Egyptian Ambassador to Uganda Sabry Magdy Sabry has dismissed any possible conflict between Uganda and Egypt over the River Nile waters. He said river Nile is a bondage sign of brotherhood between Uganda and Egypt. Speaking to journalists as part of the activities marking Egypt’s 59th national day, the Ambassador Sabry Magdy Sabry say distances […]
Kabarole district has received 127 million shillings to construct two class rooms and two workshops blocks for Kisomoro Technical Institute. Adolf Mwesige, the local government minister said that Uganda need people with vocational skills in order transform the world. He was today speaking during a ground breaking ceremony of Kisomoro Technical School in Bunyangabo […]
Three top commanders of security organs have been sued for holding radio Rhino presenter Augustine Okello a.k.a. Rouks incommunicado. Okello disappeared on July 13th in Lira, in northern Uganda after holding meetings with security chiefs in the area including Lira’s district internal security officer (DISO), Steven Eryaku. Eryaku according to sources allegedly phoned Okello and […]
The head of African freedom of information centre secretariat Gerald Sendugwa has called upon Ugandans to start using the Access to Information act in order to get accountability from government. Sendugwa told journalists in Kampala that the law was passed to help the public access information from public sectors but up to now people have not […]
The parliament of Uganda has agreed to set up a select committee to investigate operations of the national energy sector. The committee whose members are yet to be named will among others investigate the funding of the thermal power generation project. Kampala Central MP Muhammad Nsereko tabled before Parliament the motion seeking parliamentary approval to […]
The opposition Democratic Party has promised to help government raise funds to fight famine in the country. The party’s spokesperson Kenneth Paul Kakande says DP is concerned about the looming threat of famine in the country and that government is not taking action. Last month media reports showed two people who had died of hunger […]
Members of Parliament have called for a probe into the issuance of government scholarships to Ugandan students to study abroad. The calls come amidst reports that some of the Ugandan students are stranded in Egypt and Cuba. MPs Hussein Kyanjo, Latif Ssebaggala, Omolo Peter have accused government and the ministry of education of impartiality in […]
Leading opposition party FDC is advising the government to tremendously slash its expenditure and invest more in production if the country is to get out of the current economic crisis. According to the information minister in the shadow cabinet who doubles as the party spokes person, Philip Wafula Ogutu, the government should think of investing more agriculture, […]
The minister for information and National Guidance Mary Karooro Okurut has challenged all ministers to always come out and inform the public about programs that government is undertaking to solve major issues that affect the population. According to Karooro, government is undertaking major steps aimed at ensuring that prices for essential commodities such as sugar […]
Uganda’s foreign debt is increasingly growing bigger, a situation that is worrying legislators in Parliament. Making a submission to Parliament this morning on the loans, grants and guarantees for the financial year 2010/11, the state minister for finance in charge of investments Aston Kajara says that as by March 31, 2011, Uganda’s external debt stood […]