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The Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises has asked the ministry of agriculture to explain the existence of National Agricultural and Advisory Services NAADS alongside Operation Wealth Creation. The Committee asked the Minister of state for Agriculture Joy Kabati to report back to it within a month about the mandate of NAADS. Kabatsi was responding to an audit query of financial year 2013/14 indicating that Ministry of Agriculture violated the NAADs act without approval from parliament and started implementing duties of NAADs. But she told the committee that the decision was taken during the tenure of her…
Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe’s longtime opposition leader, dies at 65 By Hilary Clarke, CNN Updated Feb 14, 2018 Source (CNN) – Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe’s longtime opposition leader and former Prime Minister, has died in a South African hospital at the age of 65, according to MDC party spokesman Nelson Chamisa. Tsvangirai had been in and out of hospital since disclosing in June 2016 that he had colon cancer. He returned to Johannesburg for another round of treatment in early January. Tsvangirai was the veteran leader of the Movement for Democratic Change, and one of the most prominent critics of the former…
EALA Speaker, Rt Hon Martin Ngoga who is in Juba, Republic of South Sudan, Tuesday, held discussions with high ranking government officials reiterating the Assembly’s hand in glove support with the Partner State as it continues with the peace revitalization talks. The EALA Speaker paid a courtesy call on the 1st Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan, Lt. Gen Taban Deng Gai at his offices in Juba. The 1st Vice President said the Republic of South Sudan was committed to embracing peace and said home-grown solutions were vital and necessary. The Vice President however lauded the role of…
JOY AND HAPPINES ON KABANDA, MOTHER A CANCER SURVIVOR AT 10 It started with sorrow, pain to hardship in life in that they could not afford transport, medical bills and feeding, as a one Nakagumu Mary a mother to Kabanda David, aged 10 now, a child cancer survivor and studying at Winners junior school, Masaka district. Narrating a five year story between the two, Nakagumu says, she visited Kitovu hospital in Masaka for treatment on several occasion to still a mysterious disease that kept changing faces, and it’s here where she was referred to…
East African Legislative Assembly, Juba, South Sudan: February 14th 2018: President of the Republic of South Sudan, H.E Gen Salva Kiir Mayardit yesterday received the Speaker of EALA, Rt Hon Ngoga K. Martin in the Presidential Palace in Juba. President Salva Kiir re-affirmed his Government’s commitment to the revitalization talks in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia saying peace and stability were the essence and cornerstone of development. The discussions further centered on strengthening of the bloc and how the Republic of South Sudan can accrue benefits of the integration process. On his part, Rt Hon Martin Ngoga said the EALA was closely…
ORBIT TRAINING CENTER: An International Defense and Security Facility for Africa The center will hold a capacity of 150 students and instructors, and will encompass an area of 620 acres PRAIA, Cape Verde, February 13, 2018/ — By mid 2020, the Republic of Cabo Verde will inaugurate a continental training center dedicated to African State Security Forces. The objective of this initiative is to build capacity to face the persistent security challenges of the continent and to develop international cooperation in defense and security. The center is called « ORBIT TRAINING CENTER » (www.Orbit.training) and the cost of construction is estimated to…
WE’RE NOT AT LOGER HEAD WITH CLERGY. SAYS GOVT By Our Reporter The ethics and integrity ministry, Rev. Ft. Simoni Lokodo confirms that the state is not at loger heads with the clergy as portrayed by various sections of the public. Recently the president of Uganda, H.E.YK.M7 while at Kyebambe girls school and in his new years message to the nation cautioned religious leaders against interfering in the politics of the nation and asked them to preach the work of God to the…
Fresh from the 2nd Meeting of the 1st Session of the Assembly that concluded in Kampala, last week, regional legislators have hit the road on mission to assess progress on the institutions, installations and facilities of the bloc. The on-spot assessment commenced yesterday, Feb 12th and runs up until Feb 23rd, 2018. There are two groups for purposes of the On-spot assessment exercise. One group is touring the Northern corridor which commences in Mombasa port – through to Nairobi, Kampala and Kigali. Hon Mathias Kasamba is the team leader. Earlier on, the delegation was received by the Governor of Mombasa…
