The Deputy Secretary General National Resistance Movement and Minister without Port Folio in the Office of the President, Dorothy samali Hyuha has challenged Leaders at all levels in Butaleja District to lead by example by participating actively in Agriculture besides their Leadership roles and Responsibilities
Hyuha was on Saturday speaking to over sixty farmers from Butaleja District at Mr. Vincent Sempijja’s home, The Masaka District Chairperson.
Hyuha said that the aim of the Agriculture study tour was to study the progress of prosperity for all programme, NAADs and SACCos in Masaka and also interact with the leaders.
Among other activities, Sempijja grows coffee, Horticulture, afforeatation piggery and poultry.
Hyuha added that leaders needed to have income generating income projects that should earn them income every day.
The farmers also visited st.jude Family projects and training centre where they learnt skills on sustainable intergrated organic agriculture.
They got knowledeg to under take activities like bee keeping, piggery, Water Harvesting, Irrigation kills, Goat rearing among others.
Farmer to farmer hailed hyuha for her initiave in organizing the tour stressing that they would put the skills acquired into practice.
The District Chairperson, Richard Waya raised the need for the Key stake Holders in the NAADs Programmee to select realistic enterprises.
The Resident District Commissioner, Edward Wabudi and chief Administrative Officer, Francis Oluka were part of the Delegation.
November 5th, 2008
The handover of new In- country scholarships too place at 3pm yesterday, the 29th October 2008 at the Uganda German Cultural Society located on Plot 6 Mackinnon Road.
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has awarded 27 Ugandan postgraduates with scholarships for the just started academic year. The new beneficiaries of the DAAD In-Country Scholarship Programme started their Master´s and Ph.D. programmes at Makerere University and Mbarara University of Science and Technology. The 2008 intake brings the total number of Ugandan DAAD scholarship holders studying in Uganda to 58. The scholarships for the first semester alone amount all together to 304,874,000,– UGX. (more…)
October 30th, 2008
This year’s landmark U.S. elections have grabbed headlines around the world and continue to generate great interest whatever their outcome.
As part of its on-going series of programs on United States political processes, the United States Mission is partnering with Fanaka Kwa Wote, a Uganda-based think tank, to organize a public debate on ” Electoral Challenges in Africa” to take place on October 30th at the Kampala Serena’s Katonga Hall from 10:00am to midday. (more…)
October 29th, 2008
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UPDF/INFO/6S 27 October 2008
PRESS RELEASE
RE: PROMOTIONS IN UGANDA PEOPLE’S DEFENCE FORCES
His Excellency the President of the Republic of Uganda and Commander-in-Chief of the UPDF has promoted 415 UPDF Officers from the ranks ranging from Lieutenant Colonel to Lieutenants:
Promoted from Major to Lt Col
1. Maj Rebecca Mpagi
2. Maj Annet Nkalubo
Promoted from Capt to Major
3. Capt Hajat Maimun Naduli
4. Capt Agnes Musoke
5. Capt Jane Namukasa
6. Capt Beatrice Kunihira (more…)
October 27th, 2008
President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya greets president Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe at Entebbe State House.
October 23rd, 2008
