DFID has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the government for a grant of over 50 billion shillings to finance programmes under the Peace Recovery and Development Plan that that are aimed at reconstructing Northern Uganda. The Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by Pius Bigirimana the Permanent Secretary of the Prime Ministers and the […]
Uganda’s Constitutional Court on Thursday declared the practice of female circumcision also known as Female Genital Mutilation as unconstitutional, contending that it abuses the fundamental rights of women. In a ruling that would have been declared as landmark one had the parliament of Uganda not passed a law banning FGM recently, the five justices of […]
The National Alliance for Free and Fair Elections has pledged to petition the Parliament of Uganda by September calling for the disbanding of the current Electoral Commission headed by Prof. Badru Kiggundu. . This follows demonstrations around the country orchestrated by NAFFE that were brutally stopped by police with some of the demonstrators being arrested. […]
The Prime Minister of Uganda, Prof. Apollo Nsibambi has suggested that the African Leadership Institute starts assessing the Speakers of Parliament since they too represent constituencies in Parliament and are thus members of Parliament. Nsibambi said this at the official launch of the 2008- 2009 scorecard assessment of members of Parliament at Serena Hotel. The […]
The Prime Minister Prof. Apollo Nsibambi has warned that Non Governmental Organisations in Uganda will face sanctions if they fail to disclose their sources of income. Nsibambi who spoke to journalists in Kampala says that his office and that of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have put in place a mechanism under which various NGOs […]
Three former health ministers, Jim Muhwezi, Mike Mukula and Alex Kamugisha have been summoned by the Anti corruption court over alleged embezzlement of GAVI funds. The three have been summoned together with former state house Aide, Alice Kaboyo by anti corruption court magistrate Iren Akankwasa. . The three former ministers and the statehouse aide are […]
The introduction of new uniforms in the Police force has raised eyebrows among opposition politicians in Uganda. The President of Forum for Democratic Change, Col. Kiiza Besigye says the sudden changes in the police attire are creating confusion among members of the public. He notes that some of the new uniforms are similar to the […]
Civil society organizations are complaining that security matters over-shadowed issues of maternal health at the African Union Summit. The theme of the summit was improving maternal and child health but the insecurity in Somalia and the recent terrorist attacks on Kampala dominated debate at the summit. The regional coordinator of the International Community of Women […]
By Josette Sheeran Many leaders at the African Union summit in Uganda are leading the way in bringing new energy and commitment to tackling hunger and malnutrition. And the African Union has declared its intent to build an Africa that ends hunger and empowers the continent to both feed itself, and ultimately to help feed […]
The Executive Director of the Associations of Micro Finance Institutions, David Baguma has pledged to continue lobbying the Uganda Revenue Authority to scrap the taxes it imposes on the Micro Finance institutions or at least cut these taxes. Baguma says that though so far the efforts to have this done have not generated any fruits, […]