Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, has tasked the Government Chief Whip to update to the House on the progress of government bills expected to be tabled on the Floor of Parliament. Among issued the directive during the morning plenary sitting on Tuesday, 30 August …
Read More »Government Chief Whip Hamson Obua takes office
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly appointed Government Chief Whip Hamson Obua has officially received the office from his predecessor, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. The official handover was held at Parliament on Tuesday, 16 August 2022, witnessed by the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, Third Deputy Prime Minister Rukia Nakadama, …
Read More »Sports federations demand early release of funds for Commonwealth games
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Heads of Sports Federations have asked the government to provide timely funding to enable the commonwealth teams adequately prepare for the forthcoming Birmingham Games. Uganda is expected to have more than 10 sports disciplines at the 2022 Common Wealth Games that will be held in …
Read More »Gov’t to fund athletes to 2022 Commonwealth games
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government will provide Shs7.1 billion to support Ugandan athletes who will participate in the 2022 Commonwealth games due to take place between 28 July and 08 August 2022 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The State Minister for Sports, Hamson Obua made this revelation while responding to matter …
Read More »West Lango Diocese, Kwania district fight over seed school
Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lango West Diocese has dragged Kwania district to court over the ownership of Aduku seed secondary school. The school is among sixty-nine seed schools built by the government under Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program-UGIFT. Denis Hamson Obua, the State Minister for Sports handed over the …
Read More »Renovation of Namboole stadium underway
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Renovation of Mandela National Stadium, Namboole has kicked off with the construction of the perimeter wall. Hamson Obua, State Minister for Sports and Education on Wednesday officially handed over the site to the UPDF Engineering Brigade. The stadium has not hosted any international competition for almost …
Read More »Delayed release of funds stalls Namboole renovation works
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The proposed renovation of Mandela National Stadium, Namboole has stalled due to the delayed release of funds by the government, management has revealed. Mandela National stadium has not hosted any international competition for almost two years since it was banned by the world soccer governing …
Read More »Sports sector budget allocation to increase to UGX25Billion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Education and Sports Hamson Obua has said that Cabinet has agreed to increase the budget of the sports sub-sector from 10 Billion to 25 Billion Shillings. Obua revealed this on Wednesday during a virtual meeting with heads of sports federations and …
Read More »Govt faulted on failed construction on Akii-Bua and Buhinga stadium
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators on the Committee on Education were left in shock after they discovered that a US$113 million grant from the Chinese government for construction of Buhinga and Akii-Bua stadia has not been utilized. The MPs were disturbed to learn that the Ministries of Education and Sports, …
Read More »Speaker Oulanyah guarantees increase in sports sector budget allocation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has assured Ugandans, sportsmen and women that the sports sector will see an increase and not a decrease in the next sector budget allocation. Oulanyah was on Tuesday night speaking at a dinner he organized at Imperial Royale …
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