Uganda News

[New Times] The Commissioner General of Police, Emmanuel Gasana on Thursday received a report from the Uganda Police detailing the status of implementation of the EAPPCO resolutions reached at in Kigali last year.

[Independent] At the closure of the Health Communication Partnership (HCP) a USAID funded project at Golf Course Kampala that has been in operation of five years, HCP launched a set of web based health resources which are hosted on the knowledge 4 health website (http://www.k4health.org.hcp)

[Independent] On May 17, Uganda Women's Cancer Support Organisation (UWOCASO) launched a study on the perceptions of cancer at a cancer disseminations workshop in Mulago Hospital Kampala. The study was conducted in the districts of Wakiso and Kampala.

[Independent] May 7 was the day a new mobile communications battle began in Rwanda as Airtel launched its new promotion dubbed "Yagaruze," meaning "You Pay - Airtel Pays". The concept is as simple as it is attractive: charge your phone with Airtel airtime, spend it and receive the same amount of spending back from Airtel. The promotion is going on for the next month.

[New Vision] Parliament has rejected a proposed new legislation for the appointment of heads of public universities calling it a myopic, one-off ritualistic event and attempt to solve a problem akin to Makerere University while leaving out pertinent issues afflicting higher education.

[New Vision] Government has instituted a National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) team to investigate circumstances under which a $122m (Shs300b) beef processing plant has been frustrated by pastoralists, New Vision online has learnt.

[New Vision] Owners of private secondary schools have moved to start charging sh50,000 per student under the Universal Secondary Education (USE) scheme.

[New Vision] The 2012/13 national budget will focus on an output-oriented budgeting as a mechanism to transform the budget process from a 'spending orientation' to a 'result focus'.

[New Vision] When President Museveni visited the Atanga Health Centre IV in Pader district where the health ministry had opened one of the emergency response centres to handle victims of the nodding disease, he spoke to the medical personnel on the scope of the response.

[New Vision] MEMBERS of Parliament have written to President Yoweri Museveni asking him to consider resigning from office within 60 days to avoid being impeached.

[New Vision] Fourteen people were arrested and charged with malicious damage at Mityana Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. The suspects were all residents of Nakabazi village in Ssekanyonyi sub-county, Mityana district.

[New Vision] Four people have been appointed in acting capacity replacing top programme managers suspended last month.

[New Vision] The global fight against Aids, Tuberculosis (TB) and malaria has received a major boost of $1.6b in investment funds to projects aimed at saving lives for the period 2012 -14.

[New Vision] Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) lawyers are challenging the High Court suit filed against the Authority by its ex-employees, arguing that the court does not have the jurisdictions.

[New Vision] The United States has commended the Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) for the capture of Maj. Gen. Ceasar Acellam , a top commander of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels.

[New Vision] Parliament will send a delegation to Khartoum and to Juba in a bid to find a solution to the tension between the two neighbours.

[New Vision] When Cranes regroup for their opening 2014 World Cup qualifier against Angola early next week, goalkeeping coach Fred Kajoba will have a major brainteaser to resolve.

[New Vision] The Government is intending to table amendments to the laws governing Local Council (LC) elections in an attempt to scale down the cost of conducting the elections. The proposed amendments will be tabled in Parliament before the end of the year.

[New Vision] The Quality Chemical Industries home in Luzira is a glassy modern piece of architecture with an exterior that would pass for a grand hotel instead of a pharmaceutical plant.

[New Vision] James Ogule, who lives in Namugongo, a Kampala surburb, thinks the vendors selling matooke (plantains) by the road to his house should not be considered middle class.