GOVERNMENT’S SWIFT RESPONSE TO THE KASESE DISASTER
BY ISAAC MUGERA - Government swiftly responds to the floods and rains disaster in Kasese, Ntoroko and Bundibugyo Districts. Big up to GOU, OPM.......... Here is a short video..........
PM RUGUNDA CONVENES THE MULTI-SECTORAL COMMITTEE MEETING ON COMBATING THE CORONA VIRUS DISEASE
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 [...]
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS OF PIRT PHASE-SIX RECOMMENDATIONS REVIEWED.
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 [...]
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT CONDUCT 3-DAY MONITORING OF NUSAF 3 PROJECTS IN KARAMOJA
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, [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
JOURNALISTS AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS TRAINED IN NUTRITION DATA COMMUNICATION AND REPORTING
BY BERNADETTE NDEMA - Nutrition related content remains fairly reported in the media and this could be attributed, among other things, to lack of understanding of nutrition data and programming by journalists and communicators. In realisation of this, the Office of the Prime Minister, through the National Information Platforms for Nutrtion (NIPN) project, held a three [...]
OPM EMERGES GLOBAL WINNER OF SDGs AWARD FOR MANAGEMENT OF FAMINE AND DROUGHT DISASTERS
By Isaac Mugera - The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) in Uganda, has received a Global Award for the outstanding monitoring and management of disasters in the country. In the Awards ceremony organized by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO) in Canberra- Australia on 6th November 2019, Uganda was recognized for the commendable use of [...]
PMDU REGISTERS REDUCTION IN STAFF ABSENTEEISM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND HEALTH CENTERS IN EASTERN UGANDA
By Andrew Othieno - Following the Presidential Directive to address absenteeism in public schools and health facilities, the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit (PMDU) devised a rigorous system for tracking routine attendance of health workers and teachers to their duties, and appraising progress on agreed-to targets in 21 Focus Districts in Eastern Uganda. During the 4th quarter [...]
Government of Uganda and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) review the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF)
The United Nations Country Team (UNCT) is supporting the implementation of the NDPII through funding the 5 year United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF). This if based on the three pillars; Governance, Human Capital Development and Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Development. Government of Uganda and the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) conducted a Joint Steering Committee [...]
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