Here is the list of MPs who have signed on documents to censureUgandaministers: Dr. Khiddu Makubuya (General duties) and Syda Bbumba who is the minister of Gender, Labour and Social Affairs. The ministers are being accused for their role in the controversial compensation of businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba over loss of businesses. The list of MPs […]
The government has earmarked 40 million British pounds (over 160 billion Uganda shillings) to up lift the plight of people living under chronic poverty in five districts of Uganda. The minister for Gender Labor and social development, Syda Bumba says the program is targeting Elderly and venerable families living under chronic poverty. The districts which […]
The minister of gender labour and social development Hajjat Syda Bumba together with her junior ministers have been summoned to appear before the committee of gender, labour and social development in parliament on Tuesday next week. According to the committee boss Nokrach William with the committee members, Bumba and her juniors should appear before the […]
The government has officially kick started a project under which it will provide monthly financial support to vulnerable families across the country. The program being piloted in three districts of Kiboga, Kaberamaido and Kyenjojo. It will later be rolled out to other districts of Uganda. The government on Friday through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development signed […]
As Uganda joins the rest of the world to mark the day of the African child, the government has launched the national strategic programmee plan of interventions for orphans and vulnerable children that will run starting 2011 to 2016 geared at improving lives of street children. Speaking at a function to mark the day in Kampala today, minister […]
The outgoing minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Syda Bbumba has advised her successes Maria Kiwanuka or to put more effort in job creation as it is one of the key challenges of the country right now. Bbumba formally handed over to Kiwanuka at the Ministry of Finance offices in Kampala. Bbumba said the […]
The LC5 chairperson of Nakaseke district, Ignatius Koomu has described Uganda’s minister of Finance, Hajjiti Syda Bbumba as a blocked drinking straw. This comes after Bbumba has declared to finance Koomu’s political rival, Edward Nsamba to unseat him. Bbumba was the first person to call Koomu a blocked straw who could no longer bring development […]
The Uganda Member of Parliament for Kibaale County in Kamwenge district Frank Mwebaze has urged the Uganda government to inject more funds in agricultural value addition so that rural farmers standards can be uplifted inform of increased household incomes from sale of agricultural produce. Tumwebaze who is also the former Chairman of Uganda National Farmer’s […]
The Irish Foreign Affairs minister Michael Martin has appealed to the Uganda government to focus on providing quality education to in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of Universal access to free education. Martin was speaking at a ceremony to give the Uganda government 450 billion shillings donated by the Irish Government. The […]
The Private Sector Foundation of Uganda (PSFU) is set to review the Uganda 2010/11 budget speech to enable it take note of the concerns of the Uganda private sector. The review conference dubbed ‘Post Budget Review Luncheon’ will take place on Friday June 11, 2010 at Uganda Manufacture’s Association (UMA) show grounds main exhibition hall. […]