As battles continue within the top Muslim official in the Uganda Muslim supreme council, Mufti Sheikh Shaban Ramadan Mubajje is accusing Hassan Bassajabalaba of master minding the plot to have him out of office. This comes after one day when the mufti Mubaje was sacked by Uganda Muslim Supreme Council General Assembly due to incompetence […]
The Federation of Uganda Employers Association has called for a sector based type of minimum wage rather than a single minimum wage. The Executive Director for the federation for Uganda employers Rosemary Senabulya says each sector should have its minimum wage. She says putting in place a single minimum wage will be disadvantageous to all […]
The Ministry of Lands, Housing and urban planning is set to modernise fourteen municipalities across the country in a move to improve the state of urban centres. The Ministry has got a grant from the World Bank to help it implement the improvement of municipalities. The municipalities to benefit from US$150 million grant from World […]
The aspirant for Central Kampala woman MP Margret Ziwa has asked government to create more awareness of the increasing HIV/AIDS scourge to the public. Ziwa says that according to reports from the ministry of Health, the number of people getting infected with HIV/AIDS disease is tremendously increasing. Ziwa says that Uganda should not lose its […]
Cancun— Addressing poverty today is the single best way to help poor people in developing countries achieve food security and adapt to climate change, according to a new report by researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). When families have more income, they are better able to cope with drought, floods, and other […]
Traditional birth attendants have been blamed for the increased Mother to Child Transmissions of HIV, through which many children get infected. An officer from the Ministry of Health Dr. Isaac Eziat said that the number of children getting infected with HIV is increasing and this could be as a result of unprofessional midwives in the […]
The East Africa Community has today resolved the long awaited issue of tax paid by companies operating in more than one member country of the East African Community. The resolution was made by the East African Community Ministers in Arusha Tanzania. Uganda was represented by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East Africa Affairs, […]
The Chairman Electoral Commission Engineer Badru Kigundu has warned members of the Uganda People’s defense Forces against destabilizing the electoral process as the previous elections have been. At a workshop in Kampala in Kampala, Kigundu said that it has been a phenomenon that the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF) have been engaged in destabilizing the […]
Kampala central Member of Parliament who is competiting for Kampala mayoral seat Erias Lukwago has warned the electoral commission chairman Eng. Badru Kigundu that he risks being arrested of failing to abide by the court orders. Kampala high court in October ordered the removal of polling stations from summit view Barracks, Kitate directorate of military […]
Kampala university students have given the university one week to provide evidence pinning the two senior administrative officials who were dismissed today. The university academic registrar Hussen Kyeyne Lukyamuzi was sacked following accusation of embezzlement while the deputy director of studies Nsozi Francis was accused of raping a female student. The dismissal was effected by […]