Some of the under aged girls impregnated at Kyaggwe. Kyaggwe county leaders are concerned about the increasing number of pregnancies and deliveries involving school-age going children due to the prolonged school closure. At least 127 out of the 1000 girls under the Kyaggwe county (Ssaza) bursary scheme have conceived in
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Minister Kasaija says supplementary budgets are making life at the ministry hard The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has warned ministries and government departments against relying on supplementary budgeting in the next financial year, saying it will not be easy for them. Minister Matia Kasaija told the National
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President Yoweri Museveni (pictured) has directed the prime minister to lead the team from the ministry of education, health and the national task force to come up with dates and revised safe proposals for the reopening of learning institutions. The directive follows a meeting that happened on Tuesday this week between
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Buses at Namayiba bus park. Bus operators are still charging high transport fares despite abandoning the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued by the Health Ministry to halt the transmission of the coronavirus. Some bus companies doubled their fares after the Ministry of Health directed transporters to carry half of their licensed capacity
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Gilbert Buregyeya, the Programs Partnership Manager at Startup Uganda When Italy passed the world’s first-ever Startup Act in 2012, it sparked off a trend that drove other countries to work on legislation that encouraged the growth of their startup ecosystem. Inspired by Italy’s startup policy, many African governments have considered providing
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Members of Parliament on Trade Committee have been shocked to learn that Uganda Development cooperation (UDC) constructed Soroti Fruit Factory perimeter wall at Shs2.5 Billion, raising suspicion of fraud and mismanagement of funds. The revelation came out as Dr. Patrick Bitonder Birungi, the Executive Director of Uganda Development Corporation and
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The District Health Officers (DHOs) want their salaries increased from the current Shs4.6M to Shs15M per month if the country is to get DHOs to oversee management of health services in the districts across the country. The call was made by David Ivan Kamya, Chairperson of Association of District Health
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Tanzania President, Samia Suluhu Hassan. Under Late John Magufuli’s Presidency, the country never borrowed money from international lenders The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) September 7, 2021 approved a disbursement of US$189.08 million (UShs2 trillion) under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) and a purchase equivalent to SDR265.2 million
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Minister Maina Kenya has again appealed to Uganda for a joint strategy on accessing the European market through the stalled EU/EAC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Kenya also wants to partner with Uganda in negotiating a trade deal with the US as the the AGOA, the American Growth Opportunities Act nears
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Richard Idro, President of Uganda Medical Practitioners The Medical practitioners have lashed out at Government for reducing them to strike organisers yet there are several Ugandans in need of their services. The doctors have threatened to close down all hospitals if by 6th October the pledge to increase pay for medical practitioners
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