Uganda Parliament has declined to approve a budget of 5.6 billion Uganda shillings for organizing the African Union Summit to take place in Uganda soon. Parliament declined to approve the budget because it wanted further explanations from the Ministry of Finance regarding expenditures during the summit. The Summit that will bring together all African countries […]
The Uganda government Minister of Relief and Disaster Preparedness Prof. Tarsis Kabwegyere has indicated that the Uganda opposition alliance called the Inter Party Cooperation (IPC) is incapable of winning the coming Uganda 2011 general elections because of its poor strategies. Kabwegyere told Journalists at Parliament that the alliance strategy will not help it win elections […]
The Kenya Red Cross society is hosting the first East Africa philanthropist conference aimed at exploring ways to improve the livelihoods of the East African people who are increasingly facing problems ranging from natural calamities to poverty. The conference dubbed the East African Grant Makers will be held on 29th June, 2010 at Red Court […]
Cases of breast cancer are on the increasing in Uganda, with experts warning that failure by many women to report for beast screening in health centers is worsening the problem. Statistics indicate that 36 out of every 100,000 Ugandans were found with breast cancer in 2009. The chairperson of Uganda women’s cancer support organization, Specioza […]
President Museveni has declared the 20th of June a national day of prayer and repentance. The prayers will be held at Kololo independence ground in Kampala city. Reading the president’s speech, the minister in charge of presidency Beatrice Wabudeya says, God has blessed the country with many things but also there are notable things […]
Various Journalists of the Uganda Parliamentary Press Association have appealed to government to change the name of the Marriage and Divorce Bill because it doesn’t sound positive. The name of the bill has on a number of occasions been changed with the most recent being change from Domestic Relations Bill to the Marriage and Divorce […]
The newly approved nine Judges of the Uganda High Court have pledged to use all possible means and reduce the backlog of cases. Some of the Judges approved by Uganda Parliament include Dr. Andrew Byabashaija, Percy Tuhaise, Christopher Madrama, Monica Mugenyi, Mike Chibita, Billy Bainamura, Hellen Abullu Abura, Yasin Nyanzi and Waiswa Musenene, Catherine Bamugemereire and […]
The Uganda Parliamentary Committee of Local Government Accounts has blocked the re-appointment of the Town Clerks and the Chief Administrative Officers (CAO’s) of various towns and districts in Uganda because of their questionable reputations. According to the recent Auditor General’s report, most of the top government officials at the district level have been implicated for […]
The Woman Member of Parliament for Soroti district Alice Alaso has urged Uganda Members of Parliament to seriously pray for the nation to enable it successfully and peacefully go through the 2011 Uganda general elections. The coming Uganda elections are becoming a concern to the general public for fear of degenerating into bloodshed if poorly […]
A new research on political pluralism and democracy in Uganda has pinned the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) for derailing democracy in the country through its acts of intimidating voters. The research conducted by the German firm Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in seven districts of Uganda says the voting process has been marred by intimidation from Uganda Military. […]