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Complacency, ignorance and indifference are reversing Uganda’s gains against the Aids epidemic, a senior government official warned yesterday. Dr Kihumuro Apuuli, who heads the Uganda Aids Commission, the government agency responsible for coordinating the fight against Aids, said the number of new HIV infections is “unacceptably high” and rising.
IF necessity is the mother of invention, we should be looking forward to a breathtakingly innovative agreement on climate change in Copenhagen in December. Such an agreement would not only outline how we should curb greenhouse gas emissions, but also how we could realistically adapt to climate change, and
This does not surprise me! Given the way government business is handled in Uganda….. The National Development Plan is not sustainable and has no practical macro-economic framework, Tumusiime Mutebile, the central bank governor, has warned. “Although the development plan is still a draft, I can say that its fiscal
Recently, there has been tension in Uganda all in the name of promoting culture. It has been going on for awhile and I would not want it just started yesterday or when the Kabaka (King) of Buganda was refused to visit one of his “constituencies”. People in Uganda have
Ugandans are at it again! Following successful Internet Governance Forums last year in several East African Countries including Uganda, new discussions are under way. Last year, the main issues were to raise awareness, update stakeholders on the issues under debated at the international stage, and gather views on what
An interesting read from The New Vision Uganda... I believe KCC just doesn’t care about the health and wellbeing of city dwellers. KAMPALA City Council (KCC) has disregarded recommendations of the Katorobo Commission and okayed the construction of a huge warehouse on top of delicate sewer pipes on a
I always wonder who is responsible for garbage collection in Kampala city. From what I have gathered, Kampala City Council (KCC) is responsible for this duty. However, it is common to find heaps and heaps of garbage piled on most Kampala streets. Now that the rainy season is here,
I have just come out of the Uganda Internet Governance Forum meeting and I’m beginning to think that it’s just talking and more talking about Internet Governance (IG) issues in Uganda. The meeting which is supposed to feed into the East African Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF) has just made
Today is the UN’s official World Poverty Day! Millions of people are estimated to take part in the The Stand up against poverty campaign. But come to think about it, every day is poverty day for the two billion people worldwide who have less than two dollars a day
Today is Blog Action Day and I’m stuck at my desk thinking that I should blog about poverty trends in Uganda. But alas! I forgot to carry a digital camera to take some pictures not that I do not have any saved pictures. Now, what amuses more is that
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