Members of parliament have demanded for the ring-fencing of some jobs for the youth so as they are captured for jobs. This as there is pressure on government to find employment for the youth who are highly unemployed despite having qualifications from universities and other institutions. The Member of Parliament for Ruhinda north Thomas Tayebwa in […]
The newly appointed and approved Cabinet is set to be sworn in on today at Entebbe State House. According to sources some appointed ministers a letter was sent to all appointed ministers, to travel to Entebbe for the occasion that is going to be presided over by the appointing authority- President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The new cabinet has […]
As a result of poor sanitation and low water cover in the country, Uganda loses 177 Million dollars every year to poor sanitation. This was revealed at a meeting where government and development partners launched the water and sanitation media awards for 2016 at hotel Africana in Kampala. The director water development in the ministry of […]
Members of parliament from Acholi sub region say that there should be no cause for alarm that there are rebels in the area though there is a mix up in the security management. This as a Local Defence Unit (LDU) detach in Opit attacked and killed two people and fled with guns whereas as the Sunday […]
Busiro south elected Member of Parliament Peter Sematimba of the ruling NRM party has been thrown out of Parliament for lack of academic qualifications, by the high court. One of Sematimba’s political rivals in the February elections Steven Ssekigozi of the opposition Democratic Party-DP, dragged him to the courts of law challenging his papers. In his petition Sekigozi asked court to nullify […]
President Yoweri Museveni has asked Ugandans to develop a culture of writing and share their experiences through writing because when people die they are always remembered through their writing. He also said that Government will continue supporting the cultural institutions in their development endeavors. The message was carried in the speech read on his behalf by the vice president Edward […]
The long anticipated cabinet list that has been the talk of the 10th parliament in the corridors of power has been released. President Yoweri Museveni in this post election reshuffle named the new cabinet that retained the prime minister and other major ministers like the finance and energy ministers. In a fresh twist he appointed […]
President Yoweri Museveni arrived in the German Capital, Berlin for a two-day working visit to boost trade and investment opportunities for Uganda. During the visit the President will be guest-speaker at the German-Africa Business Day 2016. The President, who made his maiden visit outside the country after his re-election, was received at Tegel North Military […]
Werder Bremen’s Melvyn Lorenzen is undecided over commiting himself to Uganda according to media reports. The 21-year-old will not feature in Africa Cup of Nations qualification match when Botswana will take over Uganda Cranes on Saturday June 4, 2016. “Decision time [for Lorenzen] will be after the match against Botswana,” Uganda FA communications manager Ahmed […]
The Inspectorate of Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the finance intelligence authority with an intention of teaming up to fight money laundering in Uganda. This follows recent enactment of the Anti-money laundering act which created this authority to fight money laundering in Uganda. Addressing a joint press conference at the IGG’s office, the Executive Director Finance Intelligence […]