Parliamentary Health Committee Supports Proposal to Restrict Surrogacy to Married Couples Only
The Parliamentary Health Committee’s legal Officer, Jackie Guma has supported the barring of Assisted Reproductive Technology Services (ARTs) or fertility services to single people.
According to Guma, the law would allow homosexuals to access the ARTs services in Uganda.
This follows a plea by the Uganda Law Reform Commission that applications for fertility treatment be made available to anyone desiring a child not just man and woman
Guma made the remarks on April 25, 2024 while attending a meeting with officials from...
Bobi Wine Begs Eddy Kenzo for Support in Overturning Music Ban and Resuming Stage Performances
Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has approached Eddy Kenzo, the President of the Uganda National Musicians Federation (UNMF), seeking his influence and advocacy for the reinstatement of his music career.
Bobi Wine, the musician turned politician and National Unity Platform (NUP) Party President, was banned from performing commercial shows by the government five years ago, as these shows were allegedly being used as political rallies to undermine the current administration.
Sources familiar with the matter indicate that Bobi Wine...
Uganda-Kenya Expressway to Improve Transport Services Among East African Community States
The East African Community (EAC) Deputy Secretary General in charge of Infrastructure, Productive, Social, and Political Sectors, Hon. Aguer Ariik Malueth, has underscored the importance of the Uganda-Kenya expressway in facilitating movement and trade between EAC member states as he handed over the site for a feasibility study to the consultancy firm GOPA Infra Gmbh of Germany and ITEC Limited of Kenya.
The Kenya-Uganda expressway will involve the rehabilitation of the existing two-lane single-carriageway to bitumen standards and the upgrading...
MD Centenary Bank Appeals to URA to Foster Trust Between Banks and Taxpayers
Fabian Kasi, the Managing Director for Centenary Bank has appealed to Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to foster trust between banks and the taxpayer using its different initiatives.
Kasi was delivering his keynote address at the 7th URA Bank’s Conference at Sheraton Hotel in Kampala on April 24, 2024 under the theme; "Financial technology trends and financial inclusion for enhanced tax compliance and transformation of Uganda's economy."
He assured URA that the bankers would collaborate with them to support the growth of...
US and Uganda Strengthen Collaboration for Peace Resolutions
The United States and Uganda have announced their continued commitment to collective collaboration. The U.S. Ambassador to Uganda, William W. Popp, expressed this commitment during a meeting with Uganda's Minister for Defense and Veteran Affairs, Jacob Marksons Oboth, at the Ministry of Defense and Veteran Affairs Headquarters in Mbuya.
During the meeting held yesterday, Ambassador Popp praised the Uganda Peoples' Defense Forces (UPDF) for their unwavering dedication to ensuring security and peace at home and in the region, particularly in...
Prison Officials Encouraged to Promote National Unity by Promoting the Fundamental Principles Of NRM
Richard Todwong the Secretary General of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), has advised Uganda Prison Officers to put their focus and efforts on channeling the Core Principles of the NRM in order to foster economic growth and National Unity.
He said that in order to achieve economic growth the core principles of patriotism, democracy, Pan_ Africanism and Socio-Economic transformation should be at the forefront of fostering national unity in the face of adversity.
Todwong made these remarks while delivering a lecture...