News in brief
Sep 28, 2009
<b>Industrial parks to open</b><br>TORORO-The Government will soon open 22 industrial parks in the country, finance minister Saida Bbumba has said.
Industrial parks to open
TORORO-The Government will soon open 22 industrial parks in the country, finance minister Saida Bbumba has said. In a speech read by investment state minister Aston Kajara, Bbumba said the districts earmarked for the project were chosen because of their vast pieces of land. “The Government will buy the land from the owners and lure investors to take it up,†she said. Bbumba said the aim is to balance development and create employment opportunities. This was during the launch of the Science Week at the Lions Club grounds in Tororo district last week.
Ugandan to fight tsetse fly
KAMPALA-A Ugandan veterinary doctor has been elected to chair the council fighting sleeping sickness, nagana and the tsetse flies in the world for the next two years. Dr. Nelson Kauta is the commissioner of livestock health and entomology in Uganda. His election was announced on Friday at the closure of the council’s 13th conference in Kampala. The conference gathered scientists, researchers, policy makers and development partners from different parts of the world. It was the third time for Uganda to host the conference. The previous two meetings took place in 1964 and 1993.
MPs lack abortion facts
KAMPALA-Half of the MPs are not aware of policies concerning abortion, a report has shown. The report produced by Jakara Mato and Leah Wibecan of Yale University in the US showed that between June and August 2009, most MPs exhibited limited knowledge about abortion. Presenting a document on attitude in Parliament concerning unintended pregnancies and safe abortion to journalists at Hotel Triangle in Kampala last Thursday, the head of reproductive health in Uganda, Dr. Peter Ibembe, said many MPs relied on personal experiences and tales. He said most MPs supported abortion for the deformed fetus and pregnancies in case of rape and incest.
TORORO-The Government will soon open 22 industrial parks in the country, finance minister Saida Bbumba has said. In a speech read by investment state minister Aston Kajara, Bbumba said the districts earmarked for the project were chosen because of their vast pieces of land. “The Government will buy the land from the owners and lure investors to take it up,†she said. Bbumba said the aim is to balance development and create employment opportunities. This was during the launch of the Science Week at the Lions Club grounds in Tororo district last week.
Ugandan to fight tsetse fly
KAMPALA-A Ugandan veterinary doctor has been elected to chair the council fighting sleeping sickness, nagana and the tsetse flies in the world for the next two years. Dr. Nelson Kauta is the commissioner of livestock health and entomology in Uganda. His election was announced on Friday at the closure of the council’s 13th conference in Kampala. The conference gathered scientists, researchers, policy makers and development partners from different parts of the world. It was the third time for Uganda to host the conference. The previous two meetings took place in 1964 and 1993.
MPs lack abortion