Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elderly persons receiving the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment are mostly spending the money they are given to pay school fees for children under their care instead of using the funds to improve on their livelihoods. The sad but commendable revelation was made during the …
Read More »Local Film Industry gets huge boost
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has partnered with the European Union (EU) and UNESCO in a joint project aimed at supporting the development of the local film industry. The project will create measures to provide a tax …
Read More »Gender Ministry yet to receive UGX 2.4 Bn for street children
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social development have said that they are yet to receive the 2.4 billion Shillings allocated by Parliament to relocate street children in Kampala. The funds were requested in May 2020 through a supplementary budget. In her statement …
Read More »MPs split on proposal to involve Museveni in NSSF bill scrutiny
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament are divided over a proposal to meet president Yoweri Museveni for an input on the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Bill. A joint team of members of the gender and finance committees is scrutinizing the NSSF bill, which among others, seeks to make …
Read More »East African countries asked to prioritize chemical weapon trainings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Gender, labour and social development, James Ebitu has asked East African Community member states to train enough manpower in managing chemical weapons. While presiding over the closure of a 10 day operational training on chemical emergency response, …
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