The National Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s invisibility has raised concern among members of parliament. The Vice Chairperson of the parliamentary Trade committee who is the woman member of parliament for Apac district, Betty Engola, while meeting the private sector foundation Executive Director, Gideon Badagawa, questioned why the Uganda National chamber of commerce and industry […]
Health activists under their body Health Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) have petitioned parliament seeking for its intervention in improving health care in order to save the many mothers who perish in the process of delivery. This happened yesterday during the commemoration of the international maternal health day under a theme: “Rights Based Approach to Maternal […]
Bank of Uganda has acknowledged a more positive Economic growth outlook in Uganda than it was forecasted in the February monetary policy committee meeting. While releasing April monetary police statement today, the governor bank of Uganda Prof. Tumusiime Mutebire said that Uganda’s economic growth is projected to grow by 6.5% in the next three years. He said […]
The Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development, has concluded a five-day visit to customs border stations in Northern and Eastern Uganda. The Committee chaired by Hon Henry Musasizi (Rubanda County East) visited the customs border stations of Busia, Malaba, Elegu, Afogi, Oraba, Lia, Vurra and Pakwach. The field visit, which ended on Sunday, […]
Members of parliament hailing from West Nile have expressed their disappointment over Uganda Revenue Authority enforcement officers methods of collecting tax . The MPs accuse the officers of subjecting people to ‘inhuman methods’ of collecting tax in the West Nile sub region and the entire country. This follows last week’s incident were UPDF officers attached […]
Alshabab attacked and killed at least four Ugandan soldiers at the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) base in Somalia on Sunday. The attack happened on April 1st 2018 at Quoryole, Bulomareer and Golwein in Lower Shabelle region in Somalia. Since the attack, the media has been awash with different statistics with some reports suggesting that 8 soldiers […]
The Food and Agricuture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through the Sawlog Production Grant Scheme (SPGS) III project, organized a media dialogue on “Commercial Forestry in Uganda”, on 16 March 2018, as part of activities to commemorate International Day of Forests 2018. Under the global theme: “Forests and Sustainable Cities, the dialogue was attended […]
The Uganda police force directorate of Peace Support Operations has conducted the second aptitude test in English on a total number of 587 under the African Union (AU) Pre -Assessment for Assistance Mission service (AMS) at Nsambya Youth Sharing Hall on April 3 2018. The AIGP Grace Turyagumanawe, the Director Peace Support Operations Uganda police […]
The public Accounts committee of parliament has grilled the officials led by the undersecretary in the Ministry of Defence, Edith Buturo, over 718 billion shillings arrears that remained unpaid at the close of the financial year 2015/17. The funds were meant to clear delayed payment of over 8,000 retired army officers their gratuity and pension, land compensation […]
Buganda minister for finance and Investment, Robert Wagwa Nsibirwa, has asked people in Buganda with big idle land to cover it with coffee plantations as a solution to end land grabbing. He made the remarks while speaking during a coffee power talk meeting held at Pearl of Africa Hotel in Nakasero under the topic; women […]