Browsing by Author "Kitubi, Martin"

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    16,000 farmers' group registered.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-16) Kitubi, Martin
    A total of 16,000 farmers' groups were registered by the Uganda Co-operative Alliance (UCA), on behalf of Ministry of Agriculture, Animal, Industry and Fisheries in just concluded farmers' registration. The list also includes distributors of farm inputs such as machinery,
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    Anti-pornography committee gets sh2b
    (New Vision, 2017-08-29) Kitubi, Martin
    The directorate of ethics and integrity has comfirmed the inauguration of a nine-member Pornography Control Committee (PCC), to implement the Anti-Pornography Act 2014.
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    Carpenters, hairdressers to receive degrees
    (New Vision, 2018-03-06) Kitubi, Martin
    The education ministry is due to introduce degree awards in several vocational courses and skills, including carpentry and joinery, tailoring, motor vehicle mechanics and hairdressing.
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    Christmas: Traders decry low sales
    (New Vision, 2017-12-22) Kitubi, Martin
    Ezra Kaye is a trader dealing in Matooke at Nakasero Market in Kampala. When New Vision reporter strolled through the city centre yesterday, Kaye was sleeping on his stock of matooke in the market.
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    Criminal DNA samples stolen from government lab
    (New Vision, 2018-05-09) Yiga, Stuart; Kitubi, Martin
    Two police officers attached to Wandegeya Police Division are among the suspects that have been arrested in connection with the stolen criminal samples at the Government Analytical Laboratory (GAL).
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    EC wants MPs to expedite electoral ammendments
    (New Vision, 2017-12-08) Kitubi, Martin
    The Electoral Commission (EC) has called for urgent amendments in the election guidelines for proper management of the 2021 general election.
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    Government invites tourists to Mt Rwenzori
    (New vision, 2017-12-06) Kitubi, Martin
    The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has invited both local and foreign tourists to visit Rwenzori region, adding that peace has been restored and area is safe.
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    Government issues new deadline on one-year certificate courses
    (New Vision, 2018-04-16) Kitubi, Martin
    The Ministry of Education and Sports has set July this year as the deadline for all education institutions to comply with a government directive prohibiting one-year certificate courses in favour of two-year programmes.
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    Government orders pensioners to get new thumbprints
    (New Vision, 2017-07-07) Kitubi, Martin
    last year, the ministry of Public Service established 11 new reforms in pension management, including pensioner's census, computerisation of the processing of pension and transition from cash payment to cheques. Other reforms include implementation of the intergrated Personel Paroll System (IPPS), transfer of pension records from legacy systems to IPPS, decentralised management of pension and gratuity to the respective votes of retirements. The verification exercise began in June 2015, by December. The Ministry of Public service will subject over 25,000 pensioners to manual checking and analysis at the National Identification and registration Authority (NIRA)
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    Government to delete over 2,000 pensioners
    (Sunday Vision, 2017-07-30) Kitubi, Martin
    A total of 2,709 pensioners from different ministries and government institutions who have not been verified will be deleted from the payroll, according to the Government. According to pension lists from different ministries, 1,319 are police officers, 693 teachers and 697 health workers.
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    Government to stop varsities from examining diploma courses
    (New Vision, 2018-04-19) Kitubi, Martin
    The education ministry has revealed plans aimed at stopping universities from examining undergraduate diploma programmes. Alex Kakooza, the Permanent secretary at the education ministry, said all undergraduate courses would be examined by the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB).
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    Gov’t proposes one admission criteria for medicine students : intern doctors, nurses will do pre-internship exams.
    (New Vision, 2026) Kitubi, Martin
    The Ugandan government has proposed major reforms to health education, including the introduction of standardized admission criteria across all universities and tertiary institutions offering medicine and nursing programmes. A key reform is the mandatory pre-internship examination for medical and nursing students, aimed at ensuring graduates meet quality standards before entering internship. The policy, known as the National Education and Training for Health Policy, also covers the full health workforce lifecycle, from recruitment and training to licensing and continuous professional development, under a single regulated framework. Health specialists have welcomed the reforms but emphasized the need for greater investment in trainer development to ensure effective implementation.
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    Higher educatiob body to block students graduation over fees
    (New Vision, 2018-05-26) Kitubi, Martin
    The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has warned students at higher institutions of learning against failing to remit their annual contributions of sh20,000, adding that they will not graduate before payment.
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    Higher education council, BTVET clash over course accreditation
    (New Vision, 2018-06-07) Kitubi, Martin
    A row has erupted over who has autonomous powers to accredit post O' level and A' level certificates and diplomas. The squabble is between the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) and the Business, Technical, Vocational education and Training (BTVET) department.
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    I was a virgin when I got HIV-Matovu.
    (New Vision, 2017-12-01) Kitubi, Martin
    I am Aloysius Matovu Joy, an actor and movie director. I have produced movies, including the famous Ndiwulira, which highlights the battle against HIV. I was born in Rakai in 1961, a year before Uganda was granted Independence from the British colonial masters.
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    Immunisation cards a must before school admission.
    (New Vision, 2017-11-29) Kitubi, Martin
    The Government has ordered learning institutions to stop admitting learners who do not have immunisation cards.
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    Kadaga calls for boat ambulances
    (New Vision, 2017-06-30) Kitubi, Martin
    The speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has called for the boat ambulances to be stationed on all islands in the country. She said the move will ease access to better health facilities, especially in times of emergencies from islands to the mainland areas.
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    Kisenyi youth discover lifeline in plastic waste
    (New Vision, 2018-06-08) Tenywa, Gerald; Kitubi, Martin
    As we set foot in Kisenyi, we were welcomed by the noise of huge hammers banging against metallic materials in the shanty suburb of Kampala City. In this atmosphere of song and clutter, local artisans are hard at work. They mastered the skill of turning many useless materials into useful items, prompting the name, 'Magezi ga Baganda,' meaning items made locally.
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    Lubanga asks parents to read nursery guide tomorrow
    (New Vision, 2017-11-07) Kitubi, Martin
    Francis Xavier Lubanga, one of the longest-serving permanent secretaries of the education ministry has urged Ugandans to grab a copy of the nursery guide in New Vision tomorrow.
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    Makerere non-teaching staff strike over pay.
    (New Vision, 2017-07-15) Kitubi, Martin
    Makerere University non-teaching staff yesterday went on a sit-down strike over what they called unfair salary increment among non-teaching staff in government universities. This brought business at the institution to a standstill as libraries and laboratories remained locked.