The Non Governmental Organization Forum has strongly appealed to men to be more involved in the fight for better maternal and infant health standards in Africa. This comes at a time when the African Union summit that has just kicked off in Kampala with the meeting centered on Maternal and Infant Health. The Programme Manager […]
The Chairperson of the National Organization of Trade Unions, Wilson Owere has appealed to government to ensure that it puts in place pension reforms that cover the informal sector. While speaking to the media in Kampala, Owere said that there are many Ugandans that are not covered by the social security protection and pension just […]
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP), Bidandi Ssali has said federalism is the only system of governance that will cure Uganda from corruption, nepotism, tribalism, terrorist attacks and other social evils. He says federalism is a more careful examination of Uganda’s problems. Bidandi says if federalism is granted not only to Buganda […]
The presence of all African Union Summit delegates at the Kampala meeting is a defeat to terrorists who last week planted bombs in Kampala Uganda that killed more than 74 people. Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Sam Kutesa says terrorists wanted to keep Ugandan in fear and to stop other people from visiting Uganda, but they […]
The Vice President of Uganda, Prof. Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya has called upon youth in Africa to develop a culture of hard work if they are to assured of a better future. In a speech read for him by James Baba, the Minister of State in the Vice President’s Office, Prof. Bukenya urged the youth to […]
The Police in Uganda have launched a sensitization drive aimed at educating people on how to detect and report bombs, grenades and suspicious people who may turn out to be terrorists. This follows Sunday July 11th bomb blasts in Kampala Uganda which killed at least 74 people and another 50. The government suspects the bombs […]
The Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme Helen Clark has called for more investment in agriculture in African countries if the continent is to meet the Millennium Development Goals including slashing poverty, reducing illiteracy and boosting maternal and child health, all by 2015 Soeaking on her visit to Ghana, she said in addition to […]
Uganda has joined the rest of the world to Mark the Nelson Mandela day which saw several trees planted and speeches dedicated to justice, unity and development, as the international icon marked his 92nd birthday. The Nelson Mandela day was marked at Kitante High School where the head teacher, Rose Zizinga called upon the pupils […]
The President of the Democratic Party, Norbert Mao has asked the people of Rwakitura to vote him for President so that they bring about change in government. “Make no mistake of failing to vote Mao for president in 2011 general elections. The vote is the only gun you have to unseat the ruling government,” he […]
As the African Union Summit open in Uganda to focus on improving maternal mortality, the government of Uganda has been called upon to put more investment in health care and health infrastructure to reduce on the number of women dying during or after giving birth. According to the Uganda Women’s Network, about 6,000 women […]