Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, who is the leader of government business, had wanted the report debated three days after its presentation in accordance with the rules and procedures of parliament.
Uganda is continuing to post an annual balance of trade deficit of about 2.4 billion dollars. According to Dr Adam Mugume, the executive director research at Bank of Uganda, the 2.4 billion-dollar deficit is out of the monthly deficit of about 200 million dollars in its external trading.
The Uganda Red Cross Society has threatened to suspend its operations in the districts affected by nodding disease, where it has been battling the syndrome since last year.
Uganda is now ranked 85th in the whole world with 409 points, after climbing 9 places from the 93rd position last month. The improvement was partly based on the Cranes’ 4-0 humiliating victory over Congo Brazzaville and the 1-all draw against Senegal among others.
Court of Appeal Judge Steven Kavuma has refused to disqualify himself from a three-man panel hearing an election appeal challenging the victory of Bujenje County MP Kabakumba Masiko.
Ann Galiwango, the KCCA director for education told Uganda Radio Network that the authority plans to spend 200 million shillings for the installation of the conductors in all the government aided schools in the city.
She says that St James Primary school will remain closed until 2013 after the expansion of the Lubigi– Nsooba drainage channel which is expected to reduce on flooding in Bwaise.
