait for money in order to […]
The permanent secretary for the ministry of gender labour and social development Christine Guwatudde Kintu has called upon both private and government sectors to work together in order to expand job market. Speaking at a workshop on the implementation of labour laws Guwatudde said that the biggest challenge of Uganda is lack of employment. She […]
Mps have reacted differently to the appointment of Amama Mbabazi as the prime minister of Uganda. The reaction came after the president announced the name of former minister for security Amama Mbabazi as the new prime minister during the NRM caucus meeting at state house in Entebbe. Makindye west mp Hussein Kyanjo says that Amama’s public […]
Church leaders in Bushenyi district have rejected safe male circumcision saying the practice continues the decadency in people’s moral standards, Religious leaders say medical people will have packaged their massage about male circumcision to encourage people to practice sexual immorality. Church leaders mentioned preaching faithfulness for married couples and call for abstinence for the pre-marital […]
It is difficult to talk of evolution and development of Uganda’s music industry without mentioning the great role played by Jose Chameleon. The hoarse voiced music star started his music career with a brief stint with the Ogopa DJs in Kenya where he recorded his first song Bageya before he returned to Uganda to launch […]
Lack of adequate power distribution sighted as one of the drivers to population growth rate in Uganda. The Government has reviled plans of using rural electrification to control the country’s population growth rate. Currently Uganda’s population growth rate stands at 3.2% one of the highest in the country. Ephraim Kamuntu state minister for finance planning […]
A private oil exploration company Tullow Oil Uganda has donated 75 million shillings to the ministry of Health to support the national campaign in the fight against Ebola. Tullow Uganda General Manager Dr Brian Glover says the contribution is to assist the ministry of health to support the communication campaign in promoting public sensitization and […]
Kampala High court has asked the Electoral Commission to avail the former Lubaga North Parliamentary candidate Moses Kasibante with the two sets of tally sheets used in declaring election results for the post. This was after Kasibante’s lawyer Elias Lukwago informed court that his client had asked for the same in the two letters dated […]
The NRM Parliamentary caucus that sat today at state house Entebbe has approved 6 more ministries. The new ministries include the state ministry for tourism that has been separated from ministry of trade and tourism, attorney general has been separated from constitutional affairs. Other ministries created are Ministry for Teso affairs, Bunyoro affairs, oil and […]