Author: Johnson Thembo
Political Parties and governments should provide mentoring programmes to encourage women and girls to stand for elective positions. This was one of the four recommendations endorsed by the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians at the ongoing week-long 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) at the Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo. The lawmakers also sanctioned establishment of an Alumni and Mentoring Trust Fund, to provide resources to CWP Steering Committees to assist in developing and implementing mentoring programmes for sitting women MPs. The meeting further agreed that all parliaments should strive for in-house capacity building and mentoring of new parliamentarians. The legislators added that inducting,…
President Yoweri Museveni has commended the Government of China for supporting Uganda in infrastructure development including railway transport, electricity generation, road construction and telecommunications, among others. “Rail transport is much cheaper compared to road transport. The Government of China has been helping Uganda in the development of this area,” he said. The President made the remarks last evening at celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China at African Hotel in Kampala where he was chief guest. Referring to his recent visit to China, President Museveni said that the Memorandum of Understanding that he…
President Yoweri Museveni has told Born-Again Christian leaders in the country that the proposal by State Minister for Ethics, Hon. Simon Lokodo, requiring all Pastors to obtain formal theological training from a recognized institute before they lead people, will be discussed until a consensus is reached. “Simon Peter had never been to the seminary. He was a fisherman who was called by Jesus. St. Paul, who prosecuted the church, later joined it. This is, therefore, the foundation of the church. I will call you, Father Lokodo and all other religious leaders and we discuss. Should we emphasize rituals and formalization…
MPs have rejected a plan by government to fund the construction of Kampala -Jinja expressway through a Public Private Partnership (PPP). The 85-kilometre road was planned to be constructed using funding from a loan from the African Development Bank (ADB). The expressway is located along Uganda’s Northern Corridor, a strategic route within the region linking Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan with Kenya’s Mombasa maritime port. Raising on a matter of national importance during Thursday’s sitting, Hon. James Waluswaka (NRM, Bunyole West County) tasked government to explain the changes and the delayed commencement of works…
Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has called for state action to resettle and rehabilitate war victims and denounced human rights violations by security agencies. Kadaga said it was embarrassing to see numbers of displaced people rising since the country attained independence. “We have over 25 million refugees yet we used to blame the colonialists and now witness these numbers rising under the leadership of Africans,” Kadaga said. Kadaga was speaking at the Uganda Victims and Survivors Network High level policy dialogue held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Kampala on Wednesday, 18 September 2019. Kadaga was disappointment over the escalating levels of impunity…
Government has failed to take up two offers including the construction of a convention centre made by Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi in July last year. Legislators were Tuesday surprised to learn that government has failed to fulfil its obligations required to receive the two offers, which also include the construction of a cultural centre in Jinja. Government was meant to provide land for the two centres.During his visit to Uganda, Premier Modi committed his government’s support to construct a world class convention centre in Entebbe and a cultural centre in Jinja, all named after Mahatma Ghandi, India’s a civil…
Renowned singing pastor Wilson Bugembe has joined the caravan to help former Blue 3 singer Jackie Chanduru. This followed the information that indicated the Gold Digger hit-singer was battling with mental complications that originated from drug addiction. Jackie was first reported last year for indulging into drug abuse a move that resulted into a serous illness that narrowly claimed her life. In the caravan to save Jackie, several performing artists led by events manager Balaam Barugahare have started a fundraising campaign that the Worship House Senior Pastor okayed and seconded. “Hello friend, Jackie Chandiru is our sister , we all…
President Yoweri Museveni has received and held a meeting with former Kenya Prime Minister, Mr. Raila Odinga, who paid a courtesy call on him this afternoon at State House, Entebbe. Mr. Museveni and his visitor discussed matters related to socio-economic as well as political developments in their respective countries. The President informed his guest that under the National Resistance Movement Government, Uganda has registered systematic political growth characterised by affirmative action for marginalized groups like the women, youth and the disabled. “By independence, Uganda had only three women Members of Parliament out of about 90 legislators in the House. When…
Delegates to the upcoming 64th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference will obtain entry visas on arrival in Uganda. In a statement issued on Monday, 16 September 2019, the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control said it had made provision for issuance of visas on arrival to delegates, who may not have obtained the same in their home countries or via the online platform. The Director Citizenship and Immigration Control, Johnson Namanya, said that visa issuance will be on arrival at Entebbe International Airport and other ports of entry. Delegates can also apply and pay online at www.visas.immigration.go.ug for the visa. “Delegates are required to…
The Media Challenge Initiative in partnership with the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) will train 1,000 young journalists this year in effective reporting on climate change in the 2019 Climate Change Media Challenge. The OPM is working under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Strengthening Community Resilience to Climate Change and Disaster Risks (SCORE) project in conjunction with Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE). The project is also supported by the African Centre for Trade and Development, DW Akademie and Konrad-Adenaeur-Stiftung Uganda. Climate change and disasters are a significant threat to Uganda, especially in the agriculture sector, which is…