Parliament has approved a loan, authorizing Government to borrow USD 84.2million from the African Development Bank to finance Phase 2 of the Market and Agriculture Trade Improvement Programme (MATIP 2). The programme aims at tackling market infrastructure development, value addition and trade facilitation. It will be implemented over a five year period in nine municipalities […]
The Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has called upon investors and other stakeholders in the oil and gas sector to continue working together closely to expedite the development of the oil and gas sector in the country. The Premier made the remarks at the joint meeting of the policy coordination committee and the oil and […]
Legislators have asked Government to make set top boxes, commonly known as decoders, affordable because it is a constitutional right for every Ugandans to access timely information. This follows government implementation of a phased analogue to digital switch off on June 15, starting with Kampala and areas within a 60-kilometre radius of the capital where thousands […]
Parliament has passed the Anti-terrorism Amendment bill 2015 as the opposition split on the floor. The bill was approved as the opposition chief whip Cecilia Ogwal met with government to harmonize on some of the proposed sections leaving out the leader of opposition which caused the two conflicting on the floor of parliament. Opposition walked […]
Parliament is to have a sitting on Thursday this week to consider the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2015. The Bill was referred to the Defence & Internal Affairs Committee chaired by Mubende Woman Member of Parliament Benny Namugwanya on 30th April 2015 for scrutiny. Surprisingly the parliament is being summoned after the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga had adjourned […]
The former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi declared his intentions to contest for presidency in the general elections 2016. In a 5 minute-long YouTube Video, Mbabazi outlines fighting corruption, ensuring good governance among the 8 areas to tackle when voted as President.Making the long-awaited announcement for those who want change in the country’s governance, the ex-Premier […]
In a follow-up a call to arrest creators of a ‘hateful message’ circulated on twitter, His Excellency the President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni gave a statement. Below is the full statement: To: Irresponsible People Spreading Falsehoods Using WhatsApp My dear country men and country women, About two or so weeks ago, I made […]
Some Members of Parliament, religious leaders and workers had mixed reactions on the delivered budget for the financial year 2015/16 worth 24.6 trillion shillings. The MP for Lwemiyaga County Theodore Sekikubo said that the budget read by Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija, showed imbalances for some sectors and neglected investment in income generating activities for the […]
The Government of Uganda is optimistic that the country will attain the lower middle income status in the next five years if the new National Development Plan (NDP) is effectively implemented. The new NDP which is to be launched by President Museveni aims at strengthening Uganda’s competitiveness for sustainable wealth, employment and inclusive growth. State Minister […]
A hateful message spread in Uganda over the popular messaging platform Whatsapp prompted debate over policing social media. President Yoweri Museveni has called for the creators of the message to be arrested, but some are saying prosecution could set a dangerous precedent. The hateful audio message spread over Whatsapp, ridiculing the Bahima people of western […]