African countries have been called to do more to get enough blood for its population of 1 billion people. According to doctor john Baptist of the world health organization on the world blood donation day observed on 14th June. Doctor John Baptist says blood donation is very important to save lives of the patients suffering […]
The minister for Youth and children Affairs Ronald Kibule has pledged to remove street children from streets in most towns in the country. He made the remarks while meeting former street and refugee children at city Royal Hotel in Bugolobi as Uganda prepares to join rest of the world to commemorate the Day of the […]
As Uganda joins other African countries to celebrate the day of the African child Members of the parliamentary forum for children have appealed to the government to consider children issues while budgeting for the country. Addressing journalists at parliament the woman mp for Luwero district who also doubles as the chairperson of the forum said that […]
The youth Members of Parliament have welcomed government’s budgetary allocations of creating employment among the youth, giving them loans and extending to them entrepreneurial training but raised concerned of criteria of implementation. In her budget speech on Wednesday, Finance minister Maria Kiwanuka allocated 44.5 billion shillings to create jobs among the youth, avail loans ranging from 100,000 […]
Condoms have been reported to have run out of stock at Katuna boarder post raising fear of increasing HIV/AIDS infections in the busy boarder town. Katuna boarder post has 21 public condom dispensers that are stocked daily for use by truck drivers, residents and commercial sexual workers. Transport workers union, amalgamated transport and general workers […]
The Omukama of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom Solomon Gafabusa Iguru has attacked the western powers for the invasion of Libyan leader and trying to depose president Muammar Muhammad al-Gaddafi The Omukama who marked 15 years of enthronement yesterday condemned whites for dividing African people and for exploiting the continent’s resources. He says African countries must unite if […]
High court in Kampala today has adjourned a hearing of an election petition by Kasibante Moses against Singh Malwaha Paminda due to absence of Singh claiming to have suffering from abdominal discontent. According to the medical forms presented by Singh’s lawyer Dr James Akampumuza from AAR hospital at Acacia Avenue, Singh is suffering from abdominal discontent and was recommended by […]
The new minister for economic monitoring, Henry Banyenzaki says that he is ready to vehemently fight corruption as well as closely monitor all govt programmes right from the grass root. He says that fighting corruption is still number one target for government to have a corruption free society . Speaking to the press today, Banyenzaki says most govt […]
Opposition shadow minister of finance Geoffrey Ekanya is in the process of making a comprehensive response regarding the recently read National budget 2011/12. FDC spokesperson and shadow minister of information Wafula Oguttu has made the announcement, warning all Ugandans of tough economic times ahead. Wafula says what was presented is an austerity budget; sugar coated […]
The deputy speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon Jacob Oulanya has rubbished media reports that the appointments committee of Parliament was wrong in dropping some ministerial nominees on academic grounds. Oulanya says the committee did what the Constitution mandates it to do. Four nominees were dropped by the committee vetting ministerial appointments on issues ranging from […]