Tag: Government

Vandalism, Poor Management Jeopardize Urban Maintenance Efforts- Minister Nabakooba

Minister for Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba, has called for immediate measures to ensure the sustainability of urban infrastructure investments under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) program. Speaking at the National Urban...

IS IT THE END OF THE BEGINNING OR THE BEGINNING OF THE END? The skyrocketing cost of politics in Uganda

Opinion

Many Ugandans particularly women and young people are excluded from entering and participating in politics because they cannot afford it, according to a research published on 28 October 2020 by the Public Policy Institute (PPI), Westminster...

Business

Proposed Tobacco Tax Increase Faces Strong Opposition from Manufacturers

Tobacco manufacturers have rejected the government's proposed excise tax increase, warning that the move could lead to significant financial...

National News

Gov’t Seeks Shs23bn to Support RDC Offices

The government has requested Shs23Bn to enhance facilitation for Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) and address the shortage of administrative...

Business

Gov’t Set to Bolster BOU Proposal on Domestic Gold...

Government has defended the Bank of Uganda's (BOU) proposal to support the local gold market through securing purchases from...

Featured

Silent Epidemic: Tackling Teenage Pregnancy in Uganda

Uganda Demographic Health Survey (UDHS, 2024), statistics indicate that Uganda's overall teenage pregnancy rate is 25%, the highest in...

Education

Government to Recruit Over 2821 Teachers in Existent Seed...

The application receiving centers for the clusters are in Gulu, Arua, Soroti, Mbale, Kololo in Kampala, Hoima, Fort Portal, and Mbarara.

Politics

Former Minister Migereko Tips Elgon Region RDCs on Mobilization...

Bugisu and Sebei sub-regions are still facing various challenges, including land wrangles, climate change, where landslides and floods recently hit the region andvover 15 lives were lost, HIV/AIDS, and high levels of poverty irrespective of the government’s initiative to initiate programs like PDM, Emyooga, and the 4-acre model in the region. This calls for the leaders to intensify efforts to put an end to such.

Business

Absence of Real Estate Law, Big Blow to Economic...

The three-day conference themed Exploring Real Estate Partnerships attracted real estate experts and stakeholders from different parts of the world to discuss ways to promote investment and growth in Uganda’s real estate sector.

Environment

UPC Calls for Enhancement of Environmental Protection

According to reports, the geographical area affected so far covers close to 75 acres of land with homesteads and farmlands (downhill) in Bulambuli to Sironko districts.

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