LIVE UPDATES from the Uganda Budget speech. BOTTOM, the FULL National Budget Framework Paper. *National Budget Framework Paper (NBFP) FY 2016-17 (Source Parliament Watch) *Report of the committee on Budget on the National Budget Framework Paper (Source Parliament Watch) *Motion on the Budget 2016/17 (Source Parliament Watch) Approved Budget 2015/16 …
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ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome On 26th-28th May 2016, Chimpanzee Trust organized a Wildlife Art Exhibition ”Jewels of the Jungle” as a fundraising platform for the Chimp medical ward at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary. This was a collaborative creative process with artists, Taga Nuwagaba (UG), Barbara Hollweg an American …
Read More »Kadaga’s African soul
COMMENT: By Joseph Were Why people who practice traditional ancestral worship openly should be praised not condemned People who have worked closely with Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga say she is a very tactful person. But she is also very stubborn. So when journalists asked her why she went up …
Read More »Eating to junk health
As more Ugandans resort to fried snack foods, experts warn of the danger ahead In a queue at a fast food restaurant, two girls are chatting. “I’ve eaten a lot of chaps recently. I need a change today, how are their chips?” One asks her friend. “They are tasty and …
Read More »DP not amused by Nakiwala’s appointment
Democratic Party (DP) President Norbert Mao has said the inclusion of Florence Nakiwala in the new cabinet does not mean they are in a coalition with President Yoweri Museveni. Mao said it would be wrong to say that DP was represented in cabinet because Nakiwala, the new Minister of State …
Read More »Uganda: Harvest storage technology changes lives
Successful `Zero Food Loss’ programme run by WFP nears target of 240,000 smallholder farmers What do you do if you run a school in a poor rural area and have to feed 800 pupils? That is the challenge the parents and teachers of Lumuli Primary School in Butagaya sub-County, Jinja …
Read More »Don’t look at us as enemies, Lukwago tells Museveni
Erias Lukwago is the Lord Mayor elect of Kampala City returning for a second term. He spoke to The Independent’s Agnes E Nantaba about his planned agenda to establish and maintain relevance of the Lord Mayor’s office for the next five years You practically spent the better part of your …
Read More »Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago Full Acceptance Speech
NBS: Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago was sworn in on Monday June 6. Here is his fiery acceptance speech. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Lukwago’s Return to City Hall
NBS: Triumphant return to City Hall for Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago. It’s the second time Lukwago is sworn in as Kampala Lord Mayor. The swearing in ceremony held at the city hall gardens in which over 20 councilors also received instruments of power had both funny and sad moments. Share …
Read More »Old guards miss out in cabinet
A much awaited new-look cabinet named by President Museveni Monday afternoon has seen the old guards miss out on hitherto assured offices. Notably missing are bush war veteran Jim Muhwezi who bounced back in a reshuffle in the last term; Cripus Kiyonga and Henry Kajura. The three ruling NRM party …
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