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Museveni says is not interested in running for president for fifth term

  Kampala, Uganda-Ugandan president Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni says he is no longer interested in running for president for a fifth term when his term of office expires in 2016. There have been speculations that Uganda’s longest serving president (Museveni) is still interested in running for president. Museveni, while meeting his military commanders at Statehouse […]

Recommended foods for people suffering from osteoporosis

  In our earlier news report we told you that osteoporosis is one of the body disorders. It is caused by: poor diet, inactivity, hormones, long term use of certain medications, smoking, hormone deficiencies and imbalances, nutritional deficiencies, lack of sun exposure, eating disorder, prolonged stress, toxic metals, medical conditions like diabetes, kidney and liver […]

Kahinda Otafire downplays restoration of term limits

Kahinda Otafire downplays restoration of term limits

The justice and constitutional affairs minister Kahinda Otafire says restoration of presidential term limits will not solve pertinent issues affecting Ugandans. Otafire’s remarks come at a time when a section of members of parliament and civil society organizations are pushing for the restoration of the presidential term limits. Otafire says Uganda has a number of […]

MPs, civil society push for restoration of presidential term limits

Members of Parliament and former mps who were in the seventh parliament have regretted having removed the presidential term limits. Addressing a joint press conference with mps and civil society organizations at hotel Africana in Kampala, they said presidential term limits should be reinstated. MPs Godfrey kiwanda, felix okot , Wilfred Niwagaba and former MPs […]

Wearing tight underwear damages sperms and in women causes Candida

  Tight underwear or undergarments have been found to cause the testes to remain too close to the body, overheating them which may damage your sperms. Damaging sperms many times results in infertility and testicular torsion. There is also a long-term possibility that the testicles may become twisted internally. It becomes extremely painful when your […]

Opportunities offered to Africans & South Asia to get science studies in Canada

  CANADA-HOPE Scholarship Program: The primary goal of the CANADA-HOPE Scholarship Program is to further develop international collaborative efforts between researchers. The short term goal is to enable promising individuals to be mentored by prominent Canadian researchers. The long term objective of the Program is to enable promising scientists and clinicians from Low and Middle […]

Get Hegg Hoffet Fund for Displaced Women Graduates

  The Hegg Hoffet Fund for Displaced Women Graduates deals with applications for assistance from graduate women (in special cases tertiary women students) who have been displaced as a result of war, political upheaval or other serious emergencies, and makes short term grants for refresher courses for re-entry into the candidates’ professional fields, and courses […]

NRM MPs regret having lifted presidential term limits

  The debate for reinstatation of term limit has taken a center stage in Uganda including in the ruling National Resistance Movement circles. Yesterday I was invited to a public Dialogue on the diction of presidential term limits, organized by Uganda Governance Monitoring Platform (UGMP) in conjunction with other civil society organizations (CSO) like Citizens […]

Jobs at Kyambogo University, applications needed

  As you may already be aware that the term for Kyambogo University Council expired in April 2012, the institution is now calling for applications from qualified persons to fill up the vacancies. Kyambogo University spokesperson Lawrence Madete says that the university is receiving names from constituencies to the council and any member who wants […]