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World Bank Donates Shs57 Billion In Fight Against Covid-19 Pandemic
The World Bank Uganda office has donated Uganda Shillings 57bn (USD 15m) towards the country’s fight to the spread of coronavirus. The money according to Antony Thompson, the World Bank Uganda Country director, will be re-allocated from the Reproductive Maternal and Child Health Services Improvement Project. The money will be put back from the Fast-Track…
World AIDS Day: Ruparelia Foundation, Sanyu FM donate 120 Mattresses, Other Scholastic Materials To HIV/AIDS Orphans
Ruparelia Foundation and Sanyu FM has donated scholastic materials to one of the vulnerable children homes in Luzira, Kampala as one way of touching their lives and giving back to the community. The donations are in line with the marking of the international World AIDS Day commemorated December 1 every year since 1988. This years…
Works Ministry Takes Over Motor vehicle Registration From URA
Uganda Revenue Authority ‘URA’ has today handed over motorvehicle registration to Ministry of works and Transport (MoWT) following the Government decision to transfer the administration and management of the Motor Vehicle Registration function. The mandate to register and license motor vehicles in Uganda will be a responsibility of the Ministry of Works and Transport today.…
Works Ministry Runs Out Of Cash To Construct Roads-Gen.Katumba
The Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, has said that his Ministry has no money to fund its ongoing road works. Speaking in response to the concerns raised by Members of Parliament over collapsed bridges in certain parts of the country during the sitting, Gen. Katumba Wamala said that the finance ministry…
Works Minister Gen Katumba Decries Inadequate Funding For Road Construction Projects
In a significant shift in infrastructure strategy, the government will now have renewed focus on the maintenance of existing roads over construction of new ones. This decision comes amidst reduced allocations of funds and inadequate releases, which have led to a substantial maintenance backlog in the road network across the country. The Minister of Works…
Workers Start CountryWide Strikes Over NSSF Funds
Workers have announced a nationwide strike against what they called unfairness by the Finance Ministry to take over sole control over the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). Trade Union leaders under the National Organisation of Free Trade Union (Notu) during a General Council meeting unanimously resolved to mobilize the workers across the country to lay…
Workaholic ONC Boss ‘Namyalo Uzeiye’ Delivers President’s Labour Day Goodies To Namutumba Expectant Mothers
The Senior Presidential Advisor on Political Affairs who doubles as the head of the Office of the National Chairman (ONC) NRM – Kyambogo Hajjat Hadijjah Namyalo Uzeiye spent the whole Saturday in Namutumba District, as the country gears up to host celebrations to mark International Labour Day. International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day…
Women’s Day 2022: Jyotsna Ruparelia To Headline Indian Women Entrepreneur Conclave, Applauds Women For Their Pivotal Role In Economic Transformation Across The Globe
While Celebrating International Women’s day, Businesswoman, entrepreneur, and wife to city tycoon Sudhir Ruperala, Jyotsna Ruparelia has applauded fellow women for their big roles in economic, social, and cultural development not only in Uganda but across the Globe. In her international women’s day message, Jyotsna noted that women should be celebrated for their visionary, courageous,…
Women Political Activists Want Elections Financing Regulated
Uganda Women political activists have challenged parliament to lead discussions on election financing as a way of tackling election violence. Meeting the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah,women activists under the Women Situation Room (WSR) Uganda 2021 revealed that parliament has the potential to shape the discussions to end election violence. “Let us go back to…
Women In Energy 2023: Eng. Ziria Calls Girls To Study Sciences As ERA Launches Year’s Career Guidance Program at Nabisunsa Girl’s School
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has launched the Women in Energy program 2023 to impart female students to get interested in science and technology. The call came on Friday, March 31, 2023, as the authority led a campaign, starting with Nabisunsa Girls Secondary School. It will be taken across 10 schools to encourage girls to…