Uganda: Agreements Officer Duty Station : Kampala, Uganda Application : Apply for the job Organization: Palladium International Country: Uganda Closing date: 12 Apr 2016 Palladium develops and delivers solutions that create positive impact for communities, businesses, societies and economies. We transform lives and create enduring value by working with governments, …
Read More »Kampala, Uganda – UN Children’s Fund looking for UGANDA: Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist
Uganda: Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist Kampala, Uganda Duty Station : Kampala, Uganda Application : Apply for the job Organization: UN Children’s Fund Country: Uganda Closing date: 14 Apr 2016 If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s …
Read More »US embassy encourages Ugandans to respect Court decision
The US Embassy in Kampala has released a statement encouraging Ugandans to respect the Supreme Court decision on the rightful election of President Yoweri Museveni. The statement came hours after the Supreme Court, led by Justice Bart Katureebe, dismissed a petition filed by former candidate Amama Mbabazi challenging Museveni’s re-election. …
Read More »Tough 2016/17 budget: Govt slaps Shs 1,000 tax on bag of cement, proposes new taxes on petrol, engine oil
BY ISAAC KHISA With barely two months to the next budget, Ugandans have to brace themselves for higher taxes come June. The country is only emerging from a tough general election. The economy is improving and there’s hope that the Bank of Uganda’s tighter monetary policy implemented in the past …
Read More »Kenya marks Garissa university massacre anniversary
Garissa, Kenya | AFP | Kenyans on Saturday commemorated the first anniversary of a terrorist attack that killed 148 people, mostly students, at a university in Garissa in the country’s worst massacre since 1998. Four gunmen from the Shebab, Al-Qaeda’s East Africa branch, raided Garissa University College on April 2 …
Read More »Evelyn Zalwango; Furniture Entrepreneur
12 years ago, Evelyn Zalwango and her partners started Awaka Furniture Ltd from the confines of their home. The business was started out of individual needs for quality and customized furniture, which was not easy to come by in Uganda. Five years later, she became the sole proprietor of the …
Read More »Ronaldo winner ends Barcelona’s 39-game unbeaten run
Barcelona, Spain | AFP | Cristiano Ronaldo struck the winner as 10-man Real Madrid came from behind to end Barcelona’s 39-game unbeaten run 2-1 in El Clasico at the Camp Nou on Saturday. Gerard Pique’s towering header put the hosts in front on the night they honoured legendary former player …
Read More »Wh-art is beautiful? Vagaries of art appreciation
By Nathan Kiwere One of the greatest paradoxes that set art apart from all other disciplines is the lack of a universal definition of beauty. After all, art and beauty have for long been perceived as inextricably intertwined. But that could be a delusion; that the purpose of art is …
Read More »Athletics: Kenya anti-doping bill risks missing deadline
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenyan lawmakers have held the preliminary reading of a bill criminalising sports doping, just days before a deadline to avoid threatened Olympic expulsion. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) gave Kenya until April 5 to tighten its anti-doping law and provide funding for a proposed Anti-Doping …
Read More »Bio Toilet Performance Dual Purpose
By Charlotte Ninsiima KCCA plans to introduce bio toilets per division as a dual mechanism to conserve the environment and improve sanitation. The National Population and Housing Census 2014 reported 34% of household using improved toilet facility. Like any basics of a home, a toilet facility is vital for human …
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