The Prime Minister, Robina Nabbanja, has called on local governments across East Africa to prioritize service delivery and wealth creation if they are to remain relevant. On the other hand, Uganda’s Local Government Minister, Rafael Magyezi, called for total devolution to empower local governments. Local government ministers and associations are meeting in Kampala this week […]
Although the Parish Development Model and Emyooga programs intended to fight poverty are improving the livelihood of many people, their uptake is still hampered by low repayment of loans. According to the Government Chief Whip Hamson Obua, an assessment in Alebtong District indicates that there are several success stories and a lot of failed projects.
Members of parliament, health workers, cultural leaders, and community health teams have come out to fight malaria to ensure that the disease is drastically reduced. Prof. Peter Waiswa says the region is experiencing maternal and child mortality as well as increased cases of premature and stillbirths due to the high malaria prevalence. Over 150 billion […]
Thirty-six FDC activists out on bail and facing terrorism charges have vowed to continue advocating for national leadership change despite what they describe as “intimidation” by the government. The call came during their first appearance since their July arrest in Kisumu, Kenya, at the FDC Katonga faction office in Kampala. While in Kenya, the government […]
Following Wednesday’s choatic parliamentary sitting, Kilak North MP Anthony Akol has come out to explain the incident that saw him raining blows on Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake, before demanding an apology from injured legislator. The two legislators had an altercation that saw the former descend several blows on his colleague as the house convened […]
Meanwhile in a new turn of events, Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake has been discharged from St Francis Hospital in Nsambya, after he was battered while in parliament on Wednesday. Our reporters have been speaking to him on what transpired after he got into an altercation with Kilak North MP, Anthony Akol.
Kampala Capital City Authority has suspended its budgeting process due to a failure by government to fund the authorities priorities. Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago says the authority also wants 75% of the money collected or accumulated from property rate, to be spent on service delivery, while City Divisions also want to be in-charge of […]
A planned protest by Makerere University students, upset delays in the disbursement of their allowances worth around 760,000 shillings each per semester, has ended with at least three of them under detention at Wandegeya police station. As Baker Ssenyonga Mulinde reports, the students, said to be studying on government scholarships, say they are living under […]
The Electoral Commission launched a move to educate and involve persons with disabilities, on their rights to participate in the electoral process, as a way of promoting civic education on elections. The Commission argues that the PWD population are missing out on opportunities to to make electoral choices of their own. All this comes on […]
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