By Our Correspondent. His Excellency Sheikh Al-Mahfouz bin Bayyah, Secretary-General of the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum, affirmed that the involvement of peacemakers in framing artificial intelligence stems from the very essence of their civilizing mission, and that the quest for optimal use of this new technology, prioritizing its interests and benefits, and reducing the facets…
By Our Correspondent in Strasbourg Strasbourg, December 12, 2023 Sakharov prize and Mahsa Amini’s familythe Iranian oppressive regime banned Mahsa Amini’s family from traveling to France to receive her prestigious Sakharov Prize, awarded posthumously.European Union’s inquiry into Iran’s treatment of women and minoritiesFollowing this, Fulvio Martusciello, head of the Forza Italia delegation and MEP for…
By Sarah Achen Kibisi The Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Anita Among has said she will not accept to be held liable for the wrongs committed when she was not in parliament. “The decision was not by me; I should not be held liable for wrongs that happened when I was not there. This matter can…
By Sarah Achen Kibisi Parliament has passed the Judicature (Amendment) Bill, 2023 rejecting government’s proposal to increase the number of Supreme Court justices from 11 to 21. The chairperson of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Hon. Robina Rwakoojo, presented the Committee Report on the Judicature (Amendment) Bill, 2023 to Parliament. The House also rejected the…
By Sarah Achen Kibisi The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, General David Muhoozi described the remarks by Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga that Uganda is among the worst human rights abusers as false and generalistic in nature. He made the remarks while making a statement on alleged enforced disappearances of persons. Government has accused…
BY HON. MARGARET RWABUSHAIJA NAMUBIRUWorkers Member of Parliament (2021 – 2026) Policy and Principles: The object of the bill is to regulate the human resource management professionals to establish the Human Resource Management Institute. It also provides for the functions of the institute and setting up a Council as the Governing body of the institute.The…
BY HON. CHARLES BAKKABULINDIWorkers Member of Parliament The industrial relations system in Uganda has some connotation with that of the British system who were our former colonial masters. The set up ad operation are exactly like that of the British and any other common wealth countries e.g Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and others.According to the…
By Agatha NamirembeCHAIRPERSON UPEU Today most female workers engage themselves into small scale enterprises (SSE) which they carry out after work. This enables them to supplement their major incomes. These enterprises include such things like mobile money, kiosiks,chips and chicken flying, tomatoes and onion stall charcoal stalls, maize and gonja roasting just to mention but…
By Hon. Agnes Kunihira Abwoli, Female Workers Member of Parliament In January 1993, the 15th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (15th ICLS) adopted an international statistical definition of informal sector that was subsequently included in the revised international system of national accounts (SNA 1993)But inclusion in the SNA of informal sector identification was considered essential…
ARC FINAL STANDINGS AFTER TANZANIA: OVERALL TNRC: BY FRANK KAHEESI- HEAD FMU MEDIA UGANDA’S Jas Mangat wins the final African Rally Championship round,the ASAS rally of Tanzania, as Kenya’s Karan Patel takes the treasure,winning continent’s top accolade. Mangat who midway season unvealed a new machine,Hyundai I20 R5 with new co-driver French National Jules Escartefigue,narrowly misses…