Tag Archives: Rugunda

Longest-serving central bank boss feted at inaugural lecture Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The launch on Jan.11 of the Tumusiime Mutebile Centre of Excellence was the perfect moment to fete the long-serving governor of the central bank.  At the helm since 2001, Mutebile is the longest serving governor the …

THIS WEEK: Doctors continue strike as Rugunda fails to convince them Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors under their umbrella body – the Uganda Medical Association met at Mulago National referral hospital on Nov.06 to brainstorm on a way forward after government ignored their demands. The doctors had a month …

THIS WEEK: NRM in new strategy for age-limit bill consultations Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a statement released on Nov.05, the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party unleashed a new strategy to involve senior cadres in rallying more people to support the amendment of article 102(b) such that presidential …

VIDEO: Rugunda defends the Constitutional amendment Bill Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda has defended the Constitution Amendment Bill currently before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, arguing that if the people want it amended, then so be it. The object of the bill is to …

VIDEO: Doctors reject PM Rugunda’s assurances, start strike Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The President of the Uganda Medical Workers Association, Dr. Ekwaro Obuku on Monday said that Doctors at public hospitals countrywide have begun their strike over low pay and poor working conditions. He made the comments as Doctors …

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Government is set to hold monthly open events in which its agencies and departments will explain to the public matters service delivery, according to the Minister of Information Technology and Communications Frank Tumwebaze. Tumwebaze was speaking Thursday Sept. 21 at the ICT Ministry headquarters in …

What police is doing wrong Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The woman’s body was lying in the bush near a popular boat docking site not far from a barracks. Her skirt was covered in blood. Parts of her hands and on leg were missing. Her husband was in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE COMMONWEALTH |  Youth development topped the agenda as the Prime Minister of Uganda, Ruhakana Rugunda, met with Secretary-General Patricia Scotland in Kampala, ahead of the 9th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting that starts on Monday. The pair exchanged views on how countries can overcome the challenge of youth unemployment and …

THIS WEEK: Land wrangles rock Apaa, northern Uganda again The land wrangles in Apaa, Amuru district causing fierce clashes between the communities of Acholi in Amuru and Madi in Adjumani are like a bad dream that keeps coming back. Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has intervened in the latest flare up …

VIDEO: Prime Minister Rugunda rushes to Gulu Prime minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda gets a rude welcome to the Acholi sub region as MPs accused his deputy Gen Moses Ali and security agencies of aiding bloodshed in Amuru district that has left at least 8 people dead, dozens injured with some …