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Education Ministry Drops Proposal To Have Teachers Undergo Compulsory Internship, School Practice To Remain But Run For Three Years

A teacher in class/courtesy photo The Ministry of Education and Sports, has dropped the proposal to impose both internship and teachers practice on students training to become teachers. The status quo (school/teachers practice) will instead be maintained. Government’s latest position was revealed by Brighton Barugahare, the Assistant Commissioner Policy Analysis at the Ministry

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Gov’t To Save Shs 906bn Annually From Merger Of Agencies, Retrenched UNRA Staff To Get Shs196bn In Gratuity & Severance Packages

Wilson Muruli Mukasa, the Minister of Public Service In a bid to create jobs and wealth for all, the Ministry of Public Service proposed rationalization of money-consuming agencies and restructuring of government to eliminate "agencification' of government and duplication. As such, the legal framework (40) bill that give effect to

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Manifesto Week: Energy Ministry Achieves 80% Of Its Commitments For 2021-2026 As Reduction In Cost Of Electricity Tops Key Milestones

Irene Batebe, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has highlighted the reduction in the cost of power as one the key achievements in the 2021-2026 NRM Manifesto implementation.  The Ministry says it has achieved over 80% of its commitments for the period

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NARO Partners With Rural Initiatives For Poverty Alleviation To Boost Agricultural Transformation

NARO Director General, Dr. Yona Baguma (left) and the RIPA Executive Vice Chairman,  Vincent Tumusiime Bamugaya signing the MoU at the NARO headquarters in Entebbe on Tuesday  The National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) and the Rural Initiatives for Poverty Alleviation (RIPA) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaborative efforts

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UCDA Operating Normally & Its Merger With MAAIF Won’t Disrupt Coffee Sub-Sector- Tumwebaze

Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister for Agriculture, addressing journalists at Uganda Media Centre/UMC photo Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) is continuing its operations such as inspections, enforcement, farmer registration, export certification, and sensitization despite its impending merger with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister for Agriculture made

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Ugandan Kids Win 2nd Young Engineers Pan African STEM Competition With Their ‘Kampala Smart City’ Project

Young Engineers Uganda Team A team of 15 children from Young Engineers Uganda, have won a STEM competition Trophy in Tanzania in the second Young Engineers Pan African Competition. The completion which was held at on Saturday November 16 at Aga Khan Primary School, brought together children under the Young Engineers STEM Education Programme focused on innovation

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