Amnesty International says no one committing genocide should go unpunished ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Amnesty International want Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to be charged with the crime of genocide against the Palestinian people in the occupied Gaza. This is in addition …
Read More »How Aliko Dangote overcame oil mafias, banks to build a refinery in Nigeria
The oil firm borrowed $5.5 billion and has since paid interest and some principal of over $2.4 billion ANALYSIS | ISAAC KHISA & AGENCIES | Global and local oil mafias, alongside international banking interests, attempted to thwart the establishment of a major oil refinery in Nigeria, according to Nigerian industrialists, Aliko …
Read More »Africans getting richer
Uganda listed among those growing rich fastest COVER STORY | AGENCIES | Uganda is one of seven countries expected to experience 80%+ millionaire growth over the next decade, according to a new report by the leading international wealth and citizenship advisory and consultancy firm, Henley & Partners. The report says although …
Read More »House set to process 9 key Govt bills this week
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is scheduled to table nine new Bills in Parliament effective January 13, 2024, with the long-awaited Rationalisation of Government and Public Expenditure top on the list. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja and Head of Government Business in Parliament says the proposed Bills include …
Read More »Government ready to table Bills on merging agencies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, revealed that the government will table Bills next week aimed at providing for the rationalization of agencies under four sectors of the country. The proposed Bills include the Rationalization of Government Agencies (Education Sector) (Amendments) Bill, 2024 and the Rationalization …
Read More »Govt ready to table bills on merging agencies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, has revealed that government will table Bills next week aimed at providing for the rationalisation of agencies under four sectors of the country. The proposed Bills include the Rationalisation of Government Agencies (Education Sector) (Amendments) Bill, 2024 and the Rationalisation …
Read More »New plan to tackle leading cause of death in childbirth
A woman is estimated to die every two minutes from causes relating to pregnancy or childbirth ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released its first roadmap to tackle postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) – defined as excessive bleeding after childbirth – which affects millions of women annually and is …
Read More »The cost of sleep loss
Why playing catch-up on weekends may not help Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Whether it’s work or play that prevents us from getting enough shut-eye during the week, assuming we can make up for it by sleeping in over the weekend is a mistake. New research led by Penn State reveals …
Read More »Parliament questions rationalisation of agencies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Natural Resources has questioned government’s readiness to implement the rationalisation of government agencies, which has resulted into layoffs and petitions from affected workers. Led by the Chairperson, Hon. Emmanuel Otaala, the committee put to task the Public Service Minister, Hon. Wilson …
Read More »MPs demand answers on progress of planned merger of gov’t agencies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have demanded a progress report regarding the proposed merger of departments and agencies. In February 2021, Cabinet approved recommendations for the rationalization of government agencies, commissions and authorities. The overall objective was to eliminate structural ambiguities, functional duplication, overlaps, wasteful expenditure and …
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