Stories :: User: Olive Nakatudde :: Accepted date: December 2019

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• EU Envoys Pledge Support for GBV Special Courts

  12 Dec 2019, 22:17 Comments 217 Views Human rights Parliament Report

  Dr. Roswitha Kremser, the Head of Office of Austrian Development Agency, said that they observed a dire situation of women in particular citing testimonies about the continued existence of female genital mutilation, lack of access to land, gender based violence and others. Roswitha cited a need to establish special courts for cases on Gender Based Violence noting that they are to engage government through the Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ministry about the matter in order to support their establishment and operation.

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• Opposition Leaders in Eastern Uganda Petition EU Ambassadors on General Elections

  12 Dec 2019, 19:37 Comments 261 Views Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda Politics Parliament Election Report

  A section of Opposition Political Party leaders in the Eastern region have petitioned European Union ambassadors on the upcoming 2021 General Elections

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• Pictorial: European Union Envoys Visit Kiprotich National High Altitude Training Centre

  12 Dec 2019, 07:48 Comments 206 Views Kapchorwa, Eastern Region, Uganda Parliament Sport Tourism Slideshow

  The Ambassadors kicked off their day with a tour of a demonstration farm of Joel Cherop supported by the Netherlands at Kapenjuria Village in Kapchorwa village. They could later visit the Kiprotich National High Altitude Training Centre at Teryet, Kapchorwa where they toured the facility and engaged with World Cross Country champion Joshua Cheptegei, Olympic marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich, 2019 World Athletics gold medalist Halima Nakayi, middle distance runner Winnie Nanyondo and others.

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• Have Confidence in Sports-French Ambassador Tells Gov't

  12 Dec 2019, 07:20 Comments 234 Views Kapchorwa, Eastern Region, Uganda Parliament Sport Report

  The Ambassador of France to Uganda Jules-Armand Aniambossou says that Ugandan athletes and government should have confidence in Sports describing it as a soft power for the country.

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• Pictorial: EU Ambassadors Tour Tororo Solar Plant, Malaba One Stop Border Post Top story

  10 Dec 2019, 19:42 Comments 262 Views Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda Business and finance Parliament Slideshow

  On Tuesday, the team met human rights activists at Mt. Elgon Hotel in Mbale before moving out to visit the Tororo Solar Power Plant that was launched in 2017. However, the envoys learnt that the prevailing rainy weather has affected the production capacity of the plant currently producing less than 4 megawatts a day instead of 10MW.

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• Need to End Child Marriages Dominates Discussions at EU Envoys Retreat

  10 Dec 2019, 17:19 Comments 270 Views Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda Human rights Parliament Report

  The envoys are in the region as part of their 4-day retreat, which aims to track progress on infrastructural and socio-economic projects that are funded by the European Union and member states. The retreat started on Monday at Mt. Elgon Hotel, Mbale.

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• Pictorial: EU Ambassadors Retreat Kicks Off in Mbale Top story

  10 Dec 2019, 07:54 Comments 329 Views Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda Parliament Slideshow

  On Monday, the Ambassadors met Mbale district officials, the District Police Commander, Resident District Commissioner and others in a closed door meeting. They also met the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party leaders in the district.

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• Envoys Advise Uganda to Utilize EU’s Zero Tariff on Agricultural Produce

  9 Dec 2019, 19:26 Comments 209 Views Mbale, Eastern Region, Uganda Business and finance Parliament Agriculture Report

  The advice was given by the Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Uganda ambassador Attilio Pacifici, this afternoon, at the beginning of a four-day retreat bringing together envoys from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, The Kingdom of Netherlands and Sweden. The retreat is taking place at Mt. Elgon Hotel, Mbale.

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• Bishop Hannington Mutebi to Return After Successful Bone Marrow Transplant

  7 Dec 2019, 09:45 Comments 222 Views Religion Report

  Bishop Mutebi, 59, was rushed to the United Kingdom after being diagnosed with a rare form of acute myeloid Leukemia, a type of cancer that starts in the bone marrow when cells in a part of the body begin to grow out of control. According to doctors at Kings College Hospital in the UK his platelets, energy levels and general condition were dwindling pretty fast and he needed urgent chemotherapy treatment and bone marrow to restore his health.

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• Brutal Arrest of Suspects is Lawful –Internal Affairs State Minister

  5 Dec 2019, 18:50 Comments 225 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Report

  The State Minister for Internal Affairs Obiga Kania has told Parliament’s Defence Committee that brutal arrest of suspects is provided for in the law.

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• Delays to Investigate High Profile Murder Cases Angers MPs

  5 Dec 2019, 15:27 Comments 250 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Report

  During the meeting, Kivumbi pointed out that there are several murder cases which are still pending more than five years after the crime and that the suspects have never been committed to court.

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• Gov’t Asked to Support Landslide Victims

  5 Dec 2019, 11:29 Comments 224 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Report

  Manjiya County MP John Baptist Nambeshe says that 30 houses in different sub-counties had been buried by a landslide due to heavy rains and that to date, several bodies are still trapped.

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• MPs Want Voter Verification Exercise Reviewed

  4 Dec 2019, 19:54 Comments 395 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Election Report

  Arua Woman Member of Parliament Maurine Osoru raised a matter of national importance. Osoru noted that lack of adequate equipment is hindering Electoral Commission (EC) officials from carrying out the voter verification exercise.

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• Parliament Adopts Commitment to be Honest, Ethical

  4 Dec 2019, 18:52 Comments 213 Views Parliament Report

  The commitment signed on behalf of Parliament by the Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah also pledges that henceforth, Parliament shall provide timely service to the people of Uganda, negotiate all government contracts with integrity and ensure zero tolerance to corruption.

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• Gov’t to Borrow UGX 2.4 Trillion from Stanbic, Trade Bank

  4 Dec 2019, 18:42 Comments 320 Views Kampala, Uganda Business and finance Parliament Report

  According to a domestic loan request presented to Parliament this afternoon, government says that out of the 2.43 trillion Shillings, Euros 300 million is to be borrowed from Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited and another Euro 300 million from the Trade Development Bank.

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• Oulanyah Directs Clerk to Parliament to Gazette Constitutional Amendment Bill

  3 Dec 2019, 17:01 Comments 307 Views Parliament Report

  The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has directed the Clerk to Parliament Jane Kibirige to publish the Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2019 in the gazette in enable its presentation in the House.

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• 188, 200 Electronic Passports Issued So Far

  3 Dec 2019, 16:04 Comments 189 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Report

  Brig. Johnson Namanya, the Commissioner for Citizenship and Passport Control said that 188,200 electronic passports have been issued as of Monday while issuance of the Service and Diplomatic versions of the electronic passport started on 9th May 2019.

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• Katikkiro Rallies Buganda Subjects to Verify Voting Particulars, Possess National IDs

  2 Dec 2019, 18:26 Comments 212 Views Kampala, Uganda Parliament Report

  The appeal comes a week after the Electoral Commission started the General Update of the National Voters’ Register, in villages across the country to enable potential voters to confirm their intention to participate in the elections, and where they intend to vote from, for example, place of residence or district of origin. EC warned that those who do not adhere to the process risk not voting.

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• URA Boss Quizzed on Taxes Collected from Substandard Goods

  2 Dec 2019, 15:50 Comments 222 Views Parliament Report

  Akol was summoned by Parliaments Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) summoned Akol to explain the process of collecting taxes on goods vis-a-vis the process of verification of standards. This followed Akol a petition by 3,000 traders claiming losses following the destruction of their goods for poor standards even after paying taxes.

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• UNAIDS Boss Byanyima Underscores Importance of Communities in Fight Against HIV

  1 Dec 2019, 16:27 Comments 297 Views Parliament Health Report

  Byanyima says that without communities, 24 million people would not be on treatment today and that without communities led by women living with and affected by HIV, the world would not be close to ending new HIV infections among children, raising orphans and caring for the sick.

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