Tag Archives: Joan Akello

By Joan Akello After 50 years of service in Kenya’s parliament, President Mwai Kibaki bid it farewell yesterday.  Kibaki is the longest serving parliamentarian in Kenya’s history. In his speech, President Kibaki recognized Prime Minister Raila Odinga and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka for their contribution towards reshaping Kenya after the …

By Joan Akello Experts propose ways to ensure poor maintenance does not kill off Shs 3bn venture If fuel shortage causes a stampede at the fuel pumps, imagine a patient on a hospital bed, gasping for breath, and needing urgent resuscitated with emergency oxygen. Unfortunately, if that patient is at …

By Joan Akello The Church of Uganda will enthrone a new Archbishop on Sunday at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Namirembe.  About 3,000 people are expected to attend the ceremony, including the President, political leaders, business leaders, and all the Bishops of the Church of Uganda.  Eleven Archbishops from other Provinces in …

By Joan Akello This year’s theme is inclusion and the right to participate in public life for all people including women, youth, minorities to make their voices heard in public life and be included in political decision-making. Human rights, are aimed at ensuring that every individual is entitled to a …

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 Joan Akello There are 7,700 United Nations Volunteers (UNV) worldwide. Today they are celebrating their efforts to prevent conflicts, help societies recover from fighting and promote sustainable development, Volunteering embraces all people, from activist who work full-time and the occasional citizen. Volunteers aim at showing compassion, sharing their skills …

By Joan Akello Justine Kasule Lumumba, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) chief whip has said she was the ring leader of members of the ruling party causing chaos in parliament last week. Lumumba said this while appearing before the parliamentary committee on rules, discipline and privileges that is investigating last …

By Joan Akello Since the first Anti-Corruption Convention in 2011, the Ugandan National Non Government Organisation Forum (UNNGOF) and other activists against corruption said Uganda has lost not less than 1.3 trillion shillings to corruption. They cited deplorable health services across the country, ill facilitated educational infrastructure, spiraling poverty levels, …

By Joan Akello Medical experts explain why officials who collapse during interrogations are usually those who are jolly, and love food, fun, and sex If you are standing outside the Serious Crime Office at the Uganda Police Academy in Kibuli, usually male suspects in the on-going corruption cases are going …

By Joan Akello Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) policy was launched in September 2010 to reduce the risk of HIV infection in men by 60 percent. However, advocates say women and leaders have stalled its success. Marion Natukunda an advocate at the AIDS Information centre HIV prevention Research   says much as …