By Ronald Musoke Following an outbreak of polio in neighbouring Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia and the potential risk facing Uganda, the Health ministry is to conduct a three-day ‘house-to-house’ Polio immunization campaign in 36 districts in Uganda. The inoculation campaign is scheduled to run from Sept. 21—23, targeting 2,178,093 children …
Read More »Uganda contains Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
By Ronald Musoke The Ministry of Health has confirmed that Uganda has contained the Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) that broke out a month ago in the northern district of Agago. As a result, all the isolation facilities have been closed. According to a press statement released on Sept. 18, …
Read More »Africa needs to fund Infrastructure development through its own resources
By Stephen Kafeero This call was made by AU Commissioner for Economic Affairs, Dr Anthony Mothae Maruping as representatives of African governments, United Nations Agencies, the African Union Commission and other strategic development partners concluded a two day meeting of the NEPAD Steering Committee in Centurion, South Africa. “Infrastructure development …
Read More »All bills must be human rights compliant – Kadaga
By Joan Akello The speaker of parliament says a new checklist for human rights, the first if its kind in Uganda will guide the committee on human rights, the executive and legislators and other stakeholders on what the issues to look out for in bills, budgets, policy statements, and other …
Read More »NITA-U set for regional BPO conference
By Julius Businge The National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) in partnership with the Uganda Business Process Outsourcing Association (UBPOA) are organizing a three day regional BPO Leadership Conference from 18 to 20, September 2013 at the Serena Hotel, Kampala. This is the third BPO conference to be held in Uganda. …
Read More »Conservationists insist Quellea bird deaths were preventable
By Ronald Musoke The Desert Locust Control Organization for East Africa (DLCO-EA) has come out to defend itself against allegations that it indiscriminately killed over a million birds in July. The exercise was intended to control the birds that were causing massive crop loss in eastern Uganda. Speaking at the …
Read More »Resume talks with rebels, regional leaders urge Congo
By Ivan Rugambwa The Congo government and the M23 rebels must hold talks if the conflict in Eastern DRC is to be concluded, regional leaders have said. The call was part of the resolutions arrived at by the regional heads of state as they concluded their one day meeting, called …
Read More »Women businesses mushrooming, thanks to DFCU
By Ivan Rugambwa In 2007 DFCU Bank started an initiative known as the DFCU Women in Business program, the idea was that the bank would pioneer in creating a business enabling environment for women entrepreneurs with a special focus on small and medium Enterprises (SMEs) to flourish. But not even …
Read More »Uganda television stations risk being closed if they ignore local content directive – UCC
By Ronald Musoke television stations that will not comply with the Uganda Communications Commission’s (UCC) recent directive of having at least 70% local content aired during prime time risk being switched off come January, 2014. Godfrey Mutabazi, UCC’s executive director, made the bold remark while attending a session on film …
Read More »ULS suspends attorney general Peter Nyombi
By Ivan Rugambwa Lawyers under their association-the Uganda Law Society (ULS) yesterday decided to suspend the attorney- Hon. Peter Nyombi accusing him of misadvising the President and giving legal opinions that are inconsistent with the Ugandan Constitution. In its extraordinary general assembly held at Imperial Royale Hotel yesterday, the lawyers …
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