The Katikiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda Kingdom Engineer John Baptist Walusimbi has urged the Baganda and everyone in Buganda region to reinstate coffee cultivation. Walusimbi who talked to the residents of Kyabakuza in Budu county said that coffee cultivation has dwindled in the Kingdom and this has caused poverty. He says says that of those […]
Kawempe South Member of Parliament Sebuliba Mutumba has called on cabinet to quickly pass the bio-technology and bio-safety policy to protect farmers produce in Uganda. The call follows researchers concerns over the delay in passing the bill which may put the county agricultural produce at risk. In 2009 the Uganda National Council for Science and […]
The World Bank has released a new report “The Migration and Remittances Factbook 2011” showing that African countries including Uganda will get increased remittances from its Diaspora following the economic recovery in most developed countries. “We estimate that recovery will continue over the next two years, with remittance flows to the continent possibly reaching about […]
Though it was reported that star musician Bobi Wine was not impressed with the orgnaisation of Pearl of Africa Music Awards 2011 where he failed to win any award, Bobi Wine is reported to be serious on producing more educative music which he terms as edutainment. Bobi Wine has teamed up with Reggae Dancehall artiste […]
The Parliament of Uganda has launched policy to fight off forms of discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS as it moves to address concerns of stigma against those infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The policy provides that no one shall be denied employment, promotion, or other employment benefits basing on his or […]
The Chairman of the Uganda Human Rights Commission Med S.K. Kaggwa has expressed concern at the continued cases of human rights abuses in different African countries despite protocols and instruments signed by different governments against torture and other human rights abuses. He made the remarks during the 48th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human […]
The Forum for Democratic Party has disputed the Electoral Commission figure of registered voters who will take part in the 2011 Uganda general elections in February. The Uganda Electoral Commission released the long awaited voters register indicating Uganda has 13 million voters after a national wide voter registration exercise. But FDC Secretary General Alice Alaso, […]
The office of the Inspector General of Government (IGG) is carrying out its own investigation into mismanagement of CHOGM funds following the report by Parliamentary Public Accounts committee that implicated top ministers in the embezzlement of over 500 billion shillings. The IGG, Raphael Baku, says they studying the parliamentary report on the financial scandal surrounding […]
The first ladies from the 42 countries around the world have signed a petition calling on the United Nation General Assembly to adopt a resolution to ban Female Genital Mutilation worldwide. The first ladies of Uganda, Burkinafaso, Benin, Italy, and other political leaders from Uganda including Deputy Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, Kikizi East member […]
MTN Uganda has introduced a new offer calling and short message services offer that was yesterday rated to rattle the mobile telecommunications services market in Uganda, but current MTN customers interviewed are not happy with the new 1 shilling per second and 1 shilling per sms offer that was announced by MTN on Sunday. Despite […]