The minister of Health, Ruth Aceng has revealed that the international donors have told government they will no longer be funding malaria projects in Uganda. Appearing before Parliament’s Health Committee, Aceng said donors have told government to raise funding from internal or other sources. “Our partners are no longer willing to increase any more funding…
The National Unity Platform (NUP) has today purchased Kabaka Birthday Run kits worth Shs 21 million. The Leader of Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi led a powerful delegation to Mmengo where they were received by Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga. The run will take place on April 7, 2024. Here are the photos.
At least 700,000 females in Uganda of child bearing age are unable to have children due to biological and other reasons. This is contained in the 2022 Uganda Demographic Household Survey (UDHS) report on fertility in Uganda. The report reveals that 3% of Uganda’s estimated 23.85 million women are infecund (can’t bear children). This translates…
In an alarming statistic, 88.9% of household drinking water in Uganda is contaminated with faecal matter leading to potential explosion of diseases, the Uganda Demographic Household Survey (UDHS) 2022 report shows. This means that majority of Ugandans are drinking unsafe water in their homesteads more especially those in rural areas. According to the survey, Teso…
Rebecca Nassiwa Uganda continues to witness a transformative shift toward indigenous and global digital innovations. Last year, the ICT sector unveiled a 5-year digital roadmap to revolutionize Uganda’s technological landscape. Many players in the industry are benchmarking on this to harness the power of technology with various banks, unveiling several digital innovations to keep up…
Speaker Anita Among has rejected a request by the National Unity Platform (NUP) to recall Mathias Mpuuga as commissioner representing the party. NUP had earlier this month taken a decision to recall Mpuuga after it was revealed that he took Shs 500 million as service award. Many commentators noted that NUP’s decision would have no…
The outgoing Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lieutenant General Peter Elwelu has cautioned the Wazalendo SACCO leadership and members against being overjoyed by the successes they have so far registered. “Run away from that syndrome of arrivalism. This is the time you must work very hard because this is the time when the devil comes…
Mathias Mpuuga Questions and speculations have been on as to whether, where and when I am going. I wish to state that I am a founder member of NUP where I serve as a Deputy President. I am not leaving the party I founded and I’m not doing anything that destroys a young party I…
If there is any organization that nurtured and mentored me and sharpened by critical edges, it is The Observer. I joined The Observer in March 2005 shortly before I graduated at Makerere University. In my second and third year at University I had worked for two other papers, The Sunrise and the short-lived Evening Mail….
The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance has emphasized the importance of government institutions working closely together to effectively communicate to the people what government has done. The call was made by the permanent secretary in the ministry Dr. Aminah Zawedde, during a retreat in Moroto with personnel from the Internal Security Organisation (ISO). “To…
