After being summoned by finance committee at parliament for so many times to come and respond on the severe depreciation of the shillings against foreign currencies especially the dollar, Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka finally appeared before MPs at the flow of parliament. Kiwanuka told Parliament that over the past twelve months since June 2010, Uganda shillings […]
The ministry for energy and mineral development has declined to give a definite date as to when the ongoing power crisis will be settled. According to energy minister Irene Muloni, the darkness in the country is as a result of failure by UETCL to pay a staggering over 200 billion shillings owed to the independent […]
The ministry for gender, labor and Social Development is on Friday signing a memorandum of understanding with three districts in which it intends to implement a pilot program of paying poverty stricken elderly persons. The districts include Kiboga, Kyenjojo and Kaberamaido, although the program will roll out to other more eleven districts including Zombo, Amudat, […]
The Leader of Opposition in Parliament Nandala Mafabi is demanding an explanation from Government the circumstances under which electricity supply has reduced in the country yet the government got a supplementary budget of 61 billion shillings in April this year to run up to September 2011. According to the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company, the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) cut off supply to government due […]
The Democratic Party has condemned the manner in which residents of Naguru and nakawa estates have been evicted from their hitherto homes. According to the party president Nobert Mao ,over 1000 families cannot be thrown out of their houses without government offering an alternative solution yet it’s a right for every Ugandan to live in a decent […]
The Members of Parliament have raised concerns over the increasing cases of child sexual exploitation and are demanding for implementation of child protection laws. The Uganda Youth Development Link today organized a sensitization workshop for the MPs, with calls on the implementation of the Trafficking of Persons Act, which was passed in 2009. In its […]
The Minister for presidency Princes Kabakumba Mastiko has said government is emphasizing vocational training to change the lives of youth in the country by allowing them to create their own jobs. Kabakumba said this during the 4th graduation ceremony of excel vocational training centre at Nansana where over 100 students got their certificates and diploma […]
Uganda Human Rights Commission is demanding Government to avail the outcome of the findings of Kasubi Tombs fire, the Bududa Landslide and the bomb blast on 11th July 2010 that claimed many lives of Ugandans so that the families are compensated and demand for implementation to be effected. The Chairperson of Uganda Human Rights Commission Med Kagwa while presenting […]
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked government to come up with a statement explaining what is being done to contain the lightning that is going on and killing people across the country. This was after a number of mps including Linda Timbigambe of kyenjojo district, Abdul Katuntu, wadri kasiano and Alice Alaso were […]
Government has been challenged to put in place strategic grain reserves across the country to help store food for use in times of food shortages. This follows reports of an acute shortage of poultry feeds that has hit the country in recent months. The executive director ugacheck poultry breeds limited Aga sekalera says the shortage […]