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Ministry of Health to lead campaign on regulating alcohol consumption

Ministry of Health to lead campaign on regulating alcohol consumption

The ministry of health has agreed to be the lead promoter of the proposed Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill 2016 fronted by the Member of Parliament for Mukono Municipality, Betty Nambooze Bakireke. The principle medical officer in charge of mental health, control of alcohol and drug abuse, Dr.sheila Ndyanabangi says her ministry will lead the promotion […]

Agric activists want government to introduce credit financing to farmers.

Agric activists want government to introduce credit financing to farmers.

Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) advocating for farmers’ rights have asked government to introduce agricultural credit finance for small hold farmers to enable the produce in large quantities. The farmer’s CSOs led by the National Farmers’ Association (NFA) and Caritas Uganda say that   agricultural productivity has gone down due to limited accessible agricultural credit financing. While […]

Mao says that they are going to court to ensure Kayihura’s contract is cancelled.

The Democratic Party (DP) has revealed plans to petition court over the government extension of the Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihur’s contract. Talking to the media today, the DP president, Norbert Mao said that Kayihura’s contract shouldn’t have been renewed because he has committed a lot atrocities on innocent Ugandans during his […]