By Ronald Musoke The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) plans to retain Luganda language onto the lower secondary curriculum contrary to what sections of the Ugandan public have been saying. Early this week, officials in Buganda Kingdom were up in arms and threatened to petition Parliament should such a move …
Read More »Uganda needs futuristic equitable Oil Laws
By Ronald Musoke Ugandans will only benefit from its oil and gas resources if the country’s Parliament comes up with a nationalistic oil and gas legal regime which is futuristic and inter-generational to ensure transparency and accountability. According to Arthur Benomugisha, the executive director of the Advocates Coalition on Development …
Read More »Uganda eighth among African nations with high consumption potential
Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke| A recent report by Rand Merchant Bank (RMB), a South African investment bank has ranked Uganda eighth among the best ten African nations with high consumption potential. The report entitled, “Where to Invest in Africa,” says when consumer-facing multinational companies such as super market chains and …
Read More »Bank of Uganda in Diaspora Bond move
By Ronald Musoke In a move that perhaps recognizes the economic clout that Ugandans living and working abroad hold in Uganda’s economy today, Bank of Uganda together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) recently initiated a feasibility study to find out if they (Ugandans) are willing to invest in …
Read More »‘What The World Has Never Seen’ Photo Project comes to Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke| The Dutch photographic artist, Michel Szulc Krzyzanowski, alongside his producer Vanya Pieters are in Kampala to interest Ugandans participate in a global photo project dubbed ‘WHAT THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN.’ The project which so far has gone to the cities of Istanbul, New York, Bangkok, …
Read More »‘Government must scale-up community-based interventions against Pneumonia’
Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke| As the world marks World Pneumonia Day on Nov. 12, Malaria Consortium, an international public health non-profit is urging the Ugandan government to scale up life-saving community-based interventions to further bring down infant mortality and ensure child survival in the country. According to the NGO, Pneumonia …
Read More »Uganda to get Climate Change Policy
Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke| The Climate Change Unit in the Ministry of Water and Environment is in the process of initiating a national Climate Change Policy before the end of the year according to a top Ministry of Water and Environment official. The Climate Change Unit was created by the …
Read More »Kaberuka tips Uganda on oil
By Ronald Musoke The president of the African Development Bank, Donald Kaberuka, has advised Uganda to exploit her oil and natural gas resources in an optimal manner if the country is to avoid repeating the mistakes the first generation African oil and gas producers like Nigeria have made over …
Read More »AfDB to use Africa’s foreign reserves cash for infrastructure projects
Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke | The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, has said the continental institution is in the process of convincing African states to use some of their savings held in foreign reserves to kick start several infrastructural projects to aid their economic transformation. Kaberuka who …
Read More »Uganda to host 16th COMESA Summit
Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke | The government of Uganda is in advanced stages of hosting the 16th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) head of states and governments meeting. The high profile meeting which will be preceded by the COMESA Policy Organs meeting is being organized under the theme, …
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