Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community is not delivering the required outcomes because the member states are prioritizing individual interests. The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the East African Community-EAC, Rebecca Kadaga says the member states have put in place laws and rules that …
Read More »Establish more female halls of residence at Makerere University: Kadaga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s first deputy prime minister and minister for East African affairs Rebecca Kadaga, has called upon relevant authorities to increase the number of female halls of residence at Makerere University. Kadaga made the call in Kasangati where women rights activists from Uganda and Kenya had …
Read More »Teachers petition gov’t over declining enrollment of French learners
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Association of Teachers of French in Uganda has petitioned the Ministry of East African Community Affairs to lobby for a functional foreign languages policy. The association, an umbrella body of over 300 French language speaking adherents, delivered their petition through the First Deputy Prime …
Read More »French language a milestone for EAC unification agenda: Experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | French language speakers in Uganda have welcomed the endorsement of French as the third official language of the East African Community-EAC. Currently, English and Swahili are the official languages under the Ugandan constitution. But the East Africa Community-EAC Council of Ministers has recommended the adoption of …
Read More »Farmers petition EAC ministry over Kenya’s ban on Ugandan poultry products
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Poultry Farmers Association on Tuesday petitioned the Ministry of East Africa Community Affairs imploring it to intervene in the prolonged ban on importation of eggs by neighboring Kenya. They delivered the petition to Rebecca Kadaga, the 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of …
Read More »EAC council of ministers endorse French as an official language
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Council of Ministers has agreed to consider French as a third official language to be used within the East African Community after English and Kiswahili. The decision was made under Article 137 of the proposed Amendment of the official languages of the Community during …
Read More »EAC jobs interview postponed after Uganda’s protest
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The interview for several East African Community Secretariat jobs that was planned to commence from 18th October until 2nd November has been postponed due to lack of quorum. The secretariat early this year advertised over 50 jobs attracting more than 15,000 applications. However, there have …
Read More »Clerk to parliament suspends Kadaga’s institute funds, probes for irregularities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesige has directed suspension of expenditure of funds from the account of the Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga Institute of Parliamentary Studies (RAKIPS), citing irregularities and illegalities in the management of funds. The directive is carried in his letter dated 24th September …
Read More »Uganda asks South Sudan to waive visa fees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has given South Sudan a one-month ultimatum to waive visa fees for Ugandan nationals seeking to enter the country. This follows Uganda’s decision to waive visa fees for South Sudanese entering Uganda which will take effect on October 1. Speaking to the media, the …
Read More »Government to construct multi-billion sugar factory in Busoga
Luuka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has finalized plans to construct a 135 billion Shillings sugar processing factory in Luuka district. Uganda Development Cooperation-UDC will supervise the implementation of the construction works through direct financing from the Ministry of Finance. The plant whose construction works are expected …
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