The Ministry of health has received transport equipment to help in elimination of neglected tropical diseases in the country. The state Minister for health in charge of general duties, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, made the announcement during a function where his ministry received a donation of 16 motorcycles and 7 vehicles worth 1 billion shillings from donors […]
Members of Parliament are divided over a clause in the Tobacco control bill 2014 seeking to force a smoker to buy a whole packet of cigarette as a deterrent for youth not to smoke. A number of MPS while at a meeting organized by Uganda National Health Users’/Consumers’ Organization at Serena Hotel in Kampala some say they want a […]
Anti-corruption campaigners oppose a move by the legislators to have government increase its contribution to their pension scheme warning that it will greatly affect Ugandans financially. This following a parliamentary sitting last month in which MPs called for amendment of the pensions act to increase government’s contribution up from the current 30%. They argued that […]
The parliamentary public and local government committee recommended to parliament to create 25 new districts. This came as government had suspended the creation of new districts. The proposed new districts are estimated to cost 1.7 trillion shillings if parliament approves it. The proposed new districts include Kyadondo district curved from Wakiso district, Kyotera from Rakai district , Kasanda from Mubende district , Kagadi […]
Members of Parliament are asked to be involved in the negotiation process in new designed Sustainable Development Goals. MPs under the Uganda parliamentary forum on Millennium Development Goals said that these goals failed to be achieved 100% because they were not included from the start of this project. The MPs, including Theodore Sekikubo, Grace Namara, Jacob […]
First Lady and Minister for Karamoja Affairs Hon. Janet Kataaha Museveni has thanked Amref Health Africa for their dedication and support towards efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality in Uganda. This happened in a meeting at State House Nakasero where a delegation from Amref Health Africa in Uganda called on her to discuss reducing […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, has appealed to Ugandans to be security cautious following the killing of Sheikh Hassan Kirya, a Muslim cleric. The Sheikh was gunned down on Tuesday, 30th June 2015 in Bweyogerere. “Sheikh Kirya’s death has happened so soon after we have hardly recovered from the loss of a […]
The vice chairperson of the Pope visit preparation committee who is also the arch bishop of Kampala, His grace Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, revealed that they expect Pope Francis to be in Uganda from 27th -29th of November as he will join the nation in marking the golden jubilee of the Uganda martyrs. Addressing a press conference at Namugongo today, Lwanga says […]
The Democratic Party is set to probe the alleged rigging that is keeping out some party members in the primaries at different levels country wide. This was disclosed by the party legal Advisor Fred Mukasa Mbidde while speaking to journalists at parliament. Mbidde said that when the party president Norbert Mao resumes work next week […]
Parliament has approved a contentious clause 26 under the Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) bill 2014 giving powers of signing PPP agreements to cabinet. This happened amid protests from the opposition saying that this is another way of mortgaging the country. The cabinet will now negotiate Public Private Partnerships businesses without involving parliament. The President rejected the Public Private […]