By Teddy Namayanja The Uganda Development Cooperation (UDC), has called upon all stakeholders involved in the fight against cancer to put more emphasis and effort in creating awareness. The call was made earlier today at an event in Kampala, where UDC handed over a 5.75M shillings donation cheque towards the 2024 Rotary Cancer Run…
By Joselyn Nakitto and Amos Ssemuwemba Despite his hostile statements when he was still alive, St. Gyaviira Catholic Church this morning recieved the body of the late Joseph Tamale Mirundi and held a Requiem Mass in his honor, celebrated by Fr. Francis Ssemudu. Former Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi, was among the signatories who attended…
Uganda will next year 2023 mark 60 years of diplomatic cooperation with the Republic of Korea with renewed momentum. With growth in mutual trust and understanding between the two nations, Korea in September made a fourth straight donation of 6000 tonnes of Rice force refugees in Uganda. Korea in broad terms continues to support Uganda’s…
The Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba, has resolved land conflicts in some parts of Rakai district. According to Ssalongo Kayiija Sam, a resident of Kakenkeke village, Lwamaggwa parish, residents in the area were being forced off their land after two men – identified as Kimbowa Joseph and Ssekiito Julius – claimed…
On September 24th, a peace event was held to discuss the development of sustainable peace in the Great Hall of Makerere, Uganda. About 1894 people, including lawyers, religious people, teachers, youth, and journalists, attended the event. The main event has been held simultaneously around the world since the 8th anniversary of the HWPL 9,18 Peace…
Police are investigating circumstances under which Batungura Bewotti 27, a student of law at Uganda Christian University Kampala Campus and resident of Kikoni Zone B, Makerere 3 Parish Kawempe Division in Kampala was murdered The incident took place yesterday July 14, 2022 at around 7pm during the last guild Presidential open campaigns at rugby grounds…
Two years after Parliament approved a 10m Euros (about Shs37.4b) loan for the Ministry of Health to construct new health facilities and rehabilitate old ones in Karamoja sub-region, nothing has been put on ground. This situation has upset Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa who at the start of the Thursday afternoon plenary sitting, informed Parliament that…
The House has adopted a motion urging government to prioritise investment in health centre IVs across the country in a bid to improve access to services in areas where referral hospitals are hard to reach. According to the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, most constituencies and districts do not have hospitals and as such, health…
Government is working around the clock to Improve and ensure safe Labour externalization, Laban Joshua Musinguzi the Cordinator of the Parliamentary Forum for Labour, Decent Employment and Productivity, has revealed. Laban said government in the past weeks decided to halt the externalization of Labour in Gulf countries. He said this was aimed at ensuring the pending…
Joshua Laban Musinguzi, Who has been Ag. Head of External Labour Monitoring Unit (ELM), has been appointed as the coordinator for Parliamentary Forum on Labour, Decent Employment and Productivity. The Parliamentary Forum on Labour, Decent Employment and Productivity , which was registered on October 11, 2021, was put in place with a sole aim to…
