In the annual UN hunger report, The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015 – SOFI),published on 27 May 2015 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) it is noted that world hunger has fallen to under 800 million people. This was the MGD number […]
The Opposition Chief Whip, Hon. Cecilia Atim-Ogwal has called for a harmonization of national policies and strategies across country borders in order to offer proper solutions to problems affecting the African people. Ogwal, who was representing the Speaker of Parliament at the opening of the Sixth Ordinary Session of the 3rd Pan African Parliament, […]
When the Pan African Parliament meets for the 6th Ordinary Session of the 3rd Parliament, one of the main items on the agenda will be the election of a new President (Speaker), who chairs the Bureau and House sittings. Comprising of the PAP President and four Vice Presidents, the Bureau (similar to Parliament of Uganda’s Parliamentary […]
In a call for applications for their 2015 Recruitment, the Kenya Police put out a notice stating “Pursuant of the articles particularly articles 10;232; 238(d;) 243; 246(3); 246(4) and chapter six, sections 10, 11 and 12 the National Police Service Commission Act, 2011, the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) seeks to recruit suitable and qualified […]
The Uganda Human Rights commission is to purchase a boat to monitor human rights violations on islands in the country. The commission in its bid to acquire the boat has submitted to parliament a budget of 120 million shillings for the project. Appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs chaired by Baka […]
The 2014 Ebola Crisis in West Africa has been the largest of its kind in recorded history. The crisis with 26,611 confirmed, probable, and suspected cases of Ebola Virus Disease reported in the three most affected countries has claimed 10,611 lives, according to a 15th April 2015 report by the UN Mission. With the crisis […]
The Rev. Canon Stephen Namanya has been elected the 2nd Bishop of North Ankole Diocese. He will be consecrated and enthroned as Bishop on 2nd August 2015 at Emmanuel Cathedral, Rushere. Canon Namanya accepted Christ as his personal Lord and Saviour and was born again on 26th March 1980 and has been serving as Archdeacon of […]
Though none of the writers of the stories published on weinformers.net came out as the outright winner of the 2nd Uganda National Journalism Award, we are pleased to report that two of our writers John Isingoma and Antonio Kisembo were 1st runners up in the categories in which they were shortlisted for the awards. Consequently […]
“We can no longer stand before the public and assure them that the security is being beefed up,” were the words of Mandera County Governor Ali Roba in an address on March 16, 2015 in Nairobi. In the conference, Roba had no better words for the Kenya security operatives whom he accused of neglecting the […]
Watch the live coverage of the second edition of Uganda National Journalism Awards 2015 being brought to you by Ultimate Multimedia Consult. The awarding ceremony is taking place in Kampala, Uganda this Wednesday 8th, April 2015. A total of 50 journalists were shortlisted for the awards organised by African Centre for Media Excellency with support […]