Dr. Samuel Siminyu, the Managing editor of Makerere University press, says that they run under the mandate of supporting staff and students with publishing books and need a minimum of Shillings 1 Billion annually for their activities.
Read more ...The beneficiaries from seven parishes are yet to receive the funds. The Parishes include Kapyani in Nankodo sub county, Namawondo in Kibuku town council, Kadoto, in Bulangila town council, Kabusule in Nabiswa sub county, Nanoko parish in Lwatama sub county.
Read more ...Frances Atima, the Commissioner of Education Standards in the Ministry of Education and Sports, says that the training is meant to take the inspectors through the newly developed Teacher Effectiveness and Learners Achievement (TELA) system.
Read more ...The chairpersons from the 17 sub-counties and two councils say that they have not received their salaries for the last two months without any clear explanation.
Read more ...Moses Chemonges, one of the residents told URN that they will only open the offices after the interdiction or transfer of the town clerk and the CDO. He said that they are ready to torch the offices should the officers force their way in.
Read more ...The seven-member committees, comprising representatives from different interest groups such as the youth, elderly, opinion leaders, politicians, the disabled, parish chief, and the parish chairperson will over the implementation of the project in the 99 parishes in the city.
Read more ...The new RDC Charles Ichogor was deployed in March this year from Bukedea district where he was deputy RDC, to replace James Nabinson Kidega in Lamwo district.
Read more ...The group includes Lorna Adur, the Secretary Kalaki District Service Commission and two Commissioners; Newton Dominic Enaru and Augustine Wood Elepu. The other is Cate Alilim, Kalaki District Environment Officer.
Read more ...According to the managers, they have running on a diesel generator for the last two weeks, which is costly given the high price of fuel. As a result, the cooperative has hiked milk prices from Shillings 1400 per liter to Shillings 1500 to cater for the cost of diesel.
Read more ...Yosam Muhinya Ntarwete, the market master says that they successfully allocated all the lockups to the vendors who applied for them but unfortunately, they have taken a backseat rendering the facility idle.
Read more ...Okuti is one of the six border markets identified by the government in 2011 to be upgraded into international border markets under the Common Market for East and Southern African (COMESA) policy to promote regional trade. The others markets are Katuna in Kabale, Elegu in Amuru, Mutukula in Rakai, Malaba in Busia and Bwera in Kasese district.
Read more ...Although it was designed for pedestrians and cyclists, the corridor did not have parking spaces for bicycles until this week when KCCA installed racks for about 80 bicycles along Luwum Street.
Read more ...According to the Local Government Act, local governments can charge a percentage not exceeding 12 percent of the taxable value of the property and a minimum of 2,000 shillings. The taxable value is 74% of the revenue generated by a property.
Read more ...According to Luwero District Works Department report, an estimated 600 kilometers (about 45% of the total road network) are currently impassable due to heavy rains.
Read more ...Amos Hakizimana, the Kisoro District Speaker, says that when PAC implicated Ngabo for having misused the money and recommended that he should refund it, they felt happy knowing that corruption is being fought in the district.
Read more ...Kwot sub-county is predominantly occupied by the Benet Minority group. In 2017, the Ministry of Local government approved Kwot as a sub-county and this was to take effect on the 1st July 2018, but since then the sub-county has never kicked off.
Read more ...The State House Anti-Corruption Unit picked up the officials in liaison with the police.
Read more ...The Lamwo district LCV Chairperson Sisto Ocen Oyet says the area where the project is being implemented never had any road network before and the farming communities were being challenged in terms of connectivity.
Read more ...In Soroti district, unknown assailants broke into Ojom HC II in Oculoi Sub County on May 2, 2022. The thugs made off with all the medical supplies in the facility. Police investigations indicate that the thieves took away 82 boxes of coartem for adults and children and other drugs, whose value hasn’t been established.
Read more ...Christopher Saazi, the Executive Director of Nile Fishing Company that partners with Yamaha Motor Company says that the new bikes are cost-effective to manage as one uses only a litre of fuel to run for 85 kilometers while a litre of engine oil covers 4,000 kilometers.
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