Members of parliament on the committee of Defense and Internal Affairs are demanding for the resetting up of a rehabilitation Centre for drug addicts. The committee vice chairperson Milton Muhuma says the arrest and penalizing of those found abusing drugs is not enough in eliminating drug abuse in the country. Muhuma says there is need […]
It is emerging that the government of Uganda is putting internet service providers to block popular social network platforms to stop the opposition from using them to mobilise people for the ongoing walk to work protests. A letter is circulating confirming showing that the Uganda Communications Commission asked the internet service providers to block twitter […]
The Minister in charge of Primary Health care James kakooza has visited the victims of police action in yesterdays walk to work demonstration against increased food and fuel price. Kakooza has consoled the victims at Mulago hospital and accused the police and the military of being wrecklaceless as they fired teargas in schools and […]
The government has promised to resettle all people affected living in mountainous areas to avoid the re-occurrence of the March 2010 landslides in Bududa district of eastern Uganda. The landslides killed about 300 people and left more than 8,000 without shelter. About 2,500 of the Bududa landslide victims were transferred to a resettlement camp in […]
African Countries and development agencies have been called upon to invest more in agriculture research if the respective African countries are to improve their agriculture productivity and meet their anti poverty targets. The call was made by the International Food Policy Research Institute while releasing a new report on Agriculture Research and Development. The report […]
Uganda has moved to ease tensions between Egypt and other Nile Basin member countries over the new Cooperative Framework Agreement for the use of River Nile that is aimed at establishing a new order on the use of the river, which is a key resource in eastern and northern Africa. Egypt and Sudan are yet […]
Key country specific facts from a report by the International Food Policy Research Institute. *All data related to investment and spending patterns are adjusted for inflation. BENIN • Agricultural R&D expenditures have gradually increased since 2000, reflecting enhanced government funding and greater involvement by the higher education sector, but agricultural research remains largely donor dependent. […]
A coalition of human rights and maternal healthcare activists has petitioned the constitutional court seeking to force the government to provide basic maternal health care in order to reduce the number of mothers dying while giving birth. Mary Kamukama who is leading the group says the government has not done enough to combat maternal mortality, […]
In a move to curtail increasing prices of agricultural products, government has proposed to invest in irrigation schemes to ensure farmers can produce food crops all year through. The Minister of Information and National Guidance, Kabakumba Matsiko said this while reacting to increased public concerns of rising food prices that have increased the standard of […]
Today, as the UN climate talks came to a close in Bangkok, Ambassador Pablo Solon of the Plurinational State of Bolivia released UN statistics that showed, contrary to conventional wisdom, that developing countries are taking more climate action than developed countries. “What’s on the table in these negotiations is that 65% of emission reductions happen […]