MORE 136 HOUSEHOLDS OF LANDSLIDE SURVIVORS RELOCATED TO BUNAMBUTYE RESETTLEMENT SITE IN BULAMBULI DISTRICT
BY JOYCE BABIRYE - The Office of the Prime Minister started the process of relocating 136 households from the disaster prone districts of Bududa, Manafwa, Sironko, Bulambuli, and Namisindwa from 6th to 21st,February, 2020. The people were allocated to Bunabutye settlement, in Bulambuli district. Phase 2 of the construction of 140 houses of 2 bedrooms each, a sitting room and [...]
DINU grantees guided on implementation
The National Programme Coordinator of the Development Initiative for Northern Uganda (DINU), Mr. Pius Okello Ongom, has asked implementing partners to ensure that grant actions are tailored to improve beneficiaries’ lives in Northern Uganda. DINU is a Government of Uganda programme supported by the European Union (EU) aimed at improving livelihoods in the five sub-regions of Acholi, Karamoja, Lango, Teso [...]
PRIME MINISTER RUGUNDA LAUNCHES IMMUNISATION EQUIPMENT
BY DOREEN NASASIRA - The Prime Minister of Uganda, Rt. Hon, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda has launched the GAVI HSS-2 immunization equipment. The event took place at the Kololo Independence Grounds on Wednesday, 5th February 2020. Giving his remarks at the launch, Dr. Rugunda said the health sector has always been a priority to the government of Uganda. He said the [...]
DRDIP PROJECT HANDOVER OF NEW VEHICLES TO REFUGEE HOSTING DISTRICTS
On Friday morning, 24th February, a small and colorful ceremony was held at the Prime Minister’s Office (Postel Building, Clement Hill Road), to hand over 10 double cabin pickup trucks and 21 Motorbikes to ten districts covered under the Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP). The occasion was presided over by Hon. Hilary Onek, the Minister for Relief, Disaster [...]
Government awards Shs114.5 billion in grants to implement projects in Northern Uganda
By Isaiah Kitimbo - The Government has signed grant contracts amounting to EUR 27 million or Shs114.5 billion with nine organisations to implement development projects in Northern Uganda under the Development Initiative for Northern Uganda (DINU). DINU is a Government of Uganda programme supported by the European Union aimed at improving livelihoods in the five sub-regions of Acholi, Karamoja, Lango, [...]
GOVERNMENT STATEMENT ON THE CURRENT FLOODS, LANDSLIDES AND WINDSTORMS DISASTER SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY
BY ISAAC MUGERA - The Min. of State for Disaster Preparedness and Management in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Musa Ecweru, has this morning addressed members of the Press on the current Floods, Landslides, and Windstorms Disaster situation in the Country. The Minister presented government responses to the situation including life saving interventions, emergence relief support, and speeding [...]
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