By Our Reporters. Global Journalists and Human Rights organisations have condemned Uganda  for enacting a draconian Computer Misuse law which violates fundamental human rights. A cross section of International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) affiliates castigated Uganda government for duping nationals with good provisions enshrined in the Constitution that gurantee  freedom of expression, Press Freedom, access…

By Our Reporter. The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), a government agency responsible for the management and protection of wildlife in and outside protected areas, obtained the FSC (www.FSC.org) forest management certificate for three national parks. With a combined area of 211,100 ha, the three parks—Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP), Rwenzori Mountains National Park (RMNP), and…

By Hon Agnes Kunihira Abwoli, Female Workers MP. The    effects of sexual    harassment can be categorized into physiological, psychological and in career related effects.  Sexual harassment in employment interferes with work when it is made a condition of employment or created an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment. It causes physiological reactions to the person…

By Hon Charles Bakkabulinde, Workers’ MP. The International Labour Organization (ILO) defines a domestic as “a wage earner working in a private household, under whatever method and period of remuneration, who may be employed by one or several employers who receive no pecuniary gain from this work”. The domestic worker (household helper or domestic aid)…

By  Our Reporters. Uganda gained independence on October 9th, 1962. Since 1894 the country was a British protectorate that was put together from some very organized kingdoms and chieftaincies that inhabited the lake regions of central Africa. At independence, Dr. Milton Apollo Obote, also leader of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) became the first Prime…

By Daniel Bakalangudde. The Opposition in Parliament has threatened to disrupt  proceedings in the House if the government does not produce their missing members. Oppostion Shadow Minister for Defense and Security Hon Derrick Nyeko said they are tired of government’s empty promises.   He said Government promised them that they would stop the abductions of…

By Jamesa Wafula in Nairobi. It was Uganda’s founding Prime Minister and later President for a total of 15 years, the late Dr. Apolo Milton Obote who once described Kampala as a city of seven rumours a day. That was in 1968 two years after Obote government troops led by army commander Colonel Idi Amin…

By  Our Reporters. The Uganda Journalists Union (UJU) in collaboration with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) under the Union to Union (UTU) Project 2022 held a two- day seminar on Digital Organising, Trade Union Reform and Youth Recruitment from 13 – 14 October, at Holiday Express hotel, in Kampala, Uganda. The Guest Speaker at…

By Sarah Achen Kibisi. The President of Uganda People’s Congress (UPC), Mr Jimmy Akena has called on government to vigorously improve on the welfare of teachers which include streamlining of the salary structure of both science and art teachers as well as timely payment of their wages. “Today 5th October, is World Teachers’ Day! We…

Message from Uganda Professional Science Teachers’ Union (UPSTU) 5th October, 2022 Greetings to you all the teachers across the country and to you dear friends. Today the 5th October, 2022, we join the rest of the world to celebrate the world Teachers’ Day. A day, internationally earmarked annually to honor the gifted souls who work…