By Gerald Businge on November 17, 2016
Caroline Njuki, Djibouti, Ethiopia, immigration policies, Kenya and Uganda, Ministers from Seven countries who are members of the Inter Government Organization on Development (IGAD), movement and administration of citizens in the seven member states, Somalia, South Sudan, Speke Resort Munyonyo, the senior programme coordinator regional secretariat on forced and mixed migration says the ministerial meeting on migration will see the launch of the ministerial committee on immigration.
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Ministers from Seven countries who are members of the Inter Government Organization on Development (IGAD) are met last week for the ministerial meeting on immigration. In a meeting that opened on Wednesday at the Speke Resort Munyonyo was expected to review several immigration policies concerning the movement and administration of citizens in the seven member states. The […]
By Samuel Wamuttu on September 30, 2016
000 coming from the countries such as Burundi, 000 refugees for six months with safe water, 000 US dollars to support the Uganda Red Cross Society’s efforts to assist 40, According to reports, and health care, and in need of shelter. With more families arriving daily, Andreas Sandin, as well as curb outbreaks of diarrhoeal diseases., Bidi- bidi reception Centre in Yumbe district, deployed the first Red Cross unmanned aerial vehicle – a drone – in Africa to monitor the situation at a vast refugee camp on the border with South Sudan, DR Congo, drone footage from northern Uganda revealed that a swathe of countryside is becoming home for the hundreds of people crossing the border each day, emergency shelter, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gracious Kyagaba, hungry, hygiene promotion, IFRC operations coordinator for East Africa. “Having travelled more than 400 kilometres from Juba, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched an emergency appeal for 700, Kenya and Rwanda among others, President Museveni called on world leaders to respect the rights of refugees in their countries, Regional leaders in the Greater Horn of Africa has also raised concern over unending wars that often leads to emergency situations that majorly affects women and children, said: “The appeal launched by the IFRC will support us to address issues related to inadequate supply of water and limited access to health facilities, sanitation, Somalia, South Sudan, they arrive exhausted, Uganda currently has a refugee population of 690, Uganda Red Cross Society, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Water and Sanitation Coordinator at the Uganda Red Cross Society, we need to ramp up our activities quickly, While addressing leaders at a recent world leaders' summit on Refugees in New York during the ongoing United Nations General Assembly
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Uganda Red Cross Society recently deployed the first Red Cross unmanned aerial vehicle – a drone – in Africa to monitor the situation at a vast refugee camp on the border with South Sudan. The drone footage from northern Uganda revealed that a swathe of countryside is becoming home for the hundreds of people crossing […]
By Isaac Senabulya on September 20, 2016
18 – 19 September 2016. Delegations from South Sudan, Amb. Mohamed Adam said the Meeting was testimony of countries’ commitment to the grand goals and visions, at least from its objectives, climate change is devastating our region; when many women and girls in our region are still subjected to cruel, Council Meeting is being held at Century Hotel in Kamuli, degrading treatment and torture under the name of cultural values, disadvantaged and oppressed, Djibouti, Environmental degradation, Ethiopia, human trafficking and drugs., inhuman, IPU-IGAD include promoting unity and strengthening ties of cooperation among member states; promoting peace, IPU-IGAD possesses the potent, Kenya, migrations, Opening the 9th Executive Council Meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union – (IPU-IGAD), oversight and representation to champion the interests of the people, poverty, protect people from economic exploitation, Rebecca Kadaga, Secretary General of the IPU-IGAD Member States, security and stability within the sub-region and promoting good governance, Somalia, South Sudan, Speaker Kadaga said that her colleagues also have to think about using their traditional tools of legislation, Speaker of Parliament, Sudan and Uganda are attending the Meeting, the marginalized, the voiceless, to address some of the challenges faced in our region. Let us make it work for the common person in the region, transparency and rule of law within member states, vagaries of weather and bad governance
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has challenged regional speakers to use their positions to protect people from economic exploitation, vagaries of weather and bad governance. Opening the 9th Executive Council Meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union – (IPU-IGAD), Speaker Kadaga said that her colleagues also have to think about using their traditional tools of legislation, oversight […]
By Isaac Senabulya on September 9, 2016
