Govt targets 1.5 million hectares under irrigation by 2040
Despite rising investments, most Ugandan farmers remain exposed to drought due to limited irrigation access. Photo / File The government has set a target of putting 1.5 m...
News discovery
Find the stories that matter to you.
Results for
168 found
“grants”
Why MP Obong Acuda wants government to assign codes to all annex primary schools
Maruzi County Member of Parliament, Peter Obong Acuda, has urged the government, through the Ministry of Education and Sports, to adopt a new funding approach for annexed...
Court Grants Lawyer Male Mabirizi Mandatory Bail
Kampala — Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has granted city lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi mandatory bail after he spent 60 days on remand without his trial commencing...
Imprisoning medical interns is not how we protect the gains of Uganda’s healthcare
The protestors in the dockCelebrated Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, in her 2009 TED Talk, The Danger of a Single Story, powerfully illuminated why the diversit...
Parliament Asks Gov’t To Address Health Care For Older Persons
Parliament on Tuesday debated and adopted a motion urging the government to improve health services for older persons (geriatric healthcare). It also urged the government...
Gov’t Eyes UGX29Trn in New Loans for SGR, Roads and Water as Biggest Lenders to Uganda Named
Government through the Ministry of Finance, has unveiled a schedule of projects in the pipeline, indicating plans to borrow UGX29.079 trillion from various lenders to fin...
Mukono District Chief Lukooya, LCI Chairperson Solomon Serwanja Engagement Promises Roads, Water, and Youth Schemes
Mukono District Local Government leadership has pledged major infrastructure, water, and economic interventions to address long-standing service delivery challenges in Ky...
Verdict on World Cup being stripped from Spain, Portugal and Morocco after migrant crisis
The verdict on the 2030 World Cup hosts being stripped has been The situation regarding the 2030 World Cup has been called into question (Image: Getty)Football fans have...
Nansana Court Grants Bail to Businessman Muhammad Katongole Bamushaka in Land Trespass Case
The Nansana Chief Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to prominent Nansana businessman and land dealer Muhammad Katongole Bamushaka, who is facing charges of alleg...
Fear Grips Bududa Civil Servants Ahead of Minister Balaam’s Anti-Corruption Visit
Fear Grips Bududa Civil Servants Ahead of Minister Balaam’s Anti-Corruption VisitAnxiety has gripped civil servants in Bududa District ahead of the anticipated vis...