PANTY CONDOM STUDY SOON STARTING By Damba Rogers In a bid to have more female options when it comes to protection during sexual intercourse, a new study is soon starting geared at paving way for the usage of female panty condoms in Uganda as Dr.Moses Muwonge the director, samasha confirms. According to Dr. Muwonge, the available female condom on market was not fully appreciated by Ugandan women making it difficult to be used and thus receiving massive neglect which then forced govt to reduce on its importation from the previous 1.1 million of2000 annually. The study planned to start in the next two…
Merck Foundation signs Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with African First Ladies Organization to build Cancer and Fertility Care Capacity in their Countries Marking the “World Cancer Day” at African Union Assembly, Merck Foundation pledges to continue their commitment to provide oncology fellowship program across Africa in partnership with African First Ladies Merck Foundation a non-profit organization and a subsidiary of Merck KGaA Germany , signs Memorandum of Understanding -MoU with the African First Ladies Organization with the aim to achieve the objectives of raising awareness, building professional capacity and improving healthcare access in the field of Cancer and fertility care in Africa.…
Source BBC . Newcastle won a Premier League home game for the first time since October with a surprise victory over second-placed Manchester United. Matt Ritchie scored the only goal in the second half as the Magpies climbed out of the relegation zone and left the visitors 16 points adrift of leaders Manchester City. The Red Devils missed a string of chances to take something from a ground at which manager Jose Mourinho is yet to win a league match. But debutant Martin Dubravka was excellent in the Newcastle goal, denying Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial, Ashley Young and Michael Carrick.…
Harry Kane is “the present and the future” of Tottenham according to manager Mauricio Pochettino, following the striker’s match-winning display in Spurs’ 1-0 win over Arsenal. Kane’s towering header deservedly settled the north London derby at Wembley as Spurs’ surge towards an end-of-season place in the Premier League’s top four gathers momentum. He soared high above Laurent Koscielny in the 49th minute to direct a Ben Davies cross beyond Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech and move Spurs up to third in the table. And it was only the defiance of Cech that kept a rampant Spurs at bay in the second…
SOURCE (CNN). Actress Angelina Jolie has throughout her success remained dedicated to her humanitarian efforts, and she hopes to pass on her passion for service to her young daughters. “I tell my daughters, ‘What sets you apart is what you are willing to do for others. Anyone can put on a dress and makeup. It’s your mind that will define you,” she said in Elle’s March issue. “Find out who you are, what you think, and what you stand for. And fight for others to have those same freedoms. A life of service is worth living.” Two of her daughters, Shiloh,…
ACTIVISTS TO SHIFT OFFICES TO POLICE STATION.The executive director, Human rights awareness and promotion Adrian Juuko reveals that starting Monday next week they are shifting their operations to old kampala police station as a new avenue to demand for reports into the continued break ins into CSO offices. Last night marked the second time that thugs are breaking intoHURAPF offices with the 1sttime being two years back where a security guard was killed and this time two security guards by the names of Sezzi Bwambale and Godfrey Okwisurvived with serious injuries and currently hospitalized at Nsambya. At a joint press conference held today at their offices in…
The financial contribution will support a net distribution campaign, while also providing life-saving testing and treatments LOME, Togo, February 9, 2018/ — As part of its partnership with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Ecobank Foundation is donating US$ 750,000 to the Ministry of Health in Mozambique to help combat malaria in the country. The financial contribution will support a net distribution campaign, while also providing life-saving testing and treatments. “Mozambique has made great progress in the fight against malaria,” says Julie Essiam, CEO of the Ecobank Foundation. “With this financial contribution, we are supporting the…