A technical working group to be formed to battle the vice that cost government billions of shillings Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Government of Uganda and the private sector have revealed plans to form a technical working group to fight illicit trade. It is estimated that the government lost …
Read More »UN court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide
The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | The UN’s top court ordered Myanmar on Thursday to take “all measures within its power” to prevent alleged genocide against Rohingya Muslims. The International Court of Justice granted a series of emergency steps requested by the mainly Muslim African state of The Gambia under …
Read More »Brig. Kawagga calls for stringent measures against prostitution among soldiers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Brig. Samuel Kawagga, the 1st Infantry Division Commander has blamed the increase of HIV infections among soldiers in prostitution. He says most soldiers both at junior and senior levels spend their earnings of prostitutes and in the long run get infected with HIV/AIDS, which reduces …
Read More »EAC seeks harmonized food safety measures
By Julius Odeke The EAC Deputy Secretary General in charge of Productive and Social Sector Jesca Eriyo has underscored the need for comprehensive harmonized food safety measures to ensure a high level of consumer protection and to restore and maintain confidence in the safety and quality of both food and …
Read More »