Female MPs Petition For Better Maternal Health Funding

Updated at 1054 EAT on 09th March 2022. Female legislators under their umbrella body, the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) have petitioned government to provide sufficient funds in the 2022-2023 national budget for maternal health care. UWOPA chairperson, Hon Sarah Opendi, while presenting the petition during plenary on Thursday, 03 March 2022, said that whilst…

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At least two jailed US citizens are freed by Venezuela after talks.

Move comes as Venezuela signals interest in improving relations with the US amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1054 EAT on Wednesday 9/03/2022. Venezuela has freed two jailed US citizens in an apparent goodwill gesture following a visit to Caracas by a high-level delegation from Washington. One of the prisoners…

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Women’s Day -Uganda’s Premier Robinah Nabbanja reads News on FM Radio

By E K Benj @kivumbi Follow us on twitter Updated at 0621 EAT on Wednesday 9th March 2022 Influential women in Uganda have been hosted by 88.8 CBS and 89.2 CBS Emanduso as part of celebrating the International Women’s Day 2022. The official celebrations were conducted at Kololo Airstrip where President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni pledged…

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I am Retiring- Muhoozi’s Twitter Account

Updated at 1512 EAT on Tue 08th March 2022 HICGI News Agency “After 28 years of service in my glorious military, the greatest military in the world, I am happy to announce my retirement. Me and my soldiers have achieved so much! I have only love and respect for all those great men and women…

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Russia tilt essential to India’s strategic security.

India’s reliance on Russian military and strategic equipment is ‘huge’. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1217 EAT on Tuesday 8/03/2022. New Delhi, India–India has held its nose and abstained five times since the February 24 invasion of Ukraine by Russia. While none of these abstentions has affected the outcome of the vote, they were…

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Sri Lanka’s most revered elephant dies at 68; National treasure.

Amid an outpouring of grief, Sri Lanka’s president orders that cadaver of Nadungamuwa Raja be preserved for posterity. Published by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1123 EAT on Tuesday 8/03/2022. Sri Lanka’s most sacred elephant has passed away at the age of 68, prompting an outpouring of grief and a presidential order for the huge cadaver…

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