Quotes
“There is no more playing silly games in Uganda. It is no longer possible to kill people. Today, all arms of government, including the army and the Police, are performing well.” – President Museveni, in response to a report that the opposition was mobilising local youths in Mukono to cause havoc during the upcoming elections.
“We have to be there for them in their hour of need.” – U.S. President Barack Obama addressing the earthquake that decimated Haiti. He outlined a series of steps to help the Haitian people and affirmed U.S. commitment to the beleaguered country.
“We want to give a postcard that he [President Museveni] can send to his friend Barack Obama.” – Pastor Martin Ssempa, announcing his planned “million man march” in February to show how strong local support remains for the Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Numbers
13,000,000,000
Amount in shillings of an aid package that will be channeled through the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid department to help the drought affected people in north and north eastern Uganda.
70,650,000
Amount in US Dollars recently earmarked by the U.S. congress for assistance in Uganda’s upcoming elections. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will “closely monitor preparations for the 2011 elections”, with the funding going towards actively promoting the independence of the election commission, the freedom of movement and a process free of intimidation, security and protection of the candidates among other things.
513,219
Amount of candidates who sate for the 2009 exams, according to 2009 PLE results. 13,030 girls passed in Division one compared to 19,810 boys. 90,623 girls and 106,325 boys passed in Division two.
13,677
The number of students who graduated from Makerere University this year. This is the 60th graduation ceremony for the university. 50.4% of the graduates were female.
66
Uganda’s ranking in a new World Bank logistics survey that measures how efficiently countries trade their goods around the world. The logistics performance index (LPI) placed Kenya at 99th and Tanzania at 95th.
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