The meeting, which brought together a range of stakeholders, including MDAs, manufacturers, and conservationists, started calmly. However, tensions rose during the reactions and input phase, as participants discussed Uganda’s stance at the upcoming conference.
Isaac Okoboi, a student due for graduation on December 13, 2024, says he’s not sure of the graduation since the deadline for clearance has expired. He says that the university has instead sacked all the lecturers who withheld the results. The university is currently running with new faces of lecturers.
When the three East African countries secured the rights to host AFCON, Tanzania was the only one with a CAF-approved stadium, the Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium. Uganda later joined the ranks when its newly refurbished Mandela National Stadium received temporary approval to host continental games
The court heard that on July 28th, at Lubaga Cathedral Church in Rubaga Division, Kampala District, Namara caused a disturbance during a religious ceremony. Namara pleaded not guilty and was granted bail, set at 500,000 Shillings.
The observations were made during the ongoing Third National Nutrition Forum, a high level gathering that has brought together various stakeholders from government ministries, departments involved in the food and nutrition value chain, development partners, and other key actors. The forum convened by the office of the prime minister with support from UNICEF serves as a platform for collaborative discussions and strategic planning aimed at addressing the multifaceted challenges posed by malnutrition in Uganda.
Jackson Betihamah, the PUNTSEF chairperson, said that such a move is contrary to the government's original intent in allocating the funds. According to the secretary, the government aimed to harmonize staff salaries, not to allocate the funds for recruitment.
The whistleblower, identifying himself as Godfrey Deogratius Ouma, points to the alleged illegal consolidation of suits to grab over 80 acres of land belonging to 47 litigants and over 400 tenants on Kyambogo Hill, Nakawa Division, a suburb of Kampala.
Lynda Nakalawa, a Psychotherapist at Akili Mental Health and Coaching Consultants says that rather than dismissing threats of suicide by youth, society needs to have dialogue with the would-be victims.
Detectives backed with a canine, teamed up with the community members to mount a search for Dhabasadha in the neighbourhood leading to the recovery of his body.
Joab Agaba, a lecturer and a Principal Investigator on the vice under the Gender Main Streaming Directorate at Makerere university sparked debate when he said that he had a bad experience with a female student he found to have dressed inappropriately during a lecture.
The examinations are scheduled to start on March 10, 2022, and end on April 10. A section of affected students is missing marks for the last academic year and some semesters.
The students accuse the management of failing to resolve the issue of missing marks so as to impose on them surcharges especially those in the final year.
Winfred Tibananuka, the Senior Counselor at Kyambogo University cautioned first-year students to also mind their dress code which she said is one of the triggers for sexual harassment.
The University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Eli Katunguka Rwakishaya, says the freshers should not wait for the admission letters since no one is sure when they will be released.
Agatha Tumwine, the president-elect of the Association of Teachers of French in Uganda, which comprises more than 300 members argues that with the much-desired regional incorporation agenda of the EAC to promote trade; peace, and security, learning French will have strategic benefits to Ugandans at the global stage.
Nkwanga notes that charity has been a lifelong passion for him in that after making close to 100 job applications in vain, he resolved to take care of children that had lost parents during the Covid-19 crisis.
Mission Samuel, the Chief Security Officer of Kyambogo University, in the eve of graduation on Monday told Uganda Radio Network that, they received the information that there are some people who are organizing to disrupt the graduation function, and as a result, they had to tighten the security at the University.
Reuben Twinomujuni, the senior Public Relations Officer at Kyambogo University explains that, unlike AIMS that is managed by private developers, ACMIS will give them control over their own data.