Committee Chaired by the Mawokota South MP, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Elly Twineyo Kamugisha, executive director of Uganda export promotion Board, expansion of markets, John Bosco Lubyayi., Kenya, Members of Parliament, Mombasa, Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tourism and Industry
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Members of Parliament have asked government to consolidate its expansion of markets into countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a way of increasing the country’s declining exports due to the on-going war in South Sudan where most traders would send their goods. The executive director of Uganda export promotion Board, Elly Twineyo […]
By Gerald Businge on September 6, 2016
Accession to the Treaty, Amb. Agnes Oswaha and Legal Counsel, Amb. Dr. Augustine Mahiga; Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary, and the one in the Office of the President responsible for EAC Affairs, Counsel to the Community and members of media, Director of East African Community, EAC Deputy Secretaries Generals, East African Community to the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, H. E. Hon. Aggrey Tisa Sabuni.President Salva Kiir, Hon. Alain Aime Nyamitwe, Hon. Leontine Nzeyimana; Permanent Secretaries/ Principal Secretaries from Partner States, Hon. Phyllis Kandie; Burundi’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Juba, Labour and Social Protection, Lawrence Loro Kamilo, Mariano Deng Ngor, Ministry of East African Community, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Mou Mou Athian Kuol, Presidential Envoy of the Republic of South Sudan, Republic of South Sudan, Secretary General, Secretary General of the East African Community, South Sudan, South Sudan Ambassador to Tanzania, South Sudan EAC Secretariat, Tanzania, the Government and the entire people of the Republic of South Sudan for their tireless efforts and commitment that enabled them to achieve this important milestone”, the Secretary General said at a short ceremony attended by the Chair of the EAC Council of Ministers and Tanzania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation
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The Republic of South Sudan today deposited the instrument of ratification on the Accession to the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community to the Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) Amb. Liberat Mfumukeko at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. Depositing the instrument of ratification with the Secretary General of […]
By Gerald Businge on August 4, 2016
businesses, enact a law, Juliet Ssubi Kinyamataama, landlords, Parliament, price on commodities, RAKAI district Woman Member of Parliament, South Sudan, tenant agreements, Traders
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RAKAI district Woman Member of Parliament, Juliet Ssubi Kinyamataama wants parliament to enact a law that restrains landlords from charging traders in dollars this habit is greatly affecting many businesses in the Country. Kinyamataama, says every time traders are pushed to pay rent in dollars, there has been an increased price on commodities and where they […]
By Isaac Senabulya on July 12, 2016
Airlifting, businessmen, Fighting, South Sudan, Ugandans
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The minister for Trade and Industry Amelia Kyambadde says that government is considering Airlifting Ugandans from South Sudan following the latest conflict that has left nearly 272 people killed, including Ugandans. Kyambadde says that government is consulting South Sudan to find a way of rescuing Ugandans from the renewed fighting in this country which has claimed […]
By Isaac Senabulya on July 4, 2016
Approval, International Affairs, PAC, Parliament, Parliamentary Accounts Committee, South Sudan, State ministers
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The Parliamentary Appointments committee has approved the state minister for International Affairs Okello Oryem while the other appointed ministers Ismael Orot designated for minister of state for works and Harriet Ntabazi who was designated as the minister of state for industry still have their fate unknown since the committee did not interface with them though they […]
By Isaac Senabulya on June 24, 2016
East Africa, Killing, South Sudan, torture, uganda
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Members of parliament have called upon the leadership of Uganda and members of the East African states to task South Sudan leadership to prevail over its citizens to stop killing and torturing Ugandans in Sudan. Thiw was while speaking during a training induction by the institute of parliamentary studies which was chaired by MPs from East Africa Legislative Assembly […]
By Emma Laura N. Kisa on June 10, 2016
crisis, economy, inflation, MTN, MTN group, MTN South Sudan, South Sudan
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MTN has noted that it has faced losses in their South Sudan unit. The South Africa-based multinational mobile telecommunications company, operating in 17 African countries had its officials in the East African country note that “We have made losses since we started operating in 2011” – This was a statement by MTN Sudan‘s head of […]
