New cohort of local government leaders need to think about getting revenue from local tourism COMMENT | WALTER AKENA | In May 2021, a new cohort of local government elected leaders will be sworn-in to drive the local development agenda for the next five years through policy formulation, resource mobilisation …
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COMMENT | Eunice Kanyesigye | Every organization’s desire is to build a robust human resource capability, to achieve their goals and vision. However, without understanding what a robust human resource is, an organization will only be doing rhetoric or at worst piling workload and setting unrealistic targets that may never be …
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Why they should embrace E-Government exploit the power of ICTs to help transform the accessibility of public services | COMMENT | PHOEBE ATUKUNDA | For one year now, Local Governments (LGs) in Uganda and the rest of the world have had to operate amidst challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. …
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Social instability, COVID-19, and governmental nonfeasance have made the United States an abyss of human rights abuses Beijing, China | COMMENT – Xinhua | The fine gloss that Washington has tried to put on its tainted human rights record was once again removed as the Report on Human Rights Violations in …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Flipflopi, the world’s first sailing dhow made from 100% recycled plastic, is embarking on a world-first expedition by circumnavigating Africa’s largest freshwater ecosystem – Lake Victoria – taking its vital message up-stream and calling for an end to unnecessary single-use plastic threatening the region, its …
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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The Ministry of Water and Environment in partnership with Uganda Breweries Limited, American Tower Corporation (ATC) Uganda, Stanbic Bank Uganda and MTN Foundation has for the second year running announced a Running out of Trees (ROOT) Initiative which targets to plant 40 million trees countrywide. …
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COMMENT | JOHN OKIIRA | Climate change remains one of the leading causes of devastation to our environment, accounting for a range of natural disasters and varying forms of vulnerabilities. From the shocks caused by the landslides in Bududa and Bundibugyo to the floods in Kasese and the rising levels of …
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March 18th was day world celebrated Global Recycling efforts COMMENT | Hillary Turyatunga | The Global Recycling Day was started in 2018 by the Global Recycling Foundation to help recognize and celebrate the importance of recycling in preserving earth’s natural resources. It is celebrated on 18th March every year. This year’s virtual celebrations …
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OBITUARY | BY RAILA ODINGA- The Citizen Tanzania | When rumours started going around about the health and whereabouts of my friend President John Pombe Magufuli, I placed several calls to him. Later, I sent him a text message. Both went unanswered. I then resigned to expect the worst …
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Why low pay, government intimidation and spies in the newsrooms and lack of training make it tough COMMENT | KAREN MCLNTYRE AND MEGHAN SOBEL COHEN | Ugandan journalists are subject to state intimidation and violence almost on a daily basis. During the recent presidential elections, media crews covering opposition candidates …
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