Leader of Opposition in Parliament , Betty Aol Ocan Thursday named her shadow cabinet following her appointment by Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President Patrick Amuriat in August 2018. Aol’s appointment followed a shocking reshuffle in Opposition leadership in Parliament, a move that saw Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga halt some appointments,
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Members of Parliament will no longer earn lucrative packages for benchmarking bills outside the country. The office of the speaker of parliament has banned the benchmarking of the different bills tabled before parliament outside the country to enable parliament conclude on the bills in time. The announcement was made by
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Two aides to former Executive Director, Banking Supervision Bank of Uganda, Justine Bagyenda were on Thursday arrested by the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE. They were handed over to Parliament Police CID for further investigations over suspected crucial documents stolen from the Central Bank. The
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UBA Uganda last week through the UBA Foundation, the arm of the bank charged with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) launched the ‘Each One Teach One’ Initiative designed to benefit youths in Africa. The purpose of the Each One Teach One Initiative is to create opportunities where UBA staff across the continent voluntarily commit
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Uganda helped funnel European arms and ammunition to South Sudan at the height of its civil war, circumventing a European Union arms embargo on the East African country, a weapons monitoring group said on Thursday. British-based Conflict Armament Research (CAR) said South Sudan arranged for the Ugandan government to provide
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Uganda's Minister for ICT and National Guidance, Frank Tumwebaze on Thursday morning launched the Independent Online Journalists' Association Uganda (INDOJA-U) at Hotel Africana in the capital, Kampala. While addressing the audience of mainly online journalists, traditional media, Chief Executive Officers and Public Relations Managers, Tumwebaze asked members of the fourth
Read MoreSpeak Up Africa launches a movement to eliminate neglected tropical diseases in Africa DAKAR, Senegal, 29 November 2018,-/African Media Agency/- At the first Galien Forum Africa, held on November 27-28, the policy and advocacy action tank, Speak Up Africa launches a multisectoral platform designed to accelerate the elimination of Neglected Tropical
Read MoreGENEVA, Switzerland, 29 November 2018-/African Media Agency/-The First Lady of Chad, Hinda Déby Itno, has been appointed as the UNAIDS Special Ambassador for the Prevention of HIV and the Protection and Health of Adolescents by the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé. During the appointment ceremony, which took place on 21
Read MoreBetter transport, logistics and foreign investment are essential to smooth the way for the African continent to reduce trade hurdles, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). NEW-YORK, United States of America, 29 November 2018,-/African Media Agency/-“Africa faces a moment when the market access gains that
Read MoreStatement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Women on International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, 29 November 2018 NEW-YORK, United States of America, 29 November 2018,-/African Media Agency/-We honour today the women whose courageous efforts—and sometimes whose lives—are given in defense of the universal human rights agenda
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