Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has opened the Regional Conference on Addressing the Humanitarian Impact of Improvised Anti-Personnel Mines with a call for urgent action to prevent the thousands of needless deaths and injuries arising from the proliferation of landmines or Explosive Remnants of War (ERWs). Speaking on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at the Conference, attended by representatives from all 15 ECOWAS countries, 8 from the Sahel region, UN agencies and […]

Household registration for the mass net distribution program is underway in six counties across the country, signaling progress in malaria prevention efforts. Health authorities are ramping up preparations to ensure thorough registration, focusing on maximizing participation in the upcoming distribution. The initiative, targeting communities at risk of mosquito-borne diseases in Kisumu, Siaya, Migori, Mombasa, Kwale, and Taita Taveta counties, aims to provide widespread access to insecticide-treated bed nets. With the […]

Minister of state for International Affairs, Hon. Oryem Henry Okello was today presented with a commemorative “Seal of Friendship” from the Vice President of Cuba, delivered by the Ambassador of Cuba to Uganda, H.E. Tania Perez. The Commemorative Seal, according Amb. Perez, was created by the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) and designed with the objective of “recognizing in an exceptional way and on a single occasion, […]

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received the Commissioner of the National Commission for Children, Mrs. Joyce Tejan Kella, and members of the Sierra Leone Robotics Team, who returned with laurels after a successful participation in the FIRST global robotics challenge in Singapore. She thanked the President for his support and encouragement to the team and reflected on the events that took place in October 2023, saying that […]

Uganda and UAE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Experience exchange in Government Development and Modernization. The MoU was signed on 13th February 2024 on the margins of the ongoing World Governments Summit taking place in Dubai. Gen. Odongo Jeje Abubakhar, Minister of Foreign Affairs signed the MoU on behalf of the Government of Uganda while H.E. Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs signed on behalf […]

Citizens will be spared from paying Shs50,000 to renew their National Identity Cards (IDs) save for those interested in express service, Members of Parliament (MPs) have been assured. The assurance was made by the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi in a statement to the House on the process of preparation for mass renewal of national identity cards. During plenary on Tuesday, 13 February 2024, MPs expressed […]

Government has been urged to amend the Atomic Energy Act, 2008 to provide for nuclear safety, security, safeguards and liability in light of the prohibition of nuclear weapons. The recommendation was made by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, which also called for enhancement of the capacity of the Atomic Energy Council of Uganda to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. The recommendations are contained in a report of the […]

H.E. Fukuzawa Hidemoto, out-going Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Uganda paid a farewell courtesy call on the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of International Relations, Hon. Oryem Henry Okello at the Ministry Headquarters. Amb. Hidemoto, who has served a 3-year tour of duty in Uganda was grateful for the hospitality accorded to him since October 2020. He said that the farewell meeting also provided a […]

Lawmakers have tasked the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to avail a supplementary request of Shs10 billion to the National Drug Authority (NDA) to facilitate the Uganda Blood Transfusion Services to carry out blood donation activities. Members of Parliament (MPs) were responding to a call from the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, urging them to donate blood. He made the call in his communication during the plenary sitting on […]