Tag Archives: Janet Museveni

JANET: Her political role & strategy Kampala, Uganda | The Independent | A new study on the role played by the wives of heads of state in Africa has ranked Uganda’s Janet Museveni among the top three influential First Ladies. The study was released on an online journal: theconversation.com on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has given three months to a committee to study and develop a white paper from the 2016 Visitation Committee Report of Makerere University. In a Friday statement released by the Ministry of Education, the 17-member committee composed of academic and technical staff is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has resorted to seeking financial assistance from China for the construction of Akii Bua Olympic Stadium. This was revealed on Thursday as officials from the Ministry of Education and Sports led by the Minister Janet Museveni appeared before parliament’s Education Committee to …

THIS WEEK: Shs18billion needed to recruit science teachers Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni has appealed to the parliamentary committee on education to help her ministry secure Shs18billion to recruit 2000 teachers for science subjects in secondary schools. Janet, also the First Lady …

THIS WEEK: Janet Museveni urges investors on skills training Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The First Lady and the Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataha Museveni has urged investors in the Education Sector from Malaysia’s Limkokwing University of Creative Technology led by the Vice President Dato Gail Phung to …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | First Lady and Founder of Uganda Women’s Efforts to Save Orphans (UWESO), Janet Kataaha Museveni recently launched a new project funded by the UAE with the aim of advancing rights and opportunities for children in Uganda. The two-year project will serve in Isingiro and …

VIDEO: Parents shouldn’t pressure children on exams Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The First lady and Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni has berated teachers and parents for exerting unnecessary pressure on their children to pass examinations. She made the remarks while launching the 35th Association for Educational Assessment …

War of words between government and American ambassador  on Nyanzi case Makerere University Researcher and social activist Dr. Stella Nyanzi is expected at Buganda Road Court today May 10 for a hearing in which her lawyers will respond to the state’s application to inquire into her mental status. Dr Nyanzi is expected to appear …

Museveni runs to defend wife in pile of blunders President Yoweri Museveni has throughout his 31 year reign over Uganda boasted about how he is “a fighter” who has defeated many opponents. But his latest foe is proving tougher, even insiders admit. In the past, Museveni’s major opponents have either …

Book review: Title: In Praise of Profanity, pp270 Author: Michael Adams Publisher: Oxford University Press The recent haranguing of the First Lady Janet Museveni by the profanity prone professor Stella Nyanzi of Makerere University (formerly?) raises the question of why some people opt for obscenity in expression. It also raise …