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The Committee on Health has listed stigma, poverty and drug abuse as leading contributors to the country’s mental health challenges. This was contained in the Committee’s report on the Mental Health Bill 2014, which the House is set to debate on Thursday. According to the report, Uganda ranks among the top six countries with the highest cases of mental illness in Africa, and has a 33 per cent overall global ranking. “Poverty, drug abuse, rising burden of diseases such as diabetes and cancer, civil war are to blame for the rising cases of mental disorders,” said Michael Bukenya, the Chairperson…
Kyadondo East Member of parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi wine who is currently in the United States of America for specialized treatment has asserted to continue fighting for freedom Speaking during an international press conference in Washington DC this evening, the celebrated self-proclaimed Ghetto Gladiator said Ugandans must not give up the fight for freedom. Bobi Wine also said that Ugandans should as much as possible to support the oppressed people not the oppressor if they are to see a positive change out of the struggle. He also noted that he will not backdown citing that he would rather…
Members of Parliament on the Natural Resources Committee have tasked the Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) to provide factual weather forecasts so as to support Uganda’s agriculture. The Committee chaired by Hon. Keefa Kiwanuka noted that many farmers in the country are in a very difficult situation due to failure to anticipate weather patterns during planting seasons. “Ugandans in the countryside depend largely on agriculture but stakeholders have let us down on weather forecasts. Why do you give inaccurate forecasts yet the equipment is there,” asked Hon. Kassiano Wadri (Ind. Arua Municipality). Rubanda West MP, Hon. Denis Sabiiti said that…
Bankers have rejected a proposal to have the National Information Technology Authority manage private data of their clients. Officials from Bank of Uganda and the Uganda Bankers Association, who appeared before the Parliament Committee on Information and Communication Technology instead want the regulatory responsibility of managing private data entrusted with a body other than NITA–U, a government institution. They presented their position before the Committee, which is considering the Data Protection and Privacy Bill, 2015. “Our issue with the National Information Technology Authority Uganda is competence, speed of delivery, responsiveness and capacity,” said Agnes Tibayeita, who represented the Uganda Bankers…
The Minister of State for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hon Christopher Kibazanga, faced a tough time before Members of Parliament for failing to provide sufficient information on cassava research in East Africa. Appearing before the Committee on East African Community Affairs on Thursday, 6 September 2018, the Minister fell short of providing evidence on the progress made by Uganda in becoming a center of excellence in cassava research in East Africa. In 2009, the World Bank approved US$90 million for Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania to scale up regional cooperation in generation of technology, training, dissemination of programmes for the…
Parliament has tasked Government to investigate the actions of security agents in the alleged torture of Members of Parliament and some individuals during the Arua Municipality by-elections in August. The allegations were detailed in a report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the investigations into the condition of MPs and other suspects arrested in the run-up to the by-election for Arua Municipality. The report was presented by Hon. Jovah Kamateeka (NRM, Mitooma district) on behalf of the Committee Chairperson Doreen Amule during a plenary sitting on Wednesday, 05 September 2018. The Committee recommended that individuals and state institutions that were…
Stanbic Bank is set to reward 100 customers with UGX 100 million for making transactions through its digital channels. This is in line with the bank’s Digi-Cashback campaign that promotes digital solutions for customers with the aim of enhancing convenience and continued value to customer experience. Clients who make transactions through Mobile banking, Agent banking and the Stanbic app will stand a chance to win UGX 1 million every week over the next four months. According to the Stanbic Bank Head of Digital Veronica Sentongo, there is increased customer awareness of the bank’s digital platforms with 98% of new accounts…
The Deputy Attorney General, Mwesigwa Rukutana, has withdrawn the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2017. The object of the Bill is to amend Article 26 of the Constitution in accordance with Articles 259 and 262 of the Constitution. The Bill seeks to resolve the current problem of delayed implementation of government infrastructure and investment projects due to disputes arising out of the compulsory land acquisition process. The Bill was tabled for first reading on 11 July2017 by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Gen. Kahinda Otafiire and the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs subsequently made a report. Rukutana however,…
As the Sand Cranes prepare to take on Ivory Coast in the upcoming Beach Soccer AFCON 2018 Egypt Qualifiers for the 1st leg match on Sunday, the team has started residential training. A total of 16 players and 7 officials are accommodated at Hibis Hotel Entebbe. Head Coach Muwonge Salim Jamal says his side is focused and the preparations are so far so good. ‘The boys are responding to the training very well. We have put alot of emphasis on the tactical set up. We need to score many goals since it is key for the home and away fixture’ noted Muwonge.…
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s visit to Beijing for the 2018 China-Africa summit scored big wins for Kenya with Chinese private investors lining up for public private partnership deals worth billions of Shillings. The major deals that Chinese private investors want to put their money into include several critical infrastructural projects including a 30 kilometre expressway running from JKIA across the city to Westlands, and for the development of Dongo Kundu industrial Special Economic Zone in Mombasa. Two major roads in North Eastern will also be constructed through the public private investments. The two roads, Modogashe-Habaswein-Samatar and Elwak-Rhamu road will cost Sh15…