Month: July 2021

The World Bank has committed $12 billion to African countries to support vaccination programs across a continent that hasn’t been able to keep pace with developed nations’ rollouts. The World Bank money will be in the form of grants or on “highly concessional terms,” said David Malpass, president of the World Bank,

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces Council has today elected new representatives to the 11th Parliament. In a meeting held at the Land Forces Headquarters in Bombo, the Commander-in-Chief of the UPDF H.E Gen (Rtd) Kaguta Museveni called upon the new members of Parliament to support the seven key priority areas

Educating girls is key element to fighting climate change, Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate has told the BBC's Newsday programme. "When we educate girls it doesn't only benefit the individual but it cascades into her family and her community," Ms Nakate - who is the founder of Rise Up Africa - said.

A section of MPs on Parliament’s Budget Committee have rejected the Shs3.7bn to the Office of the President on seminars and travel abroad and in land, saying the cost is redundant because of Government’s efforts to cut administrative costs by limiting large meetings and travels. The plea was made by Jessica

An employee of Umeme carries out a pole connection for a customer recently. The number of households opting for customer-funded connections to the national power grid is now at 5,283. Power distributor Umeme says it received these applications between December and January. The government had earlier in December implored eligible

The Judiciary wants Shs70bn to upgrade the fleet of their judges according to details contained in the report of the 2021/2022 national budget framework paper. While presenting the budget proposals for the next financial year, Judiciary informed Parliament’s Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee that the institution is faced with shortage

Vision Group's Managing Director and CEO Robert Kabushenga (pictured) has retired, New Vision reports In an email to staff on Friday (January 29, 2021), Kabushenga explained his decision, which he said the board had agreed to. "This is to let you know that for personal reasons I have asked the

Parliament's Committee on Physical Infrastructure wants Government to allocate Shs10bn to Uganda Land Commission to kick start the land credit facility. The chairperson of the committee Robert Kafeero Sekitoleeko says that the land credit facility is aimed at giving tenants loans so that they can get occupancy to enable them

President Museveni (R) shakes hands with Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru (L) President Yoweri Museveni’s directive to increase slaries of traditional leaders from Shs5m to Shs10m per month hangs in balance. This is because the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has failed to find the funding provision for