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Uganda Needs Another Magufuli To Curb Corruption,Wastages -PM Rugunda
Members of Parliament led by Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda have called upon leaders at all levels of government to emulate the former President of Tanzania HE, John Pombe Magufuli’s leadership methods which they termed as exemplary. While paying tribute to the late Tanzanian President,Dr Rugunda described Magufuli as a leader who had love for…
Uganda National Institute For Teacher Education Delays To Take Off
The proposed Uganda National Institute for Teacher Education-UNITE has failed to kick off. This is a specialized higher education institute for teacher education mandated with the supervision of teacher education programmes in all higher institutions As part of the initiatives to raise the quality of teachers and teacher education in Uganda, the education ministry through…
Uganda MPs Worried Over EAC’s Silence On The Ongoing Uganda-Rwanda Crisis
Parliament: A team of Legislators from Uganda have questioned the viability of the East African Community many of whom said Uganda is getting the short end of the stick in the integration process. From the unending wrangling with neighbor Rwanda, to now the subtle rivalry between Uganda and Kenya, MPs say partner states must either…
Uganda Losing Economic Gains, Innovativeness Due To Slow Marijuana Licensing
From global trends, marijuana has provided a new economic frontier in countries that have seen the light and legalized the farming of the herbal weed. Marijuana or cannabis is a medicinal herb, one that industrial labs have confirmed to be the new breakthrough for medicinal innovation, research and disease treatment. And for developing countries like…
Uganda Losing Economic Gains, Innovativeness Due To Delayed Marijuana Licensing
From global trends, marijuana has provided a new economic frontier in countries that have seen the light and legalized the farming of the herbal weed. Marijuana or cannabis is a medicinal herb, one that industrial labs have confirmed to be the new breakthrough for medicinal innovation, research and disease treatment. And for developing countries like…
Uganda Listed Among First Countries To Benefit From Vaginal Ring For HIV Prevention
Uganda has been listed among the first seven countries that will benefit from the roll out of the vaginal ring used in prevention against HIV, the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) has revealed. IPM’s external relations director Dr. Leonard Solai told journalists that other countries to benefit are Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Malawi and South Africa.…
Uganda Land Commission Boss Beatrice Byenkya Interdicted Over Alleged Corruption
Uganda Land Commission Chairperson Beatrice Byenkya Nyakayisiki has been interdicted over alleged ‘kawukumi’ in her office. This was revealed in a letter written by the Inspector General of Government (IGG) Betty Kamya to Judith Nalule Nabakooba who is the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. Kamya was responding to Nabakooba’s letter in which she…
Uganda Is Open To Trade & Investment-Chief Whip Woos UK Investors
The Government Chief Whip, Denis Hamson Obua, on Friday closed the 13th UK-Uganda Investment and Trade Summit in London with an emphatic enumeration of bankable benefits of investing in Uganda. Obua told the participants at the event that Uganda is open to trade and investments and the Government is executing deliberate plans to incentivize the…
Uganda Is Not On Fire! It Is Not In a State Of Emergency – Peace Akol Breaks Silence On Christiane Amanpour, Bobi Wine Interview
Dear Christiane Amanpour I am writing to react to an interview you hosted between yourself and one of the Ugandan presidential candidates, Hon Robert Kyagulanyi AKA Bobi Wine. For years I have been an avid fan of not just your journalistic prowess but, I to a very large extent believed your network to be one…
Uganda Is Nolonger Pearl of Africa But Pearl of Torture
By the end of 2021,Ugandan human rights activists welcomed President Yoweri Museveni’s condemnation of torture allegedly committed by police and other security forces. President Museveni promised Ugandans in his words by prosecuting security forces accused of abuse. He warned security forces against barking at or beating suspects, detaining suspects for long periods in jail and…