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Min. Rwamirama Commissions Construction Of Sh2.8 Billion Animal Disease Control Centre In Nwoya
The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries-MAAIF has launched the construction of a Sh2.8 billion Zonal Animal disease control centre in Nwoya District, northern Uganda. The multibillion facility will be constructed in Got Apwoyo Government Farm in Got Apwoyo Sub-county, under the Agricultural Value Chain Development Project funded by the African Development Bank-ADB. Speaking…
Min. Ruth Acheng Calls For Extension Of Lockdown
The Minister for health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has warned that with the impending complacency manifested by the Ugandan plight in urban centres, another resurgence of the virus is predictable. Acheng made a revelation during a ‘Free face masks’ flag off event, where she accused Ugandans of flouting the standard operating procedures of social distancing…
Min. Of Health Under Fire As HealthWorkers Die Of Covid-19 Due To Shortage of PPEs & Sanitizers
Uganda’s Health Ministry together with the National Drug Authority (NDA) have come under the spotlight following the increasing number of health workers dying of COVID-19, which has been attributed to a shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and Sanitizers in the country. According to the Uganda Medical Association, an umbrella body that brings together all…
Min. Of Health Officials On Spot For Procuring Fake Covid-19 Protective Gear
By Thecapitaltimes Investigative Team Officials of the Ministry of Health are in deep trouble for allegedly procuring substandard COVID-19 protective gear for medical personnel, which has resulted into many of them getting infected and others dying of the virus. It should be noted that when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in March this year, the…
Min. Nankabirwa Tables Petroleum Supply Amendment Bill
The Minister of Energy, Ruth Nankbirwa has tabled before parliament a bill to regulate the importation of petroleum products. The Petroleum Supply (Amendment) Bill, 2023, was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday for its First Reading and, if enacted in its current form, will grant Uganda National Oil Company monopoly to supply imported petroleum products to…
Min. Namuganza Delivers President Museveni’s UGX 50M To Bukomansimbi’s Serinya Church
The President of Uganda General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has donated Ugx50m towards the construction of Serinya parish priest’s house. The money was delivered by Hon. Persis Namuganza, the minister of state for land, housing and urban development on behalf of H.E. the President. The Bishop of Masaka Dioceses Serverus Jumba thanked the President for extending…
Min. Magyezi Tasked To Present Update On PDM Implementation
The Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi has been tasked to present before parliament, a statement about concerns on the implementation of the Parish Development Model (PDM). The Parish Development Model (PDM) was launched during the financial year 2020/2021 as a delivery mechanism for transitioning 39 per cent of households from a subsistence economy to…
Min. Kutesa Fires Back After Proposed EU Sanctions, Denies Human Rights Violations
Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kahamba Kutesa has responded back to European Union (EU) Parliament on proposed sanctions against government officials. Last week, the EU Parliament recommended sanctions against Ugandan individuals and organisations they claim are responsible for human rights violations during the recent general election, which it said wasn’t democratic and transparent. The EU…
Min. Kakubo Resigns Over $100,000 ‘Chinese Bribe’
Zambian Foreign minister Stanley Kakubo resigned Tuesday, hours after he was embroiled in a social media frenzy over alleged dealings with a Chinese businessman. Kakubo, who had been Foreign minister since September 2021, said in a letter he was quitting because of “malicious claims over a business transaction.” Earlier, a video showing two people counting…
Min. Kahinda Otafiire: Ugandans Are Being Fed To Crocodiles In Thailand
Uganda’s Minister for internal affairs Maj Gen (rtd) Kahinda Otafiire has said he is determined to take drastic measures to ensure that citizens going for external labour in Asia are protected from illegal extraction of their internal organs. Otafiire, who was responding to Uganda Radio Network’s enquiry why of all hospitals in the country he…