Security to clear parties, weddings: New guidelines that were released by the Police on July 20 require clearance for public gatherings and events in Kampala. The measures cover Kampala Metropolitan area, which includes the city, Entebbe, Wakiso and Mukono districts and parts of Mpigi and Luwero districts. According to the new guidelines for gatherings of more than five people in and around the city, even wedding meetings, football matches and road processions will only go ahead after getting clearance.
The proposed bill, Public Order Management Bill has been criticised by the opposition and human rights activists as attempt to restrict political demonstrations but Police chief, Maj. Gen. Kale says that the proposed law is meant to ensure that the rights of non-protestors and protestors are safeguarded ahead of the general elections. http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/732619
Uganda has youngest population: The July Population Reference Bureau’s (PRB) 2010 World Population Data Sheet shows that Uganda has the youngest population in the whole world after Niger.According to the sheet, Niger has the most dramatic situation with 50.1% of her population below 15 years, and Uganda 48.7%. This, the report relates to high fertility rates in the two countries with Uganda having a fertility rate of 6.5%.
The same sheet indicates that Japan has the oldest population, with 22.6% of Japanese aged above 65 years. The report also shows that the global population has risen to 6.9 billion from 6.1 billion in 2000.
Besigye reveals election agenda: Forum for Democratic Change leader and strongest opposition leader in Uganda, Kiiza Besigye is set to reduce the size of Cabinet and revive the cooperative movement if elected President in 2011. Besigye revealed this outlining his presidential election manifesto at a town hall meeting hosted in Johannesburg, South Africa, over the weekend. The IPC leader also intends to invest more in agriculture which employs about 80 per cent of Ugandans. Among other things, Besigye intends to re-build infrastructure, arguing that Uganda’s economy cannot function under the current poor infrastructure.Two more Kenyans Charged with Terrorism: Reports indicate that two more Kenyans were yesterday charged with terrorism following the July 11 twin bomb blasts in Kampala. Al Amin alias Joe Kimathi, 49, a Kenyan human rights activist, and Omar Awadh, 37, a businessman and resident of Halingham in Nairobi were arrested last week with Mbugua Mureithi, a Kenyan advocate, suspecting them to be linked to the al-Qaeda Islamist terror group. The three were arrested at Niagara Hotel in Najjanankumbi, off the Kampala-Entebbe highway. However, Mureithi, was over the weekend deported to Kenya.
Uganda posts mixed results on MDGs: Uganda MDG score card report 2010 indicates that the country has mixed results on the Goals. The card, reports show, Â that while the country could meet its targets on poverty reduction and promoting gender equality, it is unlikely to achieve its targets on maternal and child health.
The card comes only five years to the deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and casts a grim picture on whether the country can even meet at least two of the eight goals.
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written by kristen ma, November 18, 2010
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