By Sarah Achen Kibisi. Parliament’s Committee on National Economy has embarked on a tour of Uganda Inter-governmental Fiscal Transfer Reform (UgIFT) Programme funded seed secondary schools as a benchmark for approving a further US$90 million (Shs324b) loan to build more schools. Led by Chairperson, Hon John Bosco Ikojo, the Committee is assessing the absorption of…
By Dorothy Nekesa. Uganda professional golfer Deo Akope did it again the legendary way teeing off to victory last month during the 2021-2022 Safari Tour leg at the par 71- Nyali Golf and Country Club. Akope garnered a total of 282 strokes over four rounds to lead the rest winning him Kenya Shs. 314,348 (Ug.Shs….
By Our Reporter. The Fourth African Labour Law Society Hybrid conference was held last month in Nairobi under the theme ” Resilience, Recovery and Justice under the New Normal”. The main thrust of the conference was on the challenges and complexities that have arisen in the world of work as a result of Covid-19 pandemic…
By Ouma Stephen Bwire, Editor Workers Eye. Journalists in the Eastern African region converged in the Kenyan, capital, Nairobi to commemorate November 2, 2021 International Day to end Impunity on Crimes against journalists. The one day conference was organized by the Media Council of Kenya in conjunction with UNESCO Eastern Africa, Kenya Union of Journalists, …
By Hon . Margaret Rwabushaija Namubiru. The objectives of the bill is to reform the law relating to establishment and control of markets in Uganda, and to provide for the establishment and management of public and private markets. It also provides for licensing of private markets, and for market departments and Market management committees for…
By Our Correspondent in Entebbe. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) held a national validation workshop for key stakeholders on October 13 -15, 2021 that discussed a media toolkit on “Reporting on Forced Labour and Fair Recruitment” at K Hotels, Entebbe. Participants included United Nations Human Rights Country office, International Migration Organisation (IMO), Ministry of Gender,…
By Our Reporters. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) held a national validation stakeholders workshop on October 13 -15, 2021 that discussed a media toolkit on “Reporting on Forced Labour and Fair Recruitment at K Hotels, Entebbe. Participants included United Nations Human Rights Country office, International Migration Organisation (IMO), Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development…
By Our Reporters. The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has been criticized for calling off job interviews in which Ugandans felt they were systematically unfairly edged out of the jobs by some partners states. In a statement issued last month the Secretariat’s media unit said the interviews that had been scheduled could not take off…
By Yawe Araphat. A section of Members of Parliament on the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture and fishing community have disagreed on the withdrawal of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) from Lake Edward, Lake George and other water bodies. The leaders under the Lake Edward, Lake George and Kazinga Channel Association Fishers led by the…
By Clement Wangira in Masaka. The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating impact on the livelihoods with overall productivity being affected in both formal and informal sector as businesses continued to close with several workers losing jobs. Trade Union leaders are now urging government to start thinking on how to recover and rebuild the economy as…