By Gerald Businge on September 15, 2016
Athletes, funding, government, Parliament, Sports, uganda
Latest Uganda News, Laws, Sports
Members of Parliament have demanded for allocation of sufficient funds to the sports sector to nurture talent sports sector development . MPs pledged to use their power to allocate more funds to the sports sector even if government fails to allocate much money. Members of parliament are concerned that government promised to give some allowances but this promise was not […]
By Gerald Businge on September 11, 2016
betting and Kassino companies, certification and auditing lotteries, Director Lottery Licensing Authority, Franca Akello and Mayuge district Woman MP, government, Johnson Kyeyune, Julie Mukoda Zabwe., lottery and betting industry, management team and centralized monitoring to track the tax, members of Parliament want the gambling stake hiked up, national economy, operation of betting and lottery companies, Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee, technical capacity by Ugandans to regulate, Woman MP for Agago distrct
Latest Uganda News
Government is to gazette urban streets for the operation of betting and lottery companies as members of Parliament want the gambling stake hiked up. This was revealed by the Director Lottery Licensing Authority, Johnson Kyeyune while briefing members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee on the status and performance of the lottery and betting […]
By Isaac Senabulya on September 6, 2016
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Latest Uganda News
The Government has resolved to halt release of finances to any ministry, department or agency that has no strategic plan. The resolution follows a report on government annual performance for the financial year 2015-2016 that indicated that only 5-16 sectors have their plans aligned to the National Development Plan II, while 66 local governments out […]
By Samuel Wamuttu on September 6, 2016
Anti-corruption campaigns, Civil political rights and Electoral reforms and other groups, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Ethnic minority, government, harassment and even death while carrying out their duties especially in rural areas, Human Rights Defenders (HRDs), human rights defenders across the country because many are faced with discrimination, levels of discrimination in the country, National Coalition of Human Rights Defenders –Uganda (NCHR-U) a local non-profit organization that coordinates and networks with organisations that spearhead human rights work in the country, Oil and destructives, puts them under danger, role in monitoring and challenging human rights abuses and violations, Women human rights defenders
Human Rights, Latest Uganda News
Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Uganda say they are experiencing some levels of discrimination in the country especially in the rural areas where their role in monitoring and challenging human rights abuses and violations is putting their lives under danger. They said it is negating the Government’s intentions to build local capacity in the protection […]
By Gerald Businge on August 23, 2016
Forum's former Chairperson, government, Kyegegwa, program which was adopted six years ago is only rolled out in 35 districts of Kyenjojo, urged to fasten the implementation of the social protection fund so as to empower elderly persons across the country, Zombo and Nebbi among others out of the 116 Districts according to Parliament's Committee on Social Protection
Latest Uganda News
Government has been urged to fasten the implementation of the social protection fund so as to empower elderly persons across the country. The program which was adopted six years ago is only rolled out in 35 districts of Kyenjojo, Kyegegwa, Zombo and Nebbi among others out of the 116 Districts according to Parliament’s Committee on […]
By Isaac Senabulya on August 10, 2016
administrators, Bridge International Academy in Uganda, government, Infrastructure, international schools, Janet Museveni, Jovah Kamateka, Margaret Rwabushaija, Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), Mitima district Woman MP, Monica Amoding, no license, no proper structures or a teaching curriculum, Nursery, Parliament, Primary level, promote good hygiene among children and promote the required teacher student’s interactions, public schools is protected from land grabbers., Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga, UPE schools, woman MP for Kumi Municipality, Workers MP
Education news, Latest Uganda News
Government has so far closed a total of 62 international schools countrywide that it says have illegally been operating in Uganda with no license, no proper structures or a teaching curriculum approved by the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) Among the schools are some that were operating under Bridge International Academy in Uganda from […]
By Isaac Senabulya on August 10, 2016
campaign to inspire Ugandans, Civil Society Organisation, coffee development authority, coffee production, Cooperatives, finding markets, government, having youth taught on how to invest this money and also staining the enterprises set, how to add value on the produce, International Youth Day, Koboko district, local coffee consumption, Matthias Kasamba the director in charge of Coffee under the Operation Wealth Creation program.., Ministry of Agriculture, Nakiwala Kiyinji, setting up offices where they can meet to deliberate on developmental issues at district level, State minister for youth and children, statistics, Youth livelihood programme
Agriculture, Latest Uganda News
State minister for youth and children, Nakiwala Kiyinji, has said government is in the process of reforming the youth livelihood programme to enable more youths benefit from its projects. Kiyinji in an interview with journalists on Monday August 08, 2016 outlined the new reforms in the pipe line to include, having youth taught on […]
By Isaac Senabulya on August 10, 2016
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Agriculture, Latest Uganda News
Nakaseke LC5 Chairperson Sam Kigula has said farmers in Nakaseke and Luwero districts loose over 1700 livestock due to prolonged dry spells that the districts suffer each season. Kigula who was speaking while meeting district leaders recently at Nimrod Hotel in Luwero said that although the district is surrounded by many water bodies, livestock farmers […]
By Gerald Businge on August 10, 2016
colonial government, government, Inmates, investigating cases, judiciary, Police, Uganda Prison Services
Latest Uganda News
Officials of the Uganda Prison Services want government to construct a minimum of three prisons every year if they are to address the current problem of congestion countrywide. Currently the main Prison Luzira that was constructed by the colonial government in the 1950’s is meant to accommodate a total of 6000 prisoners only however, the […]
By Gerald Businge on August 4, 2016
bureaus/agencies, Companies, employment abroad, government, harassment by employers in those Countries, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD), licenses, Ministry of Gender, Rose Mutonyi Masaba, Saudi Arabia, the Committee Chairperson, The Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee, Workers
Latest Uganda News
The Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee has expressed disappointment over what they say are the continued advertisements by bureaus/agencies asking Ugandans to respond so that they can secure for them jobs abroad despite a ban by government on the matter. Government had earlier this year imposed a temporary ban on Ugandans leaving the Country to seek […]
