Tag Archives: Rukiya Makuma

By Rukiya Makuma Uganda’s retrogression after the success stories of the 1990s is main concern HIV/AIDS experts and activists at a high profile public debate in Kampala on August 23 focused on one question: Is Uganda moving in the right direction as far as HIV prevention is concerned? The `yes’ …

By Rukiya Makuma P7 pupils in rural schools cannot read P2 material Out of the 348,384 pupils of standard three interviewed across East Africa, only 15 percent can understand standard two reading and maths tests according to the latest UWEZO report released on August 15 in Kenya. The report states …

By Rukiya Makuma A private member’s bill seeks to hit the corrupt in their softest spot, their loot The young, vibrant Member of Parliament for Makindye East, John Simbwa, has plucked the courage and taken on a fight that many proclaim cannot be won – against the corrupt. Simbwa’s private …

By Rukiya Makuma Bududa survivors cannot bury their dead and now there’s nowhere to go As they wait to bury their loved ones and perform final rituals for the dead, survivors on the Bududa landslide are staying with relatives or in temporary camps. Many are waiting to be relocated to …

By Rukiya Makuma Renewed hope for patients as Mulago gets better heart machines Alvin Olum barely looks his age. At four years, he weighs only 14 kgs instead of at least 20 like his age mates. He was diagnosed with a heart problem when he was one week, which explains …

By Rukiya Makuma NRM gets a poor report card on democracy and governance The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) government’s performance in the first year of its fourth elected 5-year term has inspired public indictment, with many saying that it was not on track to meet the promises it made …

By Rukiya Makuma It is 50 years since Amnesty International, one of the leading international human rights advocates, first started issuing annual reports about the state of human rights in countries around the world. The agency recently issued its 50th report and Michelle Kagari, deputy programme director of Amnesty International …

By Rukiya Makuma Analysts argue that an across-the-board pay rise is impossible to the large number of Uganda’s teachers What is a 15 percent pay increase against 24 percent inflation? To which category of teachers? How is it going to be administered? Is it realistic?” asked Teopista Birungi Mayanja, general …

By Rukiya Makuma Ailing parastatal risks losing UN aid Cash-strapped Posta Uganda is on the verge of losing vital aid from a United Nations agency that helps improve postal services in poor countries because of alleged corruption in the parastatal. Although the money involved, US$ 76,747 (approx. Shs 190 million) …

By Rukiya Makuma Emin Baro’s case opens lid on Uganda’s worst kept secret Today is a sad moment for the Ugandan woman,” Miria Matembe the Executive Director of Centre for Women in Governance started off on a sad note. “We can not allow this to happen, this is an insult …