Citizens

Government told to work hard to improve human rights status in the country

Government told to work hard to improve human rights status in the country

As Uganda today joins the rest of the world to mark the global human rights day, the United Nations Human rights office of the high commissioner country representative to Uganda Uchenna Emelonye has challenged the government to work hard on improving the human rights status in the country. Uchenna adds that though it’s the obligation of […]

Post-2015 Development Agenda should reflect on maternal health issues and trickle down to NDGs – Biteyi

Post-2015 Development Agenda should reflect on maternal health issues and trickle down to NDGs – Biteyi

As the world prepares to host the UN General Assembly to debate the post 2015 agenda, Ugandan citizens are strongly demanding that their views be incorporated in the UN development agenda and also make them trickle down to the national development goals for better implementation and excellent service delivery. Addressing journalists today in Kampala the Executive Director White Ribbon Alliance […]

Uganda launches modern railway transport

Uganda re-launched her railway transport in Kampala on Monday, causing excitement among citizens. In a news statement today the Rift Valley Railways (RVR) announced that its services started today and will operate between Namanve, Kibuye, Nalukolongo among other places in Kampala. In Namanve the trains will kick off the journey at 7:00am and arrive in […]

Part of Lake Victoria sold to an investor for fish breeding

Part of Lake Victoria has been secretly sold to an investor for fish breeding, a development that has angered fishers and most Ugandans in general.   The investor has ring fenced over twenty islands on Lake Victoria. He is guarded by armed Uganda soldiers. The investor tells whoever approaches him that he has documents to […]

Part of Lake Victoria sold to an investor for fish breeding

Part of Lake Victoria has been secretly sold to an investor for fish breeding, a development that has angered fishers and most Ugandans in general.  The investor has ring fenced over twenty islands on Lake Victoria. He is guarded by armed Uganda soldiers. The investor tells whoever approaches him that he has documents to prove […]

Opposition free to attend NRM meetings

Members of opposition are now free to start attending NRM closed door meetings if they so wish. A source in NRM parliamentary caucus has intimated to us that the supporters of DP, FDC, UPC, JEEMA and PPP among other opposition party are free to go to Kyankwanzi when the president summons NRM cadres to go […]

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The Lund University Global Scholarship programme is targeted at top academic students from countries outside the European Union/European Economic Area (and Switzerland). Scholarships cover 25%, 50%, 75% or 100% of the tuition fees. The scholarship value is deducted from the tuition fees of the programme or free-standing course for which you are awarded a scholarship. […]