Quotes
“This intended anti-homosexual statute has the taste of fascism.†Stephen Lewis, a former United Nations envoy in Africa
 “Should everything else fail, the country should consider the Chinese style of the firing squad.†Ethics and integrity state minister, Dr Nsaba Buturo, in a call for tough action against corrupt public officials.
“We must find medicine to these accidents and do away with the road carnage.†Parliament Speaker Edward Ssekandi
“Usually when people are sad, they don’t do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.†Malcom X
Milestones
375bn-675,000,000,000
The estimated range (in US dollars) that the Ugandan government is expected to make from the sale of Heritage Oil’s stakes in Ugandan oil fields to Italian energy firm, ENI SPA.
50,000,000,000
The amount of aid in US dollars Uganda receives annually from Sweden. According to Swedish Radio News, Sweden is considering cutting aid to Uganda should the “Anti Homosexuality Bill 2009†be passed.
18
Number of schools government plans to build for people with disability. President Museveni says the schools will promote special needs education enabling PWDs to better their lives.
12
The percentage of Uganda’s annual head inflation rate for the month of November. This is a 1.4 percent decrease from October leading to speculation that the double-digit inflation over the last seventeen months could soon drop to a single digit.
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