Browsing by Author "Amamukirori, Betty"

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    48 irrigation schemes constructed, 30 in pipeline
    (New Vision, 2018-05-18) Tenywa, Gerald; Amamukirori, Betty
    The Ministry of Water and Environment is constructing 48 new small and big irrigation schemes in order to increase food security and resilience against climate change impacts.
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    9,000 reported crimes tracked by Police dogs- Report.
    (NewVision, 2017-12-02) Amamukirori, Betty
    A new report has revealed that 9,749 reported crimes were tracked by the Police dogs resulting in 6,183 arrests. Out of this, 4939 suspects were male, 819 females and 425 juveniles. According to the report which detailed the Justice Law and Order Sector (JLOS)
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    Activists push for HIV law amendment
    (New Vision, 2017-12-01) Amamukirori, Betty
    Activists and people living with HIV/AIDS want the new HIV Act amended, saying that some of its sections are discriminatory, overly vague and undermine the efforts made in the fight against the disease. "Some sections are good, but the bad sections have overshadowed them. You cannot get a new cloth and bury it in the mud," Irene Namyalo, the publicist Uganda Network on Law Ethics and HIV/AIDS (UGANET) says.
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    Bedbugs attack Kampala again
    (New Vision, 2017-01-12) Amamukirori, Betty; Akampurira, Dorothy
    Bedbugs have re-attacked the slums of Kampala with a ferocity that is forcing residents to spend nights on the verandahs, barely a year since the army carried out an exercise to get rid of them.
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    Conservationist advises on chimps
    (New Vision, 2018-06-08) Amamukirori, Betty
    The relationship between humans and chimpanzees can be better. For instance farmers can plant high value crops, which cannot be destroyed by the primates such that farmers incomes are not undermined.
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    Court squashes sh40b Namanve tree farmers' compesation
    (New Vision, 2017-01-13) Amamukirori, Betty; Akampurira, Dorothy
    The court of Appeal has overturned a lower court award of over sh40b to Namanve forest tree farmers that they got after winning a case against the government for the destruction of their trees by encroachers.
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    Curriculum centre to focus on skills
    (New Vision, 2018-04-16) Amamukirori, Betty; Amanya, Desire
    Dr Grace Baguma, the executive director of the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC), has said they are going to bench mark on the best curriculum development practices at the forthcoming international conference on curriculum, with focus on innovative ways to skill students.
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    Dont commercialise education- founder warns Uganda Martyrs Namugongo
    (New Vision, 2017-07-25) Amamukirori, Betty
    Hellen Namazzi, one of the founding members of Uganda Martyrs Secondary School Namugongo, has warned the school administration and government against commercialising education, arguing that it denies " low-income earners" a chance of getting quality education.
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    Drug shops to be phased out.
    (New Vision, 2018-01-11) Amamukirori, Betty
    Drug shops located in the city , municipalities and town councils have been given one year to either transform into pharmacies or shut down, Donna Kusemerewa, the executive director of National Drug Authority(NDA) has said. She said pharmacies are stocked with all types of drugs and can sufficiently serve the population.
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    Education ministry lists priorities to reform sector
    (New Vision, 2017-11-09) Bwambale, Taddeo; Amamukirori, Betty
    Ministers, development partners, MPs and officials from several agencies met at the sector review meeting to assess progress and hurdles and agree on priorities to transform the sector. The 2016/2017 Education and Sports Annual Performance Report unveiled on Monday shows growth in enrolment figures, in infrastructure and human resources, albeit with glaring challenges.
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    Education ministry scores highly on infrastructure.
    (New Vision, 2017-11-08) Bwambale, Tadeo; Amamukirori, Betty
    The education sector recorded significant growth in infrastructure and human resources over the past one year, according to the latest sector review report, which also highlights numerous hurdles.
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    Former Kagoma MP arrested over obtaining sh270m by false pretence
    (New Vision, 2017-12-21) Amamukirori, Betty
    Fredrick Mbagadhi Nkayi, the former MP for Kagoma County, Jinja district, has been arrested over obtaining sh271.5m by false pretence.
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    Gender ministry launches campaign to create 1 million jobs by 2022.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-16) Amamukirori, Betty; Mazirwe, Sarah
    The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, together with Business Day Communications, have launched a new campaign aimed at creating employment for one million youths by 2022. The campaign, dubbed young, health and employed was launched yesterday at the Makerere University main building by the ministry's
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    Health minister slams cancer institute bosses over intrigue
    (New Vision, 2018-05-04) Nabantazi, Violet; Amamukirori, Betty
    The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has been rocked by a fight between the top bosses putting health service delivery at stake.
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    I gave away Kajjansi forest reserve, top NFA boss confesses.
    (New Vision, 2018-01-21) Amamukirori, Betty
    "The Fault lies with me. I made a mistake of allowing the persons to acquire land to work on it. I accept I made the mistake and take responsibility for it."
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    Implant kits added to medical supplies list.
    (New Vision, 2018-03-21) Amamukirori, Betty; Nsaba, Lisa
    The government has added the procurement of up-to-date implant insertion and removal equipment and the intrauterine device(IUD) on its essential drugs and medical supplies list.
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    Introduce birth control for city dogs-activists.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-08) Amamukirori, Betty
    A group of animals welfare activists have called on the urban authorities to stop poisoning dogs as a measure of reducing their population, but come up with a comprehensive birth control strategy for the dog population. The activists from World Animal Production,
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    Lwengo LC5 boss sued over cning residents
    (Saturday Vision, 2017-07-22) Kabahumuza, Barbara; Amamukirori, Betty
    Lwengo district chairperson Georgee Mutabazi has been sued for allegedly assaulting several residents in the district.
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    Makerere lecturers dodge classes, say report.
    (New Vision, 2019-01-08) Amamukirori, Betty
    A section of lecturers at Makerere University spend weeks without stepping into lecture rooms, the Makerere University probe report has revealed. The report which was unveiled last week, stated that when the probe team carried out a review of the teaching load analysis report at the University.
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    Makerere offers 32 acres in Kampala
    (New Vision, 2017-12-06) Amamukirori, Betty
    Makerere University (MAK) is offering over 32 acres of its prime land in Kampala to interested investors to develop hostels for students, hotels, residential apartments and commercial centres.