By Gerald Businge on June 22, 2011
Kenyan government, Kenyan refuges, Musa Ecweru, Uganda government
Latest Uganda News, Politics
The government of Uganda is set to sign a tripartite agreement with the Kenya to facilitate the return of Kenyan refugees who fled to Uganda during the pick of 2007-2008 post election violence. The refugees are currently living at Kiryandongo re-settlement camp in Masindi district. Speaking during the commemoration of the world refugee day, the […]
By Gerald Businge on June 20, 2011
Joseph Sewungu, Teachers Training Colleges, Uganda government
Latest Uganda News
Kalungu West MP Joseph Sewungu is disappointed at the manner in which the government is handling the issue of teachers Colleges which has forced some of them to close down due to inadequate funding. Addressing Journalists in Kampala Sewungu said the government must find funds within the shortest time possible to enable all Teacher Colleges to re-open because […]
By Gerald Businge on June 20, 2011
Bukomansibi, Suzan Namaganda, Uganda government, water scarcity
Latest Uganda News
Bukomansi woman MP Suzan Namaganda is organizing another walk over water scarcity in her constituency on 29th of this month. Namaganda told a press conference at parliament that she cannot sit back when her people are dying due to water scarcity. Namaganda says that after writing to the minister in charge of water Maria Mutagamba and […]
By Gerald Businge on June 20, 2011
Anti Torture Bill, Margret Sekaggya, Uganda government
Featured, Latest Uganda News, Politics
The UN special rapporteur on human rights Margret Sekaggya has asked the government of the republic of Uganda to quicken the process of passing the Anti-torture bill 2009 to grantee human dignity. The draft of the prohibition and prevention of torture bill was presented before parliament 2009 seeking to criminalize torture but it was not […]
By Gerald Businge on June 20, 2011
Florence Mutyabule, School lunch, Uganda government, UPE schools
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The vice chairperson of African network for the prevention and protection against child abuse and neglect who also doubles as the woman MP for Namutumba district Florence Mutyabule has called upon government to consider feeding pupils from hard to reach districts. Mutyabule said that if government is to get better result from Universal Primary Education […]
By Gerald Businge on June 20, 2011
Dr. Joaquim Saweka, Dr. Richard Nduhura, Ebola, Uganda government, World Health Organisation
Featured, Health, Latest Uganda News, Science & Technology
The Ministry of Health together with health supporting donors have declared Uganda Ebola free, following the Ebola outbreak On May 6th 2011 in Luwero district that claimed one life and left many others hospitalized over the disease. Speaking to journalists in Kampala, the minister of state for health in charge of general duties, Dr. Richard Nduhura said although they are […]
By Gerald Businge on June 20, 2011
Presidential jet, Tamale Mirundi, Uganda government, UK aid Uganda
Latest Uganda News
The government of Uganda has denied media reports that were released in the British daily mail newspaper that that sawed Uganda used British Aid meant to alleviate poverty to buy a 48 million dollar luxury jet for President Yoweri Museveni. Britain daily mail news paper reported that prominent British politician Lord Ashicroft said he has […]
By Gerald Businge on June 16, 2011
Lhibuma Muhindo, Save the Children Uganda, Uganda children, Uganda government
Latest Uganda News, Media Gallery, Politics
An official from the Save the Children in Uganda has said the children in Uganda need to hold district local governments accountable over the failure to strengthen the promotion of their rights. The Save the Children in Uganda’s regional manager Lhibuma Muhindo said yesterday that children in Uganda have failed to enjoy their rights because […]
By Gerald Businge on June 15, 2011
Uganda government, Uganda national Youth Council, Youth Enterprise fund
Latest Uganda News
Youths in the country through their representatives are tasking the government to spell out the conditions set for the 44.5 billion Uganda shillings which was passed in the just read budget by the finance minister to create jobs for the youth as a way of slowing down unemployment in the country among this age group. According to […]
By Gerald Businge on June 10, 2011
Uganda government, Uganda school dropout
Education, Education news, Latest Uganda News
The ministry of education has finalized the process of introducing universal secondary education at advanced level. Government has allocated 58 billion shillings to support the new initiative which begins early next year. Speaking to the media in Kampala, the permanent secretary in the ministry of education Francis Tibararo said the money shall be used to […]