The greater Masaka districts leaders’ led by their consortium president who is also Masaka LCV chairperson, Jude Mbabali resolved to annex the sub-counties of Kingo in Lwengo district and part of Kalungu district to Masaka municipality in order to meet the requirements.
Read more ...Construction of the road, estimated to cost 97 billion Shillings, is funded by the World Bank through the second phase of the Kampala Institutional Infrastructure Development Project 2 (KIIDP 2). The road covers 2.66km in Kampala and 5.4km in Wakiso district.
Read more ...Latest estimates indicate that about seventy thousand farmers have so far accessed the agriculture Insurance premium subsidy scheme. But the Central and Western Uganda have seemingly taken the lion’s share of the premium now at about 40% according to study by Economic Policy Research Centre EPRC.
Read more ...The Town Clerk, tasked all the LCI Chairpersons to engage in levying taxes in a bid to ensure service delivery in their areas.
Read more ...URN has seen a letter signed by the ISO boss, Kaka Bagyenda instructing that the companies work in shifts for security reasons. On June 19, Walusimbi wrote instructing town clerk Mpondwe-Lhubiriha town council to implement the directive and ensure that the companies work in shifts.
Read more ...Jotham Taremwa, the Electoral Commission’s Spokesperson says that the elections will be held in 149 villages and thirteen parishes which didn’t vote during last year’s local council elections.
Read more ...Speaking to URN on Tuesday, Kabatsi said a lot of government land has been taken over by people who arrogantly use malicious means to acquire titles.
Read more ...Apparently, government pays 120,000 shillings to village council chairperson as their annual ex-gratia; translating to into 10,000 shillings per month. However, George William Mutabaazi, the Lwengo district chairperson says this money is too little to keep village chairpersons effectively perform their responsibilities, hence many of them being demotivated.
Read more ...The bank will preserve animal genetic resources germplasm for 12 Countries including Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Republic of Comoros, South Sudan and Sudan. It is one of the six established under the Global Plan of Action to conserve the world’s heritage of animal genetic resources for food and agriculture. Other banks exist in Burkina Faso, Botswana and Cameroon.
Read more ...Kasese District LC V Chairperson, Geoffrey Sibendire Bigogo, said it is unfortunate that close to three years after the arrest of the suspects, they have remained in detention without trial. Biigogo told URN that government had committed itself to screen all the suspects such that those who are innocent can be set free in vain.
Read more ...Richard Jomeo, a rights’ activist, says it is under such a tragic context that Acholi who lived in Internally Displaced People camps became incapacitated to use their land productively exposing it to grabbing.
Read more ...One of the victims who preferred anonymity alleges that one of the members Apollo Wapicho told her that she would get a job if she pays some money. She adds that her father sold some of his properties including cows to raise the money.
Read more ...Former New Vision sports Journalist and the Pastor Watchman Ministries, Joseph Kabuleta has been arrested for offending the person of the President, the police has said.
Read more ...Wilson Watira, the Bududa District LCV Chairperson said told the speaker that Bududa is one of the districts with the highest number of Albinos in the country who need to be helped.
Read more ...Early this week, URN saw KCCA enforcement officers picking merchandise from vendors including fruits and vegetable and throwing it to their truck. Most of the merchandise ended up damaged because of the way it was dumped and mixed on the truck.
Read more ...Speaking to URN this morning, Namubiru said little effort has been made to process and table the National Legal Aid policy. Civil society organisations have been advocating for a NLAP for several years. The policy would provide for free legal services for the poor and vulnerable.
Read more ...Prosecution led by Janet Kitimbo argued that the absence of Kyagulanyi and Lule was stalling the trial.
Read more ...The ordinance further proposes that all traders be given uniforms and specific colors, according to the division they operate from. Vendors in Central division will wear a green uniform, Nakawa blue, Lubaga Orange, Kawempe Red and Makindye division Yellow.
Read more ...While addressing the Media in Arua town on Monday, The FDC Party President Engineer Patrick Amuriat Oboi said their mission is to re-energize the people to realize their mission of bringing a change in the country
Read more ...The Opposition in Parliament has said they will not allow for further extension of the timeframe within which Government will present electoral reforms.
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