The Uganda Law Society has organized a workshop with the Justice Law and Order Sector to train lawyers on proper ethical behavior in their profession. This comes at a time when the ethical standards in the law profession are at questionable levels with more Ugandans loosing trust in lawyers by the day. Many people in […]
Uganda is the first country in Africa to have established an Equal Opportunities Commission that has been empowered to undertake its own investigations and prosecution of discriminatory practices while enforcing affirmative action in Uganda. The commission has been officially inaugurated at its offices in Bugolobi. The Uganda Equal Opportunities Commission will be chaired by Mrs. […]
The Uganda National Contemporary Ballet will hold a dance show dubbed a restless night at the National Theatre on the 21st of July 2010. Sizzler Dance group will be a curtain raiser during the show that will feature renown dancers like Patrick Kaddu, Mike Kaddu and Herman Serwanyana. Restless night is story told through dance […]
Maisha Film Lab will hold an African Film Festival from 13th– 15th August 2010 at Uganda’s national theater. The festival will attract a number of film makers, writers and actors from various African countries. The organizers say participation in the festival is free of charge, and are inviting all members of the public to come […]
On the 28th of July 2010, Uganda National Theatre will hold its monthly Latin Night that will begin at 7:30pm. The night will feature different groups of dancers showcasing various dances that are of Latin origin like Salsa, Rumba, Samba, Cha Cha and Merengue. People interested in attending the night will have to part with 5,000 shillings […]
The Uganda Tourism Board has reassured intending tourists to Uganda that the security situation in the country is okay after the various security agencies, moved quickly to avert the security tension that were caused by the recent bomb blasts in Kampala that have left nearly eighty people dead and over 60 people injured. Reports indicate […]
The government of Uganda has used part of the 79 billion shillings that was directly disbursed to the districts in Northern Uganda for the implementation of the Peace Recovery and Development programmes in those districts to procure 60 hydra form machines for 40 of the PRDP districts. This comes after earlier this month the government […]
The President of Uganda, Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been called upon to make public the report of the investigations into the death of former Defense Ministry Permanent Secretary, Brig. Noble Mayombo. Twerwaneho Listerners Club, a human rights pressure group in Tooro says the people of Tooro have waited patiently for the report into the […]
Women activists in Uganda have today expressed concern that women members of Parliament are not pushing for interested of women in the country legislature. The Executive Director of Action for Development, Regina Bafaki says they are concerned that most women MPs pay more attention to issues of their respective political parties instead of giving attention […]
Born Again churches in Uganda have decided to end Night prayers at midnight as one of the security measures following bomb blasts in Uganda. The Chairman of Ugandan Born Again Churches Association, Pastor David Kiganda said the resolution was reached after a meeting with Kampala mayor, Nassar Ssebagala. Kiganda says the born again churches in […]