Author: Johnson Thembo
FUFA match assessor refresher course has ended at the FUFA Technical center Njeru on Wednesday. Fifty-nine participants (3 for Beach Soccer) took part in the three-day workshop that was organized by CAF and FUFA since Monday 18th March. CAF instructor Celestine Ntagungira from Rwanda, who is also a retired FIFA Assistant referee and member of the CAF Referees committee took control of the workshop as the main instructor. CAF Beach Soccer instructor and the Football Development Director Ali Mwebe handled tutorials for beach soccer match assessing. Uganda Referees Association Chairman Ronnie Kalema recognized the work done by the instructors and assured…
The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Hon Betty Aol Ocan, has sought the advice of her Ghanaian counterpart on how to push for electoral reforms in time for the 2021 general elections. In the company of Chief Opposition Whip, Hon Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, Shadow Ministers Bamukwatsa Betty (Local Government) and Emmanuel Ongiertho (Cooperatives), Aol Ocan said the biggest obstacle the Opposition faces is an unleveled electoral field. “As long as our Electoral Commission is not independent, we have no chance; I want you to tell us how you managed to push for electoral reforms,” said Aol Ocan. Ghana’s Minority…
Selected legislators have urged President Yoweri Museveni to reconsider his decision and assent to the Sugar Bill, 2016. In his recent address to NRM MPs attending a retreat at the National Leadership Institute in Kyankwanzi, President Museveni said he will return the Bill to Parliament for reconsideration. He said that legislators did not consider the interests of the big sugar manufacturers and accused them of having suspicious relationships with the small industries. One of the areas of contention in the Bill was zoning, which the legislators overwhelmingly voted against. Zoning allows one manufacturer to monopolize sugar cane production in an…
Uganda’s leading paint manufacturers Kansai Plascon has expressed their sincere excitement with the increasing demand for the newly introduced Ati-Mosquito paint. Speaking to the Media early this morning, Mr. Chris Nugent, the managing director Kansai Plascon said the Ugandans especially in Northern Uganda have fully embraced the product, aimed at backing the Zero Malaria vision by the government of Uganda. The Plascon Anti-Mosquito Paint was first launched in Zambia and statistics have already started registering a reduction in malaria infections something that has inspired the manufacturers to procure more raw materials to see that at least 1 million liters of…
Uganda Electoral Commission has cleared the establishment of a new political party, Alliance for National Transformation, led by former President of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change. This comes at the time when different political players are busy strategizing their next moves ahead of the forthcoming 2021 General Election. According to the New Formation convener Alice Alaso, within a shortest while, the new party will be launched and serious party business will kick start. “The Next Phase is gazetting the same which we expect to take a just a few weeks. And with this clearance, we are now in position…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has endorsed a proposal for the review of Uganda’s procurement laws so as to ensure that 30 percent of all government contracts are reserved for women. She said deliberate action should be taken to reduce disproportionate engagement of women in productive activities by opening up new employment opportunities for women. Citing the Energy and infrastructure projects such as roads, Kadaga said Uganda National Roads Authority should ensure that a certain portion of its public works are set aside for women. “I would like to see in the adverts that UNRA puts out that there…
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has closed down Halal & Twayibah Foods & Beverages factory in Old Kampala over failure to comply with set standards for production of beverages thus putting the health of consumers at a great risk. The UNBS Surveillance team together with Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) officials conducted inspection of the factory. The factory was found in production of pre-packaged drinking water of Halal brand in an unhygienic environment. The workers were found handling water with bare hands and with no safety gear which is a contravention of the Uganda Standard US 28 EAS 39:2002 – Code of…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Friday 15 March implored Ugandans not to allow anyone destabilize Uganda’s peace. Museveni made this comment while passing out of 6,239 Local Defence Unit (LDU) trainees at Kaweweta Military Training School. These recruitees were from Wakiso, Mukono and Kampala districts and have completed 16 weeks of basic military and tactical training. “We focused a lot on the villages and some people thought they could destabilize Uganda by attacking towns because of heavy motor and human traffic.” He said. Museveni added that he sat down with the Generals and agreed on several interventions. Include the intensifying…
Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation Company Ltd (UPPC) and Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) have this morning signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see closer working relationship between the two bodies. The partnership is aimed increasing client’s accessibility to the services offered by UPPC through URSB. The signing of this MoU indicates commitment by the two institutions to offer Ugandans better services through reduction in the cost of placing advertisements by URSB in the Uganda Gazette, and the resulting increase in the number of gazette applications received by UPPC. To facilitate easier running of the partnership, UPPC shall provide…
A special fund to cater for women raising families in refugee camps should be created, Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has said. Speaking during the 14th session of the Parliamentary Union of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Conference (PUOIC) in Rabat, Morocco, Kadaga said the funds will come in handy to save women battling difficulties in refugee camps. “Motherhood in refugee camps is a devastating experience; single mothers in conflict areas are faced with the difficult task of raising families because the fathers are either dead or active combatants,” said Kadaga. “Let us create a special fund and ensure that we eliminate…