Kampala, Uganda: On Wednesday Ms. Natalie E. Brown the United States of America to Uganda seconded a decision taken by her country to avail funding through agencies to fight the current Ebola Virus Disease epidemic over Uganda’s Government citing misappropriation. Important to note. US has availed $22.3 million (about Shs 83 Billion) to Uganda since the outbreak of the viral hemorrhagic fever was declared on September 20, 2022. Of this money, $5.5 million was allocated to Baylor Uganda to fund contact tracing, alert management, and training laboratory staff on infection prevention and control. US$3.8 million has been allocated to the…
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UGANDA: Yesterday Umoja Standard News Agency pubulished a story where neigbouring Kenya have begun reacting to its recent move to allow cultivation and importation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) with moves that could lead to a slew of new legislation either for or against the cultivation, importation, and trade in GMOs and their by-products. Tanzania which in January 2021 cancelled research trials involving GMO maize and cassava after the country’s research institute released field trial without being authorized has vowed to enforce a biosafety ban against imported GMOs. “We are not open to such GM technology,” said Agriculture minister Hussein…
Maputo, Mozambique: The Africa, Caribbean, Pacific —European Union (ACP-EU) Joint Parliamentary Assembly sitting in Maputo City, Mozambique has on Wednesday November 2nd voted to let Uganda proceed with developing the much sought-after East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP). The ACP-EU resolution now waters down an earlier stance by the European Parliament that had expressed “grave concern” around alleged human rights violations in Uganda and Tanzania, linked to the Lake Albert project. The plan covers upstream investments at Tilenga and Kingfisher, with the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) running to the Tanzanian port of Tanga. The CPA-EU Assembly, which…
Masaka Uganda: Yesterday, the first Ebola death was registered in Masaka City.Recently Masaka Regional Referral Hospital admitted two Ebola patients unfortunately one breathe her last on Wednesday. Charles Tumushime, the Hospital aparincipal Administrator said that the female victim first suffered a miscarriage as she was receiving treatment at St. Joseph’s Clinic in Kimaanya, Masaka City before she was referred to the regional health facility in critical condition. “We received the 23-year-old victim on October 31 when she had all signs and symptoms of Ebola and she was immediately isolated,” Mr Tumushime said in an interview yesterday. The victim was a…
By Julius Mugaga Tukacungurwa/Umoja Standard.Kampala, Uganda: High ranking NTV Uganda’s reporter John Cliff Wamala has bid farewell to the Serena-based Nation Media Group’s subcidiary after landing a juicy Public Relations Officer job at Uganda Red Crosss Society. Wamala has been working with NTV Uganda for 5 years dating from 2017 untill news of his resignation hit media space on monday via his twitter handle on Monday. His tweet read, “END OF AN ERA…. Today I sign out of the Newsroom after 5 years. Thank you so much @ntvuganda for the platform. To the esteemed viewers, words alone can never explain how…
Kampala, Uganda: Uganda’s Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Norbert Mao has been summoned by Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights has summoned the to explain his directive to subject 26 suspects on remand with questionable mental health, to stand trial over alleged capital offences. This stems from a list of 26 Ugandans submitted to Parliament by the Uganda Prisons Services, whose trials were approved by the Minister of Justice following a questionable medical examination report that declared them mentally capable to stand trial. But concerned Members of Parliament who scrutinized the list criticized Mao for recklessness after he, on October…
NAIROBI: Lat year the East African country instituted binding restrictions on Uganda’s milk and poultry products in what it claimed that they were meant to protect local producers.Kenyan authorities however are now set to task Kenya Development Corporation (KDC) to assist producers improve the value of their products for them to benefit from the Market opportunity AfCFTA. Speaking at Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), last week, President William Ruto gave a strongest hint that he would open up the Kenyan market to Ugandan products and do away with the protectionism exhibited by his predecessor’s regime. “Uganda should bring cheaper milk…
NAIROBI: Kenya recently lifted a ban on the cultivation and importation of genetically modified crops amid the worst drought in 40 years and soaring food prices. This includes white maize, the country’s main staple. The decision was welcomed by scientists who see GM crops as the answer for food security. But it is opposed by a spirited lobby who are concerned about potential risks to health and the environment. Benard Odhiambo Oloo, who is a food safety and quality expert, provides insights into the debate. What are GMOs? Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) refer to plants, microbes or animals that have…
By Charles Katabalwa. Wakiso, Uganda: Roke Telkom a Ugandan home-grown public service provider for data communications services has impacted over 400 children countrywide through its annual charity drive aimed at supporting children and care takers in group homes. The activities done in line with Roke Telkom’s Corporate Social Responsibility agenda dubbed Roke Gives Back has seen the telkom fulfil one of its mandates, to impact the communities they serve. Amanya Atuhaire, the Roke Brand & Marketing Manager highlighted that over the years 2000 lives have been impacted through Roke Gives Back. He noted that therefore, it is part and parcel…
By:Charles Katabalwa. Wakiso, Uganda: Makindye ssabagabo municipality is composed of 3 division that include masajja ,ndejje and Bunamwaya but only 11 kilometers are tarmacked ,about 15 kilometres are upgraded and most parts are still on marrum and others require routine maintenance. Municipality Mayor Godfrey Ssemwanga says they wrote to ministry of Finance requesting for Uganda shillings 24.5 billion for road Financing in 4 years which they agreed to pay in instalments of UGX 6.5 billion every year but to their dismay only one year in 2021/2022 FY was paid and in this new FY 2022/2023 fund was cut to UGX…