Kadaga says there are many persons with disabilities who pass with good grades but cannot make it to the university due to lack of funds.

Kadaga says once such a fund is put in place it will help reduce the levels of illiteracy among persons with disabilities.

In a related development the speaker promises to consider amending bills concerning persons with disability like the building control bill next year.

She says she want persons with disabilities to enjoy their full rights just like other able bodied Ugandans.

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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 the ruling National Resistance Movement if the roads are not worked on soon.

Mean while the general manager felister coaches, Micheal Lia also confirmed that their busses can`t access apac route now.

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The Association of Ugandans living in South Africa (AUSA) has organised a seminar in which the participants are expected to expose all president Museveni’s mistakes and name all people his government has reportedly killed since 1986.

This long awaited seminar will be held in Johannesburg South Africa. The invited guests for this seminar started arriving to Johannesburg on Wednesday. The seminar will run under the theme: “The role of the Youth in the social, economic and political development of Uganda in the post 50 years of independence.” The week long seminar shall be held on 21st/09/2012 (Friday).

Many Ugandans across South Africa are expected to embrace the seminar.

Sources told us that the small peace some Ugandans enjoy today was fought for by the youth of 1980s and the elders of that time were always by their side giving them advice.  So it is high time the youth of today create a legacy of the 21st century.

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The landslides victims in Bududa district go without meals some days according to area local council leaders, MPs and opinion leaders.

The area local leadership told our informers in the area that the food stuffs the central government and non governmental organisations gave to them was not enough. The children of the people of Bududa are also malnourished due to poor feeding.

However the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social affairs, Prof. Tarsis Kabwegyere recently told journalists that it is not the government’s responsibility to look after the landslides victims (read the people who were affected by land slides).

“If they can not feed themselves after receiving government’s assistance, let them eat monkeys and rats,” Kabwegyere, who is also former disaster minister says.

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Money coughing business tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia we hear has bought Sese Gateway beach.

We hope this may sound good or bad to people who cherish Sese Gateway beach. Sese Gateway beach is on Entebbe road. Sources told us that Sudhir bought the beach from one Kaggwa at a whooping 13 billion shillings.

The Indians who work with Sudhir intimated to us that he is intending to build a mega hotel in the place of Sese Gateway beach.

Sudhir has already fenced off the beach such that he starts off the ground work.

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A permanent and effective system that would provide valuable work experience to students pursuing their studies at a first degree, Masters degree and Ph.D. degree levels.

This is a critical bridge between the world of study and the work place for young professionals.

Interns will be assigned to relevant programme /manager for supervision throughout the internship period.

Each programme at TI-K:

• shall make provision to accommodate its interns.
• shall ensure that interns have work to do and are afforded quality supervision.
• shall ensure that the interns are aware of their rights, obligations and responsibilities.
• shall ensure that professional competencies of the intern are enhanced by allocating the intern lesser or no administrative tasks.
• Preference for internship will be given to students from Kenya.

Responsibilities of the Intern:

• The intern shall demonstrate willingness to fully and actively participate in the learning experience in the TI-K by planning their programme with the Mentor.
• The intern shall participate in the introduction and orientation programmes of the TI-K.
• The intern shall avail himself/herself for relevant skills development intervention planned by the TI-K.
• International Interns shall organise her/his own work-permit for Kenya where required.

Qualifications:

Applicants must, at a minimum, be enrolled in a recognised undergraduate programme.

Applicants should be well-organised, self-motivated and reliable, with a strong interest in good governance and anti-corruption reform.

Relevant coursework is highly desirable, and knowledge of foreign languages is a plus.

Basic computer skills (i.e., Microsoft Office, Internet applications) are required.

Application Process:

Applicants may either write or email directly to TI-K for the attention of the internship coordinator.

Applicants should submit a cover letter explaining their interest in working with TI-K and outlining any other relevant experience and/or information.

A CV detailing education, work experience and any other relevant technical skills should be attached.

An Internship Application Form should be filled and submitted together with the Application

In addition, a supporting letter from the Applicant’s institution is required.

For more information and application, visit: Transparency International Internship in Kenya – Paid Summer Internships

Transparency International announces Internship in Kenya

A permanent and effective system that would provide valuable work experience to students pursuing their studies at a first degree, Masters degree and Ph.D. degree levels.

This is a critical bridge between the world of study and the work place for young professionals.

Interns will be assigned to relevant programme /manager for supervision throughout the internship period.

Each programme at TI-K:

• shall make provision to accommodate its interns.
• shall ensure that interns have work to do and are afforded quality supervision.
• shall ensure that the interns are aware of their rights, obligations and responsibilities.
• shall ensure that professional competencies of the intern are enhanced by allocating the intern lesser or no administrative tasks.
• Preference for internship will be given to students from Kenya.

