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Youth to get loans from DFCU bank

  The Government has asked the youth to apply for loans at DFCU and Centenary Bank Branches across the country. Trade minister Ms Amelia Kyambadde says that individual youth aged between 18-35 years will get loans of up to five million shillings. Those in groups and associations will get up to 25 million shillings. Ms […]

Uganda in TB drug shortage but government plans to import drugs in September

  Uganda is experiencing TB drugs but the National Resistance Movement government is planning to import the TB drugs in September. Today is March 15, 2012. We don’t know whether TB patients will not have died by September. Currently most hospitals in Uganda have run out of drugs. The minister for Health, Christine Ondoa has […]

Juicy jobs at High Court

The High Court has invited suitably qualified persons to apply for the vacancies of assessors in the High Court of Uganda for the year 2012. The chief registrar of the High Court, Asaph Ruhinda says the applicants must be aged between 21 to 60 years and understands English. He clarifies that the applicants must go […]

Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka fails to convince MPs on Youth Fund

Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka fails to convince MPs on Youth Fund

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 […]

Information Communication Technology and Mathematics compulsory in schools

Information Communication Technology and mathematics subjects are compulsory in Uganda schools, the minister for Education and Sports Jessica Alupo told the media in Kampala on Wednesday. Alupo says that unlike in the previous years, Mathematics and Information Communication Technology subjects will be compulsory for all Senior Five (S.5) and Senior 6 students across the country. […]

Ministry of Works to table Building Control Bill

Works Minister Eng. Abraham Byandala has hailed Uganda National Action on Physical Disability (UNAPD) for spearheading the production of Accessibility Standards in Uganda and has promised to make it part of the Building Control Act meant to regulate construction of buildings and other facilities. The Standards are a guide to architects, civil engineers, constructors and […]

Minister tips Ugandans on poverty

The State Minister for Elderly and Disability, Sulaiman Madada, has advised Ugandans to take advantage of the existing Government development programmes and get out of poverty. The minister notes that the majority of the poorest people in the country are people with disabilities, widows, and some sections of youth but very few of them are […]

Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) delegates in Uganda seeking for recognition

A delegation of military men of Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) is in Uganda. The Arab soldiers arrived in Uganda last week according to Uganda’s military intelligence sources. The Libyan soldiers have already met with Uganda’s ministry of foreign affairs officials and discussed mechanisms under which Libya and Uganda can work. The minister of Foreign […]

Muruli Mukasa wants protection for security officers in Anti Torture bill

Security minister Muluri Mukasa has supported the Anti torture bill currently being scrutinized by the legal and parliamentary affairs committee of parliament saying it will outlaw torture. However he suggests that the law should be balanced to protect the people who collect information from suspects which can be used for successful prosecution. Muluri who was […]

Money meant to run youth activities out next week

It seems the youths across the country are full of smiles since the government has announced that they can access low interest loans from banks starting by next week. The government has put a side 25 billion shillings for the youth to borrow. The minister for finance, Miria Kiwanuka says that the youths can access […]