The ministry of gender, labor and social development in partnership with Innitiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) has released a report on the Rights of Citizens to Social Protection and Social Security. Allana Kembabazi the program manager at ISER says the research aimed at assessing Uganda's progress on social protection and security.

Minister Muyingo has called for regional integration for economic development and smooth running of trade. This was at the Launch of the Research Information Management System (RIMs)to spark the journey of digitization at Makerere University at the annual forum for graduate research and Dialogue.

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A team of Ugandan teenagers have left the country to represent Uganda at the VEX World Robots Championship in the United States of America. The students were selected from different schools around Kampala to the competition which kicks off tomorrow (on April 26) and will last two weeks in Dallas, Texas.

The government of Uganda has been asked to further invest in the education sector to avail learners with adequate knowledge and skills to match the requirements of the competitive market Worldwide. The call was made by the Chancellor Kampala University Main Campus Prof. George Mondo Kagonyera at the Institution's 21st Graduation ceremony held at Gaba in Makindye. The Honorary consul of Uganda to Germany Prof. Dr. Manfred Dietrich Rheingoldweg pledged Germany's commitment to enhancing the future of Ugandans through sponsorships and exchange programs.

Value addition to Banana products could create Thirty Thousand Jobs in Uganda if well embraced. This underscores the need for a Public private partnership in commercializing Banana Fiber Production. This was during an engagement in Kampala where Dr Priver Bwesige encouraged Banana farmers to embrace value addition.

The Parliamentary Committee on Budget has tasked the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development with providing documentation indicating areas where ghost workers were discovered, resulting in payments totaling 294 billion, as per the Auditor General's report. The committee convened to review and approve supplementary funding requests from various ministries for the fiscal year 2023/24.

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Banking institutions have appealed to URA to ensure that its different initiatives foster trust between banks and the tax payer. This was during the 7th annual appreciation bank conference held in Kampala. In another Development; Rt. Rev. Raphael Wokorach - Bishop elect Gulu Diocese has urged the taxman to be considerate on the economic situation as it exercises its mandate.

The mid-term review of the NRM Manifesto, two and a half years into its implementation, reveals that the government has achieved 35% of its commitments, with 46% underway and 19% pending. Wills Bashasha, the Director of the Manifesto Implementation Unit at the Office of the President, noted an improvement from the previous score of 20% in May 2023. Despite progress, corruption persists as a major obstacle to the manifesto's successful implementation.

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World food program has received a donation of 1480 metric tonnes of beans and maize plus 152 metric tonnes of cooking oil worth 2 million USD dollars from the people’s republic of china to feed 165,300 school going children in karamoja through their school meals program. Officiating at the hand over in Kampala, state minister for primary education Joyce Moriku Kaducu said ministry of education and sports will continue to promote approaches needed to address barriers to access to education through combining quality education with a package of health nutrition interventions in school.

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The two-day 2nd Annual National Labour Convention and Expo has opened in Kampala with a call to speed up the legal framework for workers' protection, primarily to curb injustice and exploitation. The convention, running under the theme "Improving Access to Justice, Equity, and the Future of Work," was opened by the Minister of Gender, Labour, and Social Development, Betty Amongi, in Kampala.