The fight against terrorism has received a boast after students at Nakawa Vocational Training Institute invented a robot capable of among other things detecting and detonating explosives like bombs. According to the institute’s deputy principal Omoo Francis, the institute can help police in fighting terrorism using this machine. He explains that instead of police using […]
The presidential Affairs committee of parliament chaired by Col Fred Mwesigye is set to traverse the Districts affected by the influx of refugees from south Sudan. This came after one of its members from the affected districts of Ajumani Jessica Ababiku requested the Committee to visit the area, saying that there is insecurity, food shortage […]
The ministry for education and sports has confirmed that PLE Results’ release is for Friday this week. Education minister Maj. Jessica Alupo told us at parliament that the results shall be released to enable pupils begin looking for where to pursue their education at secondary level. She urged parents to take their children to school […]
The national Agricultural Advisory services (NAADS ) has shocked MPS on public accounts committee for failure to produce the accountability docurement s of funds released districts for agricultural services . The mps while meeting NAADS officials led by the NAADS executive director Dr. Sam Mugasi discovered six districts which got NAADS funds worth 7.1 billion […]
Workers representative Arinaitwe Rwakajara has given the ministers of public service up to the end February this year to streamline the pay roll of civil servants or else he will move a motion in parliament to force them out office. In an interview with the legislator, he said that he has issued several warnings to […]
President Yoweri Museveni has directed the ministry of Education and the one of Gender to ensure that the young people at all levels are empowered with life skills necessary for social economic transformation. Launching the Youth Livelihood Program under the ministry of Gender and social Development, Museveni stressed that the capacity of the country’s Human […]
The Unwanted Witness a human rights body which advocates for the promotion and protection of digital rights and online freedoms has welcomed the recent government’s decision to enact a law on Data Protection and Privacy Bill 2013 with reservations. The Human Rights group says that as government embarks on the law drafting process it should […]
MPS on the public accounts committee grilled the officials in the ministry of Energy and mineral development over the closure of Jinja oil storage facility and the contract was given to a private company for management. The committee chaired by Terego County Member of Parliament Kasiano Wadri Ezat while meeting the officials from the ministry […]
The security minister, Hon. Mululi Mukasa is cautioning liberated African states to always remember their history before liberation to avoid moving back into turmoil with the recent incident being in S.Sudan which has been fighting just after a couple of years after liberation. Mukasa’s caution comes at a time when the NRM govt is preparing […]
MPS on the public accounts committee have grilled Kampala city council authority executive director Jennifer Musisi over the salary structure of KCCA. The executive director Jennifer Musisi had appeared before the committee to answer queries of the auditor general concerning the Structure of the organization. The auditor general was concerned that lack of adequate staff […]