Author: Johnson Thembo
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…
President Yoweri Museveni and his Kenya counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, yesterday 12/9/2019 signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cross-border cooperation between Kenya and Uganda. The two leaders also witnessed the signing of a joint Memorandum of Understanding between the two governments to ensure cross-border programme for sustainable peace and socio-economic transformation among the pastoralist communities of the Karimojong of Uganda the Turkana and West Pokot of Kenya. Uganda’s Minister for Karamoja Affairs, John Byabagambi and Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Devolution, Eugene Wamalwa signed for their respective governments. The ceremonies took place today at Naitakwae Grounds near Moroto Municipality…
Military personnel guarding various security installations have blocked legislators from accessing and inspecting ‘safe houses’, a generic term for alleged torture chambers run by the Internal Security Organisation (ISO). The MPs on the Committee on Human Rights were denied access to safe houses in Kyengera, Nalukolongo and Nakasero. In the morning of Tuesday, September 10, 2019, MPs on the Committee set off to carry out an oversight visit to various safe houses, after failing to generate consensus with Security Minister Gen Elly Tumwine, who is opposed to the visits. Last week, MPs told the Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah, that while…
President Yoweri Museveni has said that the Government of Uganda has lifted the ban on the export of raw sugarcane to Kenya for a period of only three months effective next week. The move, he said, aims at allowing Ugandan farmers sell the surplus sugarcane that is not consumed locally. “Mature sugarcane that doesn’t have ready buyers from local millers, should be exported,” he said. The decision to export sugarcane was reached at last evening during a meeting chaired by President Museveni at State House, Entebbe that brought together sugar millers and sugarcane farmers from Busoga Sub-Region. Ugandan farmers, for…
The Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah, has pledged support to the Uganda Physiotherapy Association’s advocacy agenda to regulate the profession. Oulanyah said many people have suffered more injuries caused by those claiming to be physiotherapists. “I had a bad experience. A friend of mine after traveling for long went for massage. They touched a wrong nerve and he got paralysed,” Oulanyah said. The Deputy Speaker made the remarks at a walk to mark the World Physiotherapy Day to be commemorated on Sunday, 08 September 2019. The walk that covered parts of Kampala was held on Friday. Oulanyah challenged physiotherapists to increase…