Responsibilities of the Intern:

• The intern shall demonstrate willingness to fully and actively participate in the learning experience in the TI-K by planning their programme with the Mentor.
• The intern shall participate in the introduction and orientation programmes of the TI-K.
• The intern shall avail himself/herself for relevant skills development intervention planned by the TI-K.
• International Interns shall organise her/his own work-permit for Kenya where required.

Qualifications:

Applicants must, at a minimum, be enrolled in a recognised undergraduate programme.

Applicants should be well-organised, self-motivated and reliable, with a strong interest in good governance and anti-corruption reform.

Relevant coursework is highly desirable, and knowledge of foreign languages is a plus.

Basic computer skills (i.e., Microsoft Office, Internet applications) are required.

Application Process:

Applicants may either write or email directly to TI-K for the attention of the internship coordinator.

Applicants should submit a cover letter explaining their interest in working with TI-K and outlining any other relevant experience and/or information.

A CV detailing education, work experience and any other relevant technical skills should be attached.

An Internship Application Form should be filled and submitted together with the Application

In addition, a supporting letter from the Applicant’s institution is required.

For more information and application, visit: Transparency International Internship in Kenya – Paid Summer Internships

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The Director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) ms Jenifer Musisi Semakula is a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement as well as a civil servant. As you may know the political hatred in Uganda amongst political parties is high, no one would expect that Ms Musisi would sit in a corner with the leaders of opposition Democratic Party and talk business.

But this happened. The president of DP Norbert Mao, Legal Advisor Mukasa Denis Fred Mbidde and DP secretary general Mathias Nsubuga on Tuesday met with Ms Musisi and they discussed issues concerning reconciliation and development of Kampala.

The meeting took place at City Hall building inKampala. Top on the agenda was to forge a good working relationship between Musisi and Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. Lukwago did not attend the meeting because he is out of the country on official assignment. Ms Musisi told the DP squad that she has no personal vendetta with Lukwago. She explained that it’s Lukwago who seems to have a personal hatred on her. Mbidde says that after they have got the side of Musisi, they will also summon Lukwago to give them his views and after they try to reconcile the rivalKampalaleaders.

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Call for Field Research Grants: The French Embassy in Accra, and the Institute for Research in Africa (IFRA-Nigeria) offer small grants to assist Ghanaian graduate students to undertake field research in Ghana in the social sciences and humanities.

Field Research Grants Eligibility

Master & M.Phil students currently registered in a Ghanaian university. Candidates must be Ghanaian nationals. Applications may be submitted on any subject within the humanities and social sciences, vid.: Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Archaeology, History, Geography, Development studies, Peace & Conflict Studies.

Field Research Grants Limitations: These grants are designed as partial funding to assist in the realization of fieldwork. The amount requested may not exceed 1000 Ghana Cedis.

Field Research Grants Calendar: All applications must be sent by e-mail before the 15th of April to: Dr. Gérard Chouin, Director – IFRA – ghanagrants [at] ifra-nigeria.org.

Shortlisted candidates usually take part in a methodological workshop in Accra. The fieldwork subsidized by the grant is expected to take place from June to September. A preliminary report will be submitted by the grantees by October, prior to the final seminar which will take place by the end of October.

Field Research Grants Guidelines

Requests for funding MUST respect the guidelines or will not be considered. Guidelines are available in the full call for research proposal downloadable at the IFRA-Nigéria website; see below.

Gérard Chouin
IFRA-Nigéria
Institute of African Studies
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Oyo State
Nigeria
Email: director [at] ifra-nigeria.org

For more information, visit; Call for Field Research Grants

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Otafiire yesterday told a press conference in Kampala that the government should go slow on enacting a law that out laws homosexuality and lesbianism.

The minister says that he is aware that homosexuality is satanic, demonic, immoral and ungodly but enacting anti homosexual law would be difficult to implement.

Otafiire who is a lawyer told the press that even if the law against homosexuality is in place to prove in Court that a person is a homosexual is difficult. So he asked the religious leaders and traditional leaders and moralists not to develop pressure over the vice and leave the matter to God who will judge homosexuals on the judgment day.

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Otafiire yesterday told a press conference in Kampala that the government should go slow on enacting a law that out laws homosexuality and lesbianism.

The minister says that he is aware that homosexuality is satanic, demonic, immoral and ungodly but enacting anti homosexual law would be difficult to implement.

Otafiire who is a lawyer told the press that even if the law against homosexuality is in place to prove in Court that a person is a homosexual is difficult. So he asked the religious leaders and traditional leaders and moralists not to develop pressure over the vice and leave the matter to God who will judge homosexuals on the judgment day.

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