The female legislators were intercepted at the gate of Parliament as they walked with placards to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to protest against the brutality of the security personnel who interrupted the belated Women’s Day Celebrations in their constituencies.
“Members of the public also have the right to seek the intervention of the elected leaders through lawful and peaceful means. The recent events are therefore not only very unfortunate but also illegal, unconstitutional and must stop,” she said.
The report reveals that the number of people living in extreme poverty is higher than it was four years ago. Hunger has also increased and is now back at 2005 levels, and gender equality is some 300 years away. With current trends, only 30 percent of all countries will achieve SDG 1 on poverty by 2030.
The Principal Researcher Dr. Zahara Nampewo presented the findings of the study before the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayeebwa at a dissemination workshop at Imperial Royal Hotel in Kampala Wednesday.
According to the Ugandan ambassador to Sudan, Rashid Yahay Ssemuddu, the embassy ensured that they reached out to all Ugandans in Khartoum, where most of the fighting occurred. They issued warning messages, directing citizens on where to go, where not to go, and to stay indoors.
Florence Akello Owinji, the Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions told the court Wednesday that 53 state witnesses have so far been presented in the trial and noted they were closing witness submissions.
Vincent Twesige, the Rwenzori West Police Spokesperson, says that the Fort Portal Police intercepted a taxi that was ferrying the children from Hima Town Council in Kasese District to Fort Portal.
Princess Diana HC1V charges inpatients 3,000 Shillings for a file and another 20,000 Shillings for detergents like Jik, powder soap, and toilet paper. In most cases, patient attendants are sent out to buy drugs, including gloves, needed for the treatment of their patients.
