Month: January 2025

Parliament's Committee on Defense and Internal Affairs says that it has rejected the government's proposal to hike fees for replacing lost national identity cards. This has been revealed by the chairperson of the committee, Rose Mary Nyakikongoro after the Kabale municipality MP Nicholas Kamara while presenting a matter of national

Government is set to borrow 140 million dollars and also secure a grant amounting to 60 million us dollars from the international development association of the World Bank to finance the Uganda Digital acceleration project –Uganda government network. The request has been tabled by the State Minister for Finance in

A section of domestic workers in Uganda have urged Parliament to provide for an age limit of 18years that one can be employed as a domestic worker in Uganda. Hanifa Katwesigye, Chairperson Domestic Workers Association Uganda Ltd, urged lawmakers on Parliament’s Committee of Gender, Labour and Social Development to ensure

JICA Chief Representative, Uchiyama Takayuki and ICT Ministry Permanent Secretary, Dr. Aminah Zawedde pose for a photo after signing the agreement on Friday. The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance and Japan International Cooperation (JICA) have signed an agreement that will see a number of jobs created for Ugandan youth.

The China state construction engineering corporation  which is constructing Kapchorwa - Suam road via Bukwo have accused Ugandan soldiers deployed to guard the workers of stealing fuel meant for road works. This was revealed on Friday by Deo Wei, the company's Chief Engineer during an emergency meeting with the resident

As experts and politicians meet in Egypt for the Climate Change Conference (COP 27), a new study finds that many Ugandans are ignorant on what climate change is all about. Twaweza’s Sauti za Wananchi survey on citizens’ experiences and views on climate change finds that many Ugandans think it is

African countries have endorsed the International Labour Organization’s proposed strategy on skills and lifelong learning and its plan of action for the period 2022–30. Speaking in her position as the spokesperson on Social Dialogue for the Africa Group, the Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Amongi Betty Ongom,

Kenya is staring at another round of food shortage next year as regional countries find an alternative lucrative market for their maize. Tanzania is selling part of its maize stocks to the Middle East for making animal feeds as demand for livestock meals soar globally while Uganda is trading the

Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises – COSASE has started inquiries on how 124.367 billion Shillings was diverted by the Uganda National Roads Authority – UNRA to finance other road activities that were not planned for. According to the Auditor General’s report for the financial year 2020/2021,

Jeremiah Lomorukai Napotikan, the Turkana county governor addressing pastoralists at Kobebe dam. The authorities in Kenya are demanding fresh investigations into the killing of three geologists and two soldiers of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces- UPDF in Moroto district. The geologists who were working with the Ministry of Energy and