Tayebwa stressed that the unrepresentative nature of the Council came into play during the Libyan conflict in 2011, where he observed that the UN Security Council approved the bombardment of the North African country without the input of Africa.
Currently, the Archdeacon of Luzira Archdeaconry, Ven. Canon Banja,59, will be consecrated and enthroned as the 6th Bishop of Namirembe on December, 10th, 2023 at St Paul's Cathedral, Namirembe. Banja was ordained in 1996 and priested in 1998.
Okasaai told URN that as of now, four out of the six units are fully operational and synchronized to the national grid. The fourth unit is pending completion by the end of November while the sixth unit will be ready in 2024 to enable optimum functionality of the decade-long hydroelectric facility.
The multi-year program partnership is worth 78.2 billion Shillings, part of which, the European Union (EU) has this year allocated 26 billion Shillings.
The treasury memoranda is a report made to Parliament by the Executive highlighting actions taken on recommendations made in reports passed and adopted by Parliament.
According to the study, the cost of care for people with type 2 diabetes accounts for 13% of the Ministry of Health budget. The Ministry was allocated UGX3.331 trillion in the financial year 2021/2022. In 2022, up to UGX 2.2 trillion was spent, on medication, treatment, and management of complications related type 2 diabetes.
NIRA says that with the absence of a budget approved in 2022 worth 666.8 billion Shillings to install the National Security Information System (NSIS), the mass enrolment remains pending.
Dr. Emmanuel Dei-Tumi, President and Chief Copywriter at Human Capital International Africa advised the youth innovators to not only showcase their innovations in Uganda but in other parts of the world.
Michael Timuzigu, the Kajara County Member of Parliament noted that the aim of the Prayer Breakfast is to bond people with divergent cultural, religious, and political affiliations both within and outside of government, hence Kololo Independence ceremonial ground is ideal and convenient for all but not State House.
"My tour started just prior to the presidential elections, when 54 people were killed by security forces. To this day, there has been no accountability for their deaths," writes the U.S Ambassador to Uganda, Natalie E. Brown.
The affected tea nursery operators in the districts of Kabale, Rukungiri, Kanungu, Kisoro, Rubanda, Rukiga, Ntungamo, Mitoma, Mbarara, and Isingiro had sued the Government for failure to procure their seedlings following a presidential pledge in 2008.
But members of different civil society actors which include the African Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) and 12 others in a statement said they were dismayed that President Museveni returned the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2023 to Parliament asking it to grant a one-year tax waiver to Bujagali Energy Limited (BEL).
Smart Girls Uganda innovated a water-proof Solar Smart Bag that includes reusable sanitary pads and a solar panel that charges a light bulb to enable girls to stay safe while walking to school, read at night, and in turn enable young girls to stay in school.
Government allocated 1 billion Shillings for each district, 10 cities and 31 municipalities in a bid to improve the condition of roads.
The Speaker said the respective administrative units must ensure prudent and accountable utilization of the disbursed funds in line with guidelines of the Road Fund.
The object of the proposed Bill is to prohibit trade in counterfeit goods that infringe upon protected intellectual property rights; to require intellectual property rights to cover only copyright and trademarks and to prohibit release of counterfeit goods for commercial gains.
During the Thursday plenary sitting, Speaker Anita Among informed the House that she had received the petition from NAB, which expressed concerns about the government's policy of channeling business solely to government-owned media houses.
Led by Joyce Bagala Ntwatwa, the Mityana District Woman Representative and Shadow Minister for Information and Anti-Corruption, the opposition lawmakers have strongly opposed President Yoweri Museveni's directive.
