BY ISAAC MUGERA - Government has suspended receiving new refugees and asylum seekers with immediate effect for a period of 30 days as one of the measures to curb the spread of the Corona Virus Disease (COVID 19). This was revealed this morning in a joint statement by the Government of Uganda, and the United Nations [...]
BY ISAAC MUGERA - The Prime Minister of Uganda, Rt. Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda has this morning convened a meeting for the Multi-Sectoral Committee on the Corona Virus Disease (COVID 19) to review strategies and approaches used in the fight to keep the disease outside Uganda. The committee was recently formed by H.E the President of Uganda [...]
The Presidential Investors’ Round Table (PIRT) is a high-level forum chaired by H.E the President of the Republic of Uganda. The forum brings together a select group of both foreign and local investors to advise the Government on incentives, policies and the areas that will result in improved competitiveness of the country in attracting local and [...]
BY ISAAC MUGERA - Members of Parliament from the Greater North Parliamentary Forum (GNPF) have conducted a 3-day monitoring exercise of NUSAF3 Projects in the Karamoja Sub region. The 18-member team of MPs, plus 3 Ministers, were led by the Min. of State for Karamoja affairs, Hon. Moses Kizige. Other Ministers were Hon. Fr. Simon Lokodo, [...]
BY DOREEN NASASIRA - The Prime Minister, Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has lauded the Indian Association Uganda for implementing initiatives aimed to a good cause of saving lives through heart surgery and blood donation. The Premier made the remarks at an event organised by the Indian Association Uganda to celebrate the completion of 100 heart surgeries and [...]
BY DOREEN NASASIRA - The Prime Minister, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda has said countries in Sub- Saharan Africa can outgrow their debt burdens and reduce reliance on borrowing through sustainable and inclusive economic growth. He said this because 40% of the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are in debt distress hence the need to devise collaborative means of [...]
By Isaac Mugera - A Delegation from the World Bank is in West Nile region in Uganda to meet with leaders and residents in Yumbe district at Bidi-bidi Refugee Camp to discuss the preparedness of the communities and implementers on the upcoming projects to be supported by the World Bank in the region. The projects are [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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