Mengo to name negotiating team this week ( March 11th, 2009 )
The Mengo government has assembled a 10-member team to kick start the long-awaited negotiations with the government over the proposed Land (Amendments) Bill 2007.
Buganda Information Minister, Charles Peter Mayiga, said over the weekend the members on the team will be announced anytime this week but declined to reveal their names.
A source in Mengo that [...]
European Union gives Government Shs 100 billion ( March 11th, 2009 )
The European Union and the government yesterday signed a financing agreement worth Shs100 billion for supporting recovery programmes in the north and Karamoja regions.
The money will also support the road sector policy capacity building support. While the money comes with no strings attached, the Director General of the EU external aid implementation unit, Mr Koos [...]
Government wants all parties funded ( March 11th, 2009 )
The Government has reversed its opposition to funding political parties that are not represented in Parliament.
Stephen Tashobya, the chairperson of the legal and parliamentary affairs committee, said he had received communication about the change from the Executive in favour of funding political parties whether they are represented in Parliament or not.
Originally, the Government wanted only [...]
Government amends Land Bill ( March 11th, 2009 )
The Government has introduced further amendments to the Land (Amendment) Bill 2007.
The Prime Minister, Prof. Apolo Nsibambi, said yesterday that some people have been discussing a Bill which has been amended and have made criticisms which were no longer valid.
The revised version of the land Bill was presented to a consultative workshop at the [...]
Muslim MPs ask Mubajje to resign ( March 11th, 2009 )
The Muslim Parliamentary caucus has thrown its weight behind hundreds of Sheikhs and Imams who are calling for the resignation of Mufti Sheikh Shaban Ramathan Mubajje.
Hajj Ibrahim Lubega Kaddunabbi, the caucus chairman, said they took the decision after Sheikh Mubajje showed no interest in reconciling with his rival Sheikh Zubair Kayongo and his cohorts.
Hajj Kaddunabbi [...]
Museveni speaks out on Janet’s appointment ( March 11th, 2009 )
President Yoweri Museveni has spoken out on why he appointed his wife a minister and said he was impressed by First Lady Janet Museveni’s work as a Member of Parliament.
Mr Museveni revealed for the first time, the reasons behind his picking of his wife, a first term MP for Ruhaama, in an interview with the [...]
Equity, Dfcu banks post stronger profits ( March 11th, 2009 )
Equity Bank Uganda and Dfcu Group, the first financial institutions to publish their 2008 performance results, have registered a large increase in profitability, a possible sign that 2008’s earnings might eclipse analysts’ lukewarm outlooks.
According to its audited financial statement published on March 4, Equity Bank formerly Uganda Microfinance Ltd, UML, made a profit of Shs4.6b [...]
Makerere University introduces Kiswahili course for teaching staff ( March 11th, 2009 )
In a bid to promote languages in Uganda, Makerere University has introduced a new language course for its staff members, a top university official has said.
Prof Oswald Ndoleriire, Director Institute of Language, said the institute has introduced the course for all lecturers at the university free of charge in order to promote Swahili language.
‘Given the [...]
FDC blames Government over plane crash accident ( March 11th, 2009 )
The opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) blamed yesterday’s plane crash on the government’s insistence on deploying in Somalia even after there had been people opposed to the development.
FDC publicist Wafula Oguttu said the party had warned against the deployment where, until today, Uganda and Burundi remain the only troop contributors to the African Union [...]
Polyethene ban to be extended ( March 9th, 2009 )
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) intends to extend a ban on polyethylene materials from 30 microns to 100 microns to increase the effectiveness of the ban in environmental management.
NEMA’s Executive Director Aryamanya Mugisha however calls for political commitment on the matter if Uganda is to register success on the ban.
Mugisha tells the Natural resources [...]