The government of Uganda has been urged to work towards universal access to reproductive health and family planning to implement the London family planning summit commitments. Speaking to journalists the secretary general of the Uganda parliamentary forum on food security, population and development Mathias Kasamba says that the unmet need of family planning in Uganda […]
The Apac woman mp Ajok Lucy have decried the state of bad roads in her district currently cut off by floods. Ajok while speaking to journalists in parliament today, said the roads are impassable and business taking place as buses that use those route like felister coaches have stopped. She warned of no votes for […]
Members of Parliament are planning embark on the process of amending the constitution to make access to health a human right. Members of parliament under their umbrella body the Network for African Women Ministers and Parliamentarians-Uganda chapter say that the right to health is not well stipulated in the constitution of Uganda which may be […]
The Member of Parliament for Buikwe south in Buikwe district Dr. Lulume Bayiga asked government to consider working on community roads fishing areas to enable fishing community transport their fish to markets since are perishable goods. He says agriculture as an economic activity employs 80% of Ugandans and the government should be investing more in […]
On 30th August 2012, as a result of the vigilance of a certain staff member of Stanbic bank at Nateete branch in Kampala, four Bulgarian nationals who had reportedly installed ATM skimming devices at the ATM machine were intercepted and handed them over to the police. Stanbic bank has a processes and procedures to […]
Makerere University Students are to start accessing lessons and do course works on internet. Sam Sung Electronic, a limited Company is negotiating with different institutions of learning in Uganda to contract them to manage their communication technology. The company wants to implement this programme next year. Simon Kariithi, a Sales director with Sam Sung […]
President Museveni has directed police to beef up security at Serena Hotel Kampala and Imperial Royale Hotel Kampala and around parliament. Why? This is because police have to give security to over 2,000 delegates who are expected to converge inKampalanext week to participate in the Inter- Parliamentary Union Conference. The conference is going to be […]
The republic of Uganda has marked the pro bono day. Because of the national cerebrations, the court cases that were meant to be heard today were suspended as the Acting Chief Registrar, Henry Adonyo explains. The members of the legal fraternity in partnership with the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs and the Democratic Governance […]
MPS have thrown out the ministerial statement of the minister of finance on the youth venture capital fund meant for youth entrepreneurs. This came after the minister of finance; planning and Economic Development Maria Kiawanuka Nabasirye failed to convince them on the friendly modalities on how the youth can access funds for job creation. The […]
The constitution of Uganda guides all development partners including the Government of Uganda to address the needs of all people including women, children and people with disabilities. The MP for PWDs Hajjat Sofia Nalule says that when the government empowers people they are in essence putting them in a position where they can identify and […]