The Uganda Electoral Commission has announced nomination dates for Presidential Parliamentary and local council elections slated for next year. The nominations for Presidential candidates will take place on 25th and 26th October at Mandela National Stadium Namboole, while nominations for Members of Parliament will take place on 25th and 26th November at the respective district […]
The President General of the Democratic Party, Nobert Mao has picked nomination forms from the Uganda Electoral Commission to contest in the Presidential elections. Mao who was today accompanied by the party’s Secretary General Mathias Nsubuga said he is hopeful to give incumbent President Yoweri Museveni and other competitors a good run. He says although […]
Over 900 exhibitors have already confirmed their participation in the 2010 Uganda Manufacturers Association annual trade fair slated to take place from October 5th to 11th 2010. The Executive Director, Ssebagala Kigozi says preparations for the 18th UMA international trade fair are on course with exhibitors from 29 countries already confirming their participation. The international […]
The Uganda People’s Defense Forces has dismissed calls by the Lords Resistance Army rebels for fresh peace talks in order to end the conflict in northern Uganda. Maj. Victor Opira, the 4th Division (northern Uganda) Intelligence Officer told journalists today that the LRA rebels have been strongly weakened by the Uganda Army working with neighbouring […]
The Association of Uganda Women Lawyers (FIDA) has come to the defense of a 20-year old mother of one who was sentenced to death over killing her husband. The Uganda military court martial yesterday found Judith Koriang guilty of killing her husband Private Nelson Okello after a domestic quarrel. The quarrel followed an HIV test […]
The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has revealed that African countries worst affected by HIV/AIDS are registering commendable progress in reducing the infection rates of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. According to a new status report on HIV/AIDS in the world relased to today by UNAIDS, infection rates globally have fallen by 17% […]
The World Health Organisation has expressed concern over the low immunization coverage in Hoima district. Dr. Patrick Banura, the World Health Organizational technical adviser on immunization says Hoima is among the districts with limited immunization coverage in the country, with the district registering 55% immunization coverage compared to 85% two years ago. Addressing health officials […]
The Shadow Attorney General Elias Lukwago has warned the government of Uganda against any move to outlaw independent candidature in Uganda’s 2011 general elections. Lukwago also the MP for Kampala Central says the opposition is privy to information that the National Resistance Movement Chairman and party flag bearer President Yoweri Museveni has ordered for an […]
The Director-General of the UNESCO, Irina Bokova has called upon the government of Uganda to arrest and punish the people responsible for the death of Ugandan journalist Paul Kiggundu. Paul Kiggundu, a freelance correspondent for Top Radio and several television stations, was beaten unconscious and died on his way to hospital on 10th September in […]
Members of Uganda’s opposition are not satisfied with the 2010/2011 Uganda national budgetary allocation passed by parliament on Tuesday. The MP for Makindye West, Hussein Kyanjo (JEEMA) says some of the budgetary allocations were not clear since some government departments failed to justify their financial requests. Kyanjo the opposition minister of Defense and Internal Affairs […]