The recent issuance of a raft of presidential directives in succession: banning of rice-growing in wetlands; banning the burning and trade in charcoal, and the most recent ban on importation of and trade in mivumba (second-and clothes), are in my humble view, not well-timed and needed certain solid steps before issuance. For they unfortunately—hopefully unintendedly—target almost the same low social-class of people in our society.
Browsing: Uganda
At least 42 people were killed and eight others critically injured in a suspected rebel attack on a secondary school in western Uganda, police and local authorities said on Saturday.
Uganda will ensure that everyone in the country has equitable access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care after the president signed an anti-homosexuality bill into law.
The Ugandan National Government says it has drawn lessons from Nigeria and other African countries by enacting anti-venting law which prevents gas flaring.
Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda’s aging leader, Yoweri Museveni, has said he intends to stand for the presidency in 2026.
Uganda’s Minister of Education Janet Kataha Museveni, said on Tuesday that government would shorten the school term by two weeks…
ASHENEWS reports that the AfDB’s job creation projects will be in Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.…
Uganda has announced that it has struck a deposit of 31 million tonnes of gold ore, with extractable pure gold…
The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) says a trial phase for the new TELA Maize is ongoing in some states…
Uganda’s Agriculture Ministry has warned that several parts of the country has been invaded by the African armyworm (larva of…