To tackle teacher absenteeism and improve monitoring, the Ministry introduced a smartphone-based system called the Teachers Effectiveness and Learner Achievement (TELA) tool. TELA was designed to provide real-time data on teacher attendance and classroom activities.
This small irrigation project, valued at 300 million Shillings, was initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries in the 2024/25 financial year to support 15 farmers from various sub-counties.
The University management entered a contract with Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) on June 19, 2019, at a contract sum of 30.12 billion Shillings for the construction of the Gulu University Business and Development Centre.
According to the Auditor General report on the management of prosecution cases during the financial year 2023/24, the Office of Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) did not meet any of the annual targets for criminal cases prosecuted, new cases pursued, sanctioned, and committed to the High Court.
Faced with declining external financing, the government has to make its priorities right to ensure that the available resources are optimally utilized, but fears are that this might hurt other sectors, especially social services and agriculture.
During a road monitoring exercise Wednesday, led by Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the Member of Parliament for Budadiri West Constituency, Nelson Kiranda, the Sironko District Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), confirmed that the funds have already been released.
The census aims to document and analyze pending cases across all court levels, including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal/Constitutional Court, High Court, Chief Magistrates’ Courts, and Magistrates Grade I and II Courts.
The decision was made following a report from the General Purpose Committee, presented by Tom Okello, the councilor representing Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), at a recent council meeting. The report highlighted concerns over chronic absenteeism in government-aided primary schools.
A special audit report on the utilization of the Uganda Road Fund, conducted in Kwania on July 30, 2023, revealed that over 500 million Shillings were embezzled by different Sub County Chiefs and their accountants, which has negatively impacted service delivery in the district.
David Sigenda, the Division Education Officer, highlighted that the revenue shortfalls are severely impacting the quality of education and the living conditions of both teachers and students.
r. Innocent Nkonwa, the Luwero District Health Officer, attributed the rise in cases to poor hygiene practices in homes and the consumption of contaminated water. Nkonwa explained that, despite government interventions, many residents still engage in unhealthy practices such as open defecation due to a lack of latrines, and some fail to wash their hands after using the toilet.
On the fateful day of June 28, 2019, Kimbowa, now aged 27 and a resident of Kiyenje Zone, was riding a motorcycle heading to Kampala, but the journey was cut short when an oncoming Toyota Corona vehicle knocked him near St. Mark Cathedral in Luwero Town Council.
One such proposal, seen by Uganda Radio Network (URN), was submitted by M/S Plough (U) Limited, which offered two anti-narcotic sniffer dogs for US$43,470, approximately UGX 159.9 million. The proposal also included technical training for handlers at an additional cost.
In a memo dated 2th September 202, addressed to all Bundibugyo District employees, Ouma Charles, the Chief Administrative Officer said the problem arose as a result of disregarding hard to reach allowances during pay roll audit leading to computations that were insensitive of hard to reach provisions for the district.
Dr. Innocent Nkonwa, the Luwero District Health Officer explained that as a result, the department has launched an investigation to establish where the 1047 teenage pregnant girls could have gone for deliveries.
Simon Ssebale a resident says that due to limited space, the town officials now bury the dead people on each other near the surface and others dumped in a single pit.
The President made the remarks at State House Entebbe while delivering a lecture of opportunity to 210 post-medical interns who had completed their 10-day patriotism and ideological training at the National Leadership Institute (NALI), Kyankwanzi. The President’s proposal comes at a time when a good number of medical interns are stuck over delay by the government to release funds for them to start their internship.
Cumulatively, the tax exemptions on MPs allowances have so far cost the government 638.6 billion Shillings since 2018, according to the Tax Expenditure Report for Financial Year 2022/23, by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
Dr. Jane Egau, the Under Secretary in the Education Ministry, also acknowledged that while there have been ongoing efforts to address the issue over the years, no effective solution has yet been found. She noted that several schools have implemented their initiatives, some of which are unsustainable or exclude certain students.
