By Our reporterPARLIAMENT – Consideration of the Uganda National Kiswahili Council Bill, 2023 stalled for a second time during a plenary sitting held on Monday, 14 October 2024.While chairing the sitting, the Speaker, Anita Among, tasked the Ministry of Education and Sports, and the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, to harmonise their positions […]
By Our reporterMAKERERE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has officially reopened the reconstructed Makerere University Ivory Tower building. The Ivory Tower, the University’s main administrative building, caught fire on the night of September 20, 2020. The newly reconstructed Main Building includes a fascinating basement museum, an expanded administrative wing, a dedicated service wing, and a […]
PARLIAMENT – Makerere University leadership has proposed enhancement remuneration of teachers to be included in the National Teachers Bill, 2024.The call was made on Tuesday, 01 October 2024 during a meeting between the Committee on Education and Sports with officials from public universities, the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE) and the Ministry of Education […]
KAMPALA, UGANDA —Victoria University has hosted its 8th graduation ceremony at Speke Resort Convention Centre, with over 1,471 students graduating in various academic disciplines. The ceremony, officiated by Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa, commenced at 8:00 am. Vice Chancellor Dr. Lawrence Muganga said, “We are proud of each of our graduands and look forward […]
PARLIAMENT – Lawmakers have demanded that the Ministry of Education and Sports pays salaries of part-time teaching staff of Kyambogo University.The beneficiaries include those who were discontinued and others who are still teaching but have deligently pushed on for several months without pay. The matter that was raised by Workers’ Representative, Hon. Margaret Rwabushaija during […]
By Our reporter KAMPALA – The Head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), Col. Edith Nakalema has told academicians to find solutions to the recurring burden of youth unemployment in Uganda. According to Col. Nakalema, the rampant unemployment rate in Uganda exacerbated by corruption levels and the failure for the youth to access […]
PARLIAMENT – Government has been put to task over the delay in release of the capitation grants to schools with legislators noting that these often reach when the learning institutions have closed.According to Hon. Joseph Ssewungu (NUP, Kalungu West County), the Ministry of Finance has not availed the capitation grants in time despite Parliament’s guidance […]
By Our reporterMAKERERE – Head of the State House Anti-Corruption Unit Brig. Gen. Henry Isoke, has urged Ugandan youths to take responsibility in fighting the pressing issue of corruption.According to Brig. Gen. Isoke, the youths should reflect on their own contributions towards the fight against the vice.“As much as you blame the government, what have […]
By Our reporterOver 100 children, victims of the Kiteezi landfill garbage collapse that killed over 35 people, are still stranded with no basics and fees with the final third term few days away, authorities have said.According to Red Cross, majority of the children whose families were devastated by waste, including some candidates, are likely to […]
By Our reporterBUSIA – Parents have been urged to ensure children use smart phones to enhance their education other than playing games.Speaking at the traditional wedding of Stephen Wandera and Dinah Sanyu Mdebe in Busia, Rev. Geoffrey Efumbi, Parish Priest, Bunyadeti Parish in Buhehe Subcounty said smart phones offers many advantages, such as easy access to […]