NEWS

By Julius Odeke The Kenyan Vice president Dr Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka has today on Monday been endorsed by his Wiper Democratic Movement (WDM) party delegates as the presidential candidate. Nominated MP Shakila Abdalla proposed the endorsement that was seconded by John Cheruiyot, a delegate from Nandi County. Earlier, Wiper Secretary …

By Ronald Musoke Makerere University is in the process of recruiting up to 16 principals and deputy principals for its colleges. The positions will fall vacant in January, 2013 according to a statement on the official website of Uganda’s oldest university. Among the colleges in need of new staff include …

By Aloysious Kasoma Former Supreme court Judge George Kanyeihamba wants all the corrupt judges out of the judiciary and advised has the government to investigate any judges suspected of involvement in this act. Kanyeihamba said that when accusations are made on public officials, investigations should be carried out immediately instead …

By Joan Akello The IP Bill seeks to protect Inventions, Trademarks, Industrial Designs and other forms of Industrial Property. It shall as well repeal the old Patent Act of Uganda. The TRIPS Agreement of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) provides for a degree of flexibility in fulfilling the minimum Protection …

By Julius Businge The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has recorded Shs3 trillion as its asset base for the period ending November 2012, the Fund’s  Managing Director, Richard Byarugaba told a press conference in Kampala on Nov. 6. Byarugaba said over the past 12 months, despite the harsh economic conditions, …

By Sarah Namulondo The health ministry and the Palliative care association of Uganda with support from the Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa (OSIEA) have launched a report documenting palliative The book which was officially launched by the permanent secretary of Ministry Of Health Dr. Asuman Lukwago carries the history …

By Ronald Musoke The US Ambassador, Scott DeLisi will officially launch the Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) programme at Makerere University Hospital on Dec.11. The service has been made possible by the Makerere University Joint AIDS Programme (MJAP) with technical assistance from the US Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) …

By Julius Businge Denis Mashanyu, the forex trader at Standard Chartered Bank says the Uganda shilling weakened against the US dollar during the week that ended Dec. 7 closing 2690/00 from the previous close of 2675/85. Mashanyu said the move came after the central bank cut the central bank rate …

By Julius Businge Uganda will tomorrow-Dec. 7 host the 6th National Competitiveness Forum at the Kampala Serena Hotel starting at 8:00am, under the theme: Youth in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Economic Transformation. The Keynote speaker for the Forum is Professor Ricardo Hausmann from the center of International development at Harvard …

By Julius Businge The ministry of trade, Industry and cooperatives has started registration of all foreign traders in the Greater Kampala (Kampala Capital City Authority, Mukono and Wakiso districts), the ministry announced in a local news paper on Dec. 5. “The ministry has received persistent complaints from the business community …