Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is seeking to get a new loan worth about US$300 million (UA 223.83) for the rehabilitation of the Malaba-Kampala meter gauge railway. This is according to the statements presented by the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, the Ministry of Works and …
Read More »Somalia gets 70 mln USD World Bank grant to improve services
Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The World Bank said it has approved a 70 million U.S. dollar International Development Association (IDA) grant to develop resilient water, agriculture, and environmental services for rural communities in Somalia’s drylands. The Somalia Water for Rural Resilience Project, known as “Barwaaqo” and builds on the Biyoole project, …
Read More »Gov’t introduces special grant for older persons aged 60-79 years
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has announced a five billion Shillings grant for elderly persons aged 60 to 79 years who are not beneficiaries of the Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment (SAGE) program. The new grant will target 1,896,190 people. This was revealed by Minister of State for Elderly …
Read More »Gulu University secures UGX 1.1Bn grant for fruits, waste research
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University has secured a research grant of Shillings 1.1 billion for value addition to Borassus Aethiopum Mart fruit locally known as “Tugu” and sewage sludge management. The two projects will see the university research on Borassus Aethiopum Mart fruit, which is common in Northern …
Read More »PWDs in Masaka decry extortion in accessing gov’t grant
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Beneficiaries of the government’s special grant for Persons with Disability in Masaka district are demanding action against district officials accused of extortion. In the 2019/20 financial year, the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development launched a special fund for Persons with Disabilities in groups, to …
Read More »Ruhaama secondary school gets UGX 292 million grant from Japan
Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ruhaama secondary school in Ntungamo district has received an infrastructural development grant worth Shillings 292 Million from the Japan Embassy. The Japanese government donated the money through the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects-GGP. Dr. Stephen Bwekingo Twinomugisha, the Ruhaama school board chairperson signed …
Read More »57 districts fail to apply for special PWD grant
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 57 districts have failed to apply for the National Special Grant for Persons with Disabilities-PWDs, the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development has revealed. The National Special Grant for Persons with Disabilities-PWDs is aimed at boosting the household income of PWDs. They …
Read More »Gov’t compelled to supply self-study materials despite failed operations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education and Sports Ministry is in a dilemma situation over its proposal to print and distribute self-study materials to non-candidate learners. Sources in the ministry that preferred anonymity to freely talk about the matter, stressed that despite the visible failure of the long-distance learning …
Read More »World Bank gives Uganda UGX 1 Trillion for social services
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has secured a financing package of about 1.1 Trillion Shillings from the World Bank improve service delivery in local governments. This is additional funding to the 200 billion dollars received under the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program for Results,(UgIFT), to boost service delivery …
Read More »Uganda gets UGX 480 billion grant from World Bank for infrastructure
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Bank has approved a grant of USD 130.8 million (484 billion Shillings), to ease the movement of goods and people in refugee-hosting districts in the West Nile sub-region of Uganda. The funds got from the International Development Agency, IDA will also help and …
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