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By URN. The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has released the results of the 2017 Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE, this morning. The results indicate an improved performance despite a reduction in Division one aggregates. The results indicate that 57,198 pupils out of a total of 646,190 candidates obtained aggregates in Division one. This is far below the performance in the previous year in which 63,400 out of a total 640,833 candidates obtained aggregates in first grade. However, UNEB secretary Dan Odong says that despite the decline in first grades, more pupils qualify to join the post-primary institutions. A total 571,252 representing 90.9…
Support parliaments to promote diplomacy National parliaments need to be facilitated to play an additional role of fostering national diplomacy amongst countries, the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has said. Kadaga, who was speaking in Seychelles, said inter-parliamentary meetings enhanced dialogue among legislators from various countries, some of whose presidents are at loggerheads. Parliaments are an integral part of national diplomacy. It is important that we have such meetings, to talk to one another and break barriers that our bosses (Presidents) have, said Kadaga. Speaker Kadaga is attending the 24th Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Commonwealth Parliaments…
By. Our Reporter. MPS have called for the improvement on the access of Entebbe Airport for persons with disabilities and ordinary people. This comes after the Bubulo west mp Rose Mutonyi complained about the ongoing renovations which she says are inconveniencing people with disabilities as they cannot easily access the place. Mutonyi says that construction at the airport blocked the route which ordinary people were using and has left the only passage to be the one on steps which she says is very inconveniencing for people with big luggage, the elderly and disabled. She urged the government to set up…
By Damba Rogers The health ministry has today inaugurated a five man board of members for the Uganda medical and dental practitioner’s council chaired by Dr. Joel Okullo. The council that is mandated with monitoring and regulating to ensure quality among the medical fraternity is being tasked by the state minister for health, Sara Opendi to work on ensuring that training institutions always churn out quality health practitioners for the nation as well as crack down on the quack health practitioners around the…
By. Damba Rogers The junior health minister, Sara Opendi confirms to the nation that Uganda has no Crimean hemorrhagic fever as earlier reported by politicians in Nakaseke district. Political Leaders from the district led by their area MP Hon. Lutamaguzi and the district chairperson declared that congo fever had attacked the residents leading to the death of two people reports the health ministry distanced. Speaking to the minister on the sidelines of health meeting today in Kampala confirms that the takes carried out by the virus research institute confirmed negative of the congo fever but mentions that the signs and…
East Africa Islamic Economy Summit 2018 returns to Nairobi, Kenya Tapping into East Africa’s tech savvy population to drive Innovation and Financial Inclusion NAIROBI, Kenya, January 9, 2018/ — ‘East Africa’s fairly developed infrastructure and communication sector, a young educated tech savvy population and their ability to capitalise on technology development provides a great opportunity for the region to lead in the Islamic Finance digital economy’ – Agnes Gitau, GBS Africa elaborating the theme of the 3rd edition of the East Africa Islamic Economy Summit . The East Africa’s Islamic Economy Summit 2018 which takes place in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi on…
By URN. The Speaker of Parliament has directed the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation to re-table the National Biotechnology and Bio-safety bill 2012. In December, President Yoweri Museveni rejected to sign the National Biotechnology and Bio-safety Bill 2012, which seeks to provide a regulatory framework for safe development and application of biotechnology, research, development, and release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Although Parliament had passed the bill, President Museveni returned it seeking clarification on the title, patent rights of indigenous farmers, and sanctions for scientists who mix GMOs with indigenous crops and animals. The house which resumed today has…
Budget advocacy CSOs under their umbrella body CSBAG are raising serious concerns over the continued and increasing govt external borrowing to finance the national budget saying this spells doom for the future of Uganda. Addressing a joint press conference today in Kampala, the executive director, CSBAG Julius Mukunda says in the coming 2018/19 budget govt plans to pay interest rates to local and external loan obligations is projected to be UGX.2.7 trillion which accounts for 12.3% of the national budget making it the second largest proposed allocation in the FY 2018/19 budget after the works and transport ministry. Mukunda…
By URN. The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Stanley Ntagali has said his predecessor, Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo, was also his mentor. Archbishop Ntagali was speaking at the third requiem service at St. Phillip and Andrew’s Cathedral, Mukono where Nkoyoyo served as Bishop from 1984 to 1995 when he was elected Archbishop. Nkoyoyo, who served as archbishop of the Church of Uganda from 1995 to 2004, died on Friday aged 80 years. While preaching at St. Phillip and Andrew’s Cathedral, Mukono, Ntagali described the deceased archbishop as a man of wisdom. “He was my mentor and I was blessed to…
Some MPs Fit To Be Councilors. Buturo By Adiga Julius. Former minister for ethics and integrity Nsaba Buturo, says some members of parliament are misplaced as they lack good character to have them in parliament. Hon. Buturo’s statements follow the chaos that ensued in the house last year during the hated debate on the constitution amendment Age limit Bill 2017 that lifted presidential age limit from 75, passed by parliament and recently signed into law by President Museveni. ‘’Really the point is parliament is a place of ideas, arguments and debates ,but it’s not a place for fighting and violence…
Source UN. 6 January 2018 – The United Nations is launching a special investigation into attacks on peacekeepers in restive eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), one month after 15 ‘blue helmets’ were killed and dozens wounded in the deadliest single assault on a UN mission in nearly a quarter century. According to a UN spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday announced the appointment of veteran UN peacekeeping official Dmitry Titov of Russia to lead a Special Investigation into recent attacks on peacekeepers and bases in the Beni territory of North Kivu Province, in the DRC. The probe will include a…
Trump: I’m a ‘very stable genius’ By Daniella Diaz, CNN Updated Jan 6, 2018 Washington (CNN) – President Donald Trump slammed reports questioning his mental stability in a series of tweets Saturday morning, writing he’s a “very stable genius.” “Now that Russian collusion, after one year of intense study, has proven to be a total hoax on the American public, the Democrats and their lapdogs, the Fake News Mainstream Media, are taking out the old Ronald Reagan playbook and screaming mental stability and intelligence … ” Trump wrote. “Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability…
By Damba Rogers. The Makerere Visitation Committee says the University’s hospital should be probed for acts of fraud. This after it discovered irregularities in expenditures and what appeared like inflated bills. The report which was recently handed over to President Museveni said the investigations would help to streamline operations of the University hospital. The committee, set up by President Yoweri Museveni in November 2016, found that the expenditure for laboratory services in 2014/2015 increased more than four times compared what was incurred in the financial year 2013/2014. The auditors reportedly did not get satisfactory justification for this massive increment. The…
Nomads given two months ultimatum to vacate Nothern Uganda In a meeting of all political leaders, security agencies and pastoralists {Baraaro} in Northern Uganda Districts, chaired by the minister of agriculture, animal industry and fisheries, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja at Gulu District headquarters on Friday, it was agreed that a two months ultimatum be given to all illegal pastoralists {Nomads} to vacate Northern Uganda. This followed several complaints from area leaders to the President on nomads as being indiscipline, entering into their Districts without proper documents, stray animals leading to destruction of people`s gardens among others. And in his 24th October,2017 letter,…
By URN. The Auditor General John Muwanga has today released a new report revealing a development of financial indiscipline in government ministries and departments leading to loss of billions of shillings. The Auditor General found that during the 2016/2017 financial year, a total of 40.781 billion Shillings was lost through the breach of different tax laws by ministries and departments. Muwanga says that various government entities contravened the different tax laws by failing to pay Value Added Tax (VAT), payment of VAT to non-existent service providers, and none deduction of Pay As You Earn (PAYE) among others. Section 35(1) of…