The government has run out of aerial spray chemicals to fight desert locusts. The shortage has come at a time when authorities have confirmed a third wave of locust invasion. Reports indicate that two swarms reportedly entered the country on Monday through Rupa, Moroto and Kakamongole in Nakapiripirit districts. Lt. Col (Rtd) Bright Rwamirama, the Minister of State for Animal…
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Members of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) have been urged to make appropriate laws that protect victims of Online Child Sexual Exploitation. Speaking to the MPs of the continental parliament in Midrand, South Africa, experts said that the interpretation of the laws on Online Child Sexual Exploitation is ambiguous and continue to be a bottleneck in seeking justice for the…
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The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has appointed Simon Kaboggoza as the new Chief Executive Officer of Buganda Land Board, a company that manages as the kingdom land. Kaboggoza replaces David Kyewalabye Male who in February last year was appointed as Minister in Charge of Culture, Security, and Tourism. Speaking to reporters at Bulange Mengo, the seat of…
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Makerere University Council has set a precedent, contradicting its own earlier provisions for the appointment of Principals of constituent Colleges. Recently, the search committee dropped several professors in the College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) on grounds of lack of proof for a PhD. Previously, one would qualify for the position as long as they were at a rank of a…
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Following the recent alleged acts of violence against members of the opposition in the country, political parties under the Interparty Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) are set to hold a crisis meeting with the Prime Minister, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda. IPOD is an organization that brings together all political parties with representation in Parliament and is currently chaired by the Forum for…
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Remember back in the day when we were in primary school? There was that thing called “Solida” which meant to stick together even when it meant that you would be beaten by the teacher yet you were innocent of the offense of noise-making. Thank God we left that behind. These days, being a snitch pays!!!! Our government enacted a law…
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The European Commission has extended 10 million euros ( 41billion Shillings) to East Africa to help in the control of the desert locusts outbreaks in the region. The EU said in a statement that the outbreak could have devastating consequences on food security in the region where 27.5 million people suffer from severe food insecurity and at least 35 million more…
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The Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipal Town Clerk, William Makune is under the spotlight for alleged failure to account for over Shillings 100million collected in the first quarter of the 2019/2020 financial year. This prompted the Mayor and Councilors to close the municipal offices on Friday to get an explanation from the council clerk. Jackson Kamugasha, the Mayor Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality, says the decision…
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The Benet people also known as Ndorobo, the indigenous inhabitants of Mountain Elgon have come out to join other indigenous communities to demand for amendment of the Constitution to have them included as indigenous Ugandans. This follows the recent decision by Parliament on February 6, 2020 to grant leave to Kibanda South MP, Jack Odur Lutanywa to introduce a Private…
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The Chinese Ambassador to Uganda, Zheng Zhu Qiang says they are still waiting for response from his home government on the request of parents of Ugandan students to evacuate their children stuck in his country because of the corona virus outbreak. Several Ugandans especially students have been quarantined to avoid contracting the contagious virus, which broke out in December last…
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