The revenue Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) the government signed with various oil companies will remain confidential in order to protect the interests of both Parties.
Engineer Hillary Onek, the Energy and Mineral Development Minister, says that the agreement the government signed with Tullow Oil provides for confidentiality.
He says that government risks being sued if it publicized the document. This follows concerns by Members of Parliament for government to publish the details of the Oil agreement.
By-elections for the Nebbi district NRM executive have failed to take place because of technicalities.
Over 100 NRM delegates from the 12 sub counties in Nebbi district converged yesterday at Nebbi primary school in the morning to elect new office bearers in vain.
The delegates had turned out to fill the posts of the NRM district chairman, Vice Chairperson and Public secretary.
The delegates wanted to replace Patrick Okumu Ringa, as district chairperson for allegedly abandoning his office since 2006.
Pupils in Arua and Maracha-Terego district spend most of their productive time queuing for short and long calls. According to a survey carried out in both districts several schools in the district lack latrines.
The survey indicates that 140 pupils share one latrine in both Maracha-Terego and Arua district, with girls being the most affected.
While presenting the findings, Milton Avasi, the Executive Director for Pincer Group International that did the survey said that because of the latrine problem children use the excuse of the long ques to dodge lessons.
Fred Lukumu, the Bulisa LC 5 Chairperson and Beatrice Mpairwe, the Woman MP have suffered defeat in the NRM district executive party elections.
Lukumu was trounced to the post of NRM district chairman by Simon Kinene, an LC3 councillor, while Mpairwe lost to little-known Idah Mulimba on the post of party treasurer.
The district vice chairman Moses Businge, who is warming up for a parliamentary contest was defeated by former MP Jonathan Nyendwoha for the post of vice chairperson.
Nelson Kwesiga, the Buliisa district chairperson of the public accounts committee, and an aspirant for the district chair went through unopposed as general secretary.
Justice Kibuuka Musoke has ordered the Chief of Defense Forces, Aronda Nyakairima, to produce five treason suspects in High Court on July 31.
Kibuuka has also ordered Nyakairima, James Mugira, the Chief of CMI and Attorney General Khidu Makubuya to appear before court on the same date, at 9am.
The three government officials are wanted in High Court in connection with the illegal detention of the five treason suspects.
The suspects are Abdurrahman Kijjambu, Ismail Kambaale, Abdul Lugemwa, Mohammed Sekulima and Fatuma Nantongo.
Hilda Kawuki, the Ugandan aid worker abducted by six armed men in the Northern Darfur town of Kutum, three weeks ago is still being held by her captors.
Hilda Kawuki, who was working for Goal, an Irish - Non Governmental Organization was kidnapped together with her colleague Sharon Commins, a Canadian national from their compound on July 3.
The Director Regional Cooperation, Ambassador Ahmed Senyomo says that negotiations are ongoing to free Hilda Kawuki. The aid workers are being held by an unknown group of rebels in the war torn Darfur region.
Electoral Commission is planning to spend over two billion shillings to buy vehicles for ten presidential candidates for the 2011 presidential elections.
Each Presidential candidate will get a VIP vehicle at 130 million, and an escort pickup of 70 million shillings.
Sam Rwakoojo, the Electoral Commission Secretary says that the budget could shoot-up depending on the number presidential candidate.
He says that going by the number of ten candidates, the commission will also require two hundred million shillings to facilitate each candidate at the cost of twenty million shillings per candidate.
Eco-art gets its prize
On 17th April 2012, in Doha, Qatar, Ugandan Bruno Ruganzu stepped on the podium to claim the TED Prize for City 2.0 at the TEDx Summit. Ruganzu scooped US$10,000 prize, beating 700 competitors, includ...
