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The government has increased the number of elders to benefit from the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) from 167,000 to 220,000, according to the Managing Director, Post Bank Uganda, Mr. Julius Kakeeto. He made the revelation during the launch of SAGE and Women’s Day celebrations in Mbale Municipality, on Sunday. Post Bank is the bank in charge of disbursing the grants to elders in Uganda. His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the President of Uganda, launched SAGE in Eastern Uganda, at Malukhu Grounds. In his address, President Museveni mentioned that aside from government initiatives like Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP) intended to…
Members of Parliament have demanded the Ministry of Education and Sports promotes equitable distribution of student scholarships.According to MPs, many scholarships are awarded to students from particular parts of the country, which they attribute to decisions taken by the Central Scholarship Committee under the Ministry. Bugiri Municipality MP, Hon. Asuman Basalirwa said Section 42 of the Higher Education Students Financing Act, 2014 gives singular authority to the Higher Education Students Financing Board to award all scholarships. “The Central Scholarship Committee existing immediately before the commencement of this Act shall cease to exist on such a date as the Minister may…
Opposition Party, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) wants a panel to select officials to serve in the Electoral Commission (EC) established. The party President, Patrick Amuriat Oboi who was flanked by the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Hon, Betty Aol Ocan and his Advisor, Wafula Oguttu made the proposal while presenting their views on the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2019 before the committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on 18 February 2020. Amuriat proposed an insertion immediately after article 60(A) to provide for a National Selection Panel. According to the party’s proposal, the Selection Panel will comprise three commissioners from…
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Magistrate Court yesterday remanded retired UPDF Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde to Luzira Prison on treason charges. The Magistrate after reading him the charges said Tumukunde will reappear in the same Court on March 30, 2020. Tumukunde appeared in Court on Wednesday afternoon and was supported to walk by his lawyers and police guards. Earlier he was admitted at Kampala Hospital with a swelling leg after his arrest last Thursday at his Kololo office along Impala Avenue. Some reports suggested he had collapsed in Police custody at SIU, Kireka. The former chief spy, announced his Presidential…
The Commercial Agriculture for Smallholders and Agribusiness (CASA) programme will encourage international and local investors to invest in agribusinesses that source produce from smallholder farmers. The programme’s goal is to attract more investment into the Ugandan agricultural sector, boost economic growth and raise demand for Ugandan produce. Funded by the UK Government through UKAid, CASA is a GBP 30 million five-year global initiative, which ultimately aims to improve the livelihoods of over half a million smallholder farmers and their families in Uganda, Malawi and Nepal. CASA will bridge evidence gaps, showcase successful business models and help investors and policymakers have access to the…
News reaching our desk indicates that Former security minister Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde has been admitted to Kampala Hospital after collapsing in army detention. According to our credible source, the former spy master was been rushed to hospital with a swollen leg on Sunday, March 15, 2020, after his health deteriorated on Saturday night. It is still not clear what might has caused the swelling but his family member attributed it to psychological torture such as standing for long hours and dehydration. “I think it’s because of standing for so long but we are waiting for the medical report,” the…
Airtel Uganda has partnered with mobile phone manufacturer itel to launch the brand new Itel A56 smartphone – the latest addition to the itel A-Series line. Packaged with free 3 GB data from Airtel Uganda, the A56 prides itself with a 4000mAh bigger battery that can last for about 1.5 days with normal usage, 820hours on Standby, 45hours Music playing, 8hours Video watching and 7hours gaming. Furthermore, it is equipped with a bigger IPS screen of 6inches to deliver an impressive bigger view with rich colors and immersive entertainment experience when playing games, watching films and surfing on the Internet.…
The Uganda Police Force has revealed the reasons why former Security Minister Lt.Gen.Henry Tumukunde was arrested. According to the police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, Tumukunde will face treason charges over his comments regarding the icy relationship between Uganda and Rwanda. “The arrest follows his utterances in a series of radio and television interviews, which seek to foster hatred that might lead to inter-community violence, fomenting and glorifying violence in general,”Enanga said. It should be noted that while appearing on NBS TV last week, Tumukunde said he would support the Kigali establishment to overthrow Museveni’s government. Police insists that this equivalent to…
Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has advised legislators to avoid traveling abroad as a measure of curbing the spread of the corona virus in Uganda. “I want to urge members to desist from traveling because things are really happening. Unless it is necessary, let us stay put in our country because even on the plane, you can sit with people who are sick,” she said. In her communication during the plenary sitting on 12 March 2020, Kadaga informed MPs that the Inter-Parliamentary Union meeting in Geneva, Switzerland scheduled for April has been cancelled. “The meeting in St. Petersburg [Russia] organized in early…
Fortebet, Uganda’s betting giant has continued to show its commitment to helping Ugandans live a better life. In this line, Fortebet has committed a whole 15 million shillings to fighting the deadly sickle cell disease. This money was handed over to Raising Hope International Friends, an organisation that works hand-in-hand with the government of Uganda to fight the scourge. The money was handed over in two phases. One, 10 million went to boosting the Jinja Sickle Cell Marathon 2020 that took place over the weekend. Another 5 million was handed over to the Sickle Cell clinic. “Available information indicates that…