Taking to his twitter-turned X account, Celebrated Ugandan Comedian Patrick Salvador wrote, ‘As a parent of a child at KPS, I must say I’m not surprised at the reasoning of some of these so called parents, I’ve left most of the KPS parents groups I was added in bse of the shallowness in thinking of many parents. All I can say is KPS is doing something commendable … these so called woke parents are woke for the wrong reasons. I’ve never seen any post from concerned parents about the state of the roads leading to KPS … we are a…
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By Robinah Nanyondo, Julius Mugaga/ Umoja Standard. Munyonyo, Uganda: Speaking during day-two of Cross boarder collaboration in Health and Ebola Virus Diseases preparedness meeting, Robert Kwesiga, the Secretary General of Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) sought that as well as most countries have disaster law, its implementation should have a link to organization just like Red Cross to be able to effectively mitigate and handling occurrences as well fostering proper decision making. Robert Kwesiga. He sought, ‘how can therefore the institutions that are national and have local base be supported since disaster have been there before and will continue to…
By Robinah Nanyondo/Umoja Standard. Munyonyo, Uganda: Participants at the two-day Cross-Boarder Collaboration engagement at Munyonyo pointed out direct involvement of the local communities as the greatest tool in managing disasters in their countries. The engagement highly involved Secretary Generals from Red Cross Societies of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, DRC, Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Madagascar, and Comoros with an intention of developing a collective road map for cross-border collaboration on epidemic preparedness. This includes, identifying technical tools and guidelines to facilitate peer-to-peer support, and Developing a National society health technical working group to lead on cross-border collaboration during epidemics.…
During his weekly media address, the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue party president, Joseph Kabuleeta cirticizes Speaker Anita Among’s directive of stopping Joel Ssenyonyo’s COSSACE committee from investigating the Microfinance support center. Kabuleeta alleges that through the Microfinance support centre, over 6326 unlicenced ‘Emyoga’ Saccos were financed and all these were lacking an operational licenses from the Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority. Kabureeta reveals that seed capital was distributed to over 6000 Saccos without a memorandum of understanding of how they are going to pay back. Kabureeta says microfinance support centre dispersed about ugx 30 billion to various constituency Saccos as grants…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard. Kyambogo, Uganda: On Sunday, National Council for Higher Education dubbed NCHE RUN 2023 under the theme; ‘Environmental Conservation in Higher Education Institutions’ that took place NCHE Headquarters in Kyambogo. Over 50 Higher institutions of Learning turned up for the RUN that was part of 20 years celebrations of NCHE since its inception in 2023. PS. Ketty Lamaro flags off the RUN. In her speech, Uganda’s Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja referred the participants to Article 4 of Universities and other tertiary institutions Act, 2001 as amended, ‘The Council is mandated to regulate and…
The govt has finally awarded an investment license to the Kajjansi-based Bar Aviation. The license entitles the company to a number of perks that include among others, tax breaks. Minister of State for Investment and Privatization, Hon. Evelyn Anite handed over license to the company official on Friday, 18th/ August, 2023. Hon. Evelyn Anite, Uganda’s State Minister for Investment & Privatization (front). The minister commended Bar Aviation for the contribution they have made to the Ugandan Aviation and medical Industry and committed more Gov’t support to eliminate the different bottlenecks that the company is facing. “Bar Aviation has done a…
Dr. Charles Lagu, Former Executive Director of National Animal Genetic Resource Centre (NAGRIC) through his lawyers, Mwesigwa Rukutana & Co. Advocates has served New Vision Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd demanding an apology over a defamatory story against him on the 16th day of August, 2023. In the letter by Mwesigwa Rukutana & Co. Advocates dated 17th/August/2023, accused the New Vision paper for malice, falsehood and breach of prejudice rule by publishing an article entitled “Shs 1.3bn Animal Semen Contract not Cleared- PPDA Boss” on the 16th of this month alleging that Dr. Lagu Charles flouted the PPDA procedures on…
Uganda Aviation Academy (UAA) on the 18th of August 2023 teamed up with Miss Uganda & Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS) to mobilize blood amidst the growing demand in hospitals across the country. Recently, reports indicated that there is a blood shortage in major hospitals in the country, which has delayed, even halted life – saving & in some cases patients have died. The one-day exercise Was held at the school facility located on Entebbe Road, Metropole building In Kampala. Ninety-five (95) units of blood were donated. Mike Mukula and blood donors all donned in Uganda Aviation Academy brand after…
Shortly after he publicly rubbed shoulders with the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party president Eng. Patrick Oboi Amuriat (POA), over his decision announcing his relinquishment from the party vice presidency for Buganda region through his August 8 th 2023 letter to the relevant party organ, for non- performance and indiscipline, Kampala city lord mayor Erias Lukwago is at spot after his name embroiled into controversies relating to the salaries of his office staff. Credit: TRUSTED NEWS UGANDA. An impeccable source who has been part of the lord mayor Lukwago’s inner circle since 2011 narrated to this website with how…
6,000 checks have been carried out this year and will continue into autumn. Those breaking rules risk fines of up to €1,500 (€7,500 for businesses) Credit: The Connexion. Thousands of home and business water usage checks have been undertaken – and will continue – in France into the autumn as the country faces increasingly difficult drought conditions. The Office Français de la Biodiversité (French Office for Biodiversity, or OFB), one of the groups which conducts water controls, has published figures today (August 18) on checks carried out this year. “To date, the OFB has carried out nearly 6,000 inspections relating to quantitative…