The Minister of Water and Environment, Sam Cheptoris (pictured) has accepted blame for failing to stop the illegal encroachment of Bugoma Central Forest Reserve. This was during a meeting of the Natural Resources Committee of Parliament with Ministry officials and Agencies under the Water and Environment sector on Wednesday. The meeting
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Premier Recruitment has been securing Ugandans jobs abroad since the reopening of labour externaliztion sector following its closure due to COVID-19 Uganda Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has cleared Premier Recruitment Limited to recruit 200 Ugandans to work in United Arab Emirates (UAE). All the 200 workers needed will work as
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Housing Finance Bank, Buganda Kingdom and Gouji officials witness the signing of the MoU at Bulange Mengo Housing Finance Bank has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Buganda Kingdom, the proprietors of Mirembe Villas to provide affordable housing to Ugandans. The MoU will see the development of 400
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Uganda’s health sector is opetaing at 64% capacity as the economy takes a downward trend. Government has fallen short of raising Shs1.069Trn required to fund the sector fully. The revealtion was made by Michael Bukenya, Chairperson Health Committee while appearing before Parliament’s Budget Committee to presnt the Health Committee report. Bukenya said that
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Last year Mr Magufuli declared Tanzania "Covid-free"/AFP Tanzania's President John Magufuli has warned health officials against acquiring Covid-19 vaccines saying - without giving evidence - that they could harm the population. "The ministry of health should be careful, they should not hurry to try these vaccines without doing research, not
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Current speaker Rebecca Kadaga wants to reatin office in the 11th Parliament The Speaker of Parliament and the Deputy Speaker in the 11th Parliament will get new cars. Parliament has recommended for the purchase of new cars in the Financial Year 2021/22. In a report to Budget Committee, the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee headed by
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Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego, the Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has denied claims by Ministry of Finance that they sought for Shs481bn to recapitalize the Central Bank, describing the request as impractical. This is after , the Henry Musasizi Chairperson Finance Committee queried the perennial recapitalization requests
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Health and finance ministers from Africa are to meet the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. “I will tell them that we are doing everything that we can to accelerate the roll out of vaccines in Africa. To save lives and get
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Uganda and Africa must work for self-reliance and avoid waiting for solutions from the West, President Museveni has said. Speaking today (Wednesday) at Mulago Hospital as he launched clinical trials for a home-grown Covid-19 treatment drug, President Museveni said Uganda must break the dependence syndrome and seek its own remedies.
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Anyone planning violence should know that the government has the capacity to counter and defeat them, President Museveni has said. Speaking today (Tuesday) at State House Entebbe as the country marked the 35th NRM/A Liberation Day, President Museveni congratulated Ugandans for holding peaceful elections. However, he had a terse warning
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