Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja has dismissed part of the report of the Opposition on disasters in the Elgon region that fault government for acting with negligence during the recent floods that hit Mbale city. Nabbanja said government had not only provided relief items but was …
Read More »Gov’t launches UGX 876Bn energy response plan for refugees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Refugees and host communities across 13 districts in Uganda are to benefit from a multi-billion sustainable energy response plan. The three-year project funded by the German Development Agency, GIZ, will cost 876 Billion Shillings and will enable refugees and the host communities to attain access to …
Read More »PM Nabbanja assures country on fuel reserves
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister and Leader of Government Business, Robinah Nabbanja has said that government has the fuel reserves to run the country in case of a crisis. Nabbanja made the assurance while responding to a matter of national importance raised by Hoima City Woman Member of …
Read More »Gov’t to review pay of Village Health Teams
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has pledged to have Cabinet reconsider an earlier Parliament resolution on increment of remuneration for Village Health Teams (VHT). Nabbanja’s pledge followed a motion moved by Buhaguzi County Member of Parliament, Stephen Aseera on Tuesday 02 August 2022 during the plenary …
Read More »Speaker Among directs Nabbanja to monitor Mbale situation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Whilst the Premier, Robinah Nabbanja was in Mbale City over the weekend in response to the floods that have displaced scores and killed 24 persons, Speaker Anita Among has directed that the Premier goes back to closely monitor the situation. Floods caused havoc in Mbale and …
Read More »Only registered boda bodas to operate in Kampala: PM Nabbanja
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only registered and trained boda boda riders shall be allowed to operate in Kampala, the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has revealed. Speaking at the launch of the registration exercise for boda boda riders at the Kira Road Police grounds in Kamwokya on Tuesday, Nabbanja urged …
Read More »OPM food relief served as single meal in Katakwi
Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Dadas village, Akoboi sub county in Katakwi district on Thursday converged to prepare a meal that was donated by the Office of the Prime Minister-OPM. The decision was arrived at after the authorities were stuck on how to identify the most vulnerable households …
Read More »Gov’t injects UGX 135Bn to avert hunger in Karamoja
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has earmarked 135 Billion Shillings to avert the hunger crisis in the Karamoja sub-region in the next three months. The intervention was announced by the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja in Parliament during a plenary sitting on Tuesday. According to Nabbanja, the decision was …
Read More »UN warns teen pregnancy costing economic progress in Uganda
Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Child marriages and teenage pregnancies are costing Uganda’s social economic progress and not conducive to the country’s wealth creation and prosperity, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Uganda Country Representative Mary Otieno said Monday. As the world commemorated World Population Day on Monday, experts and …
Read More »Nabbanja blasts Buliisa land board for conniving with land grabbers
Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja is up in arms against Buliisa district land board members for allegedly fueling land grabbing. According to Nabbanja, the land board members connive with land grabbers to conduct illegal and brutal evictions in the district. Addressing the Parish Development Model-PDM coordinators …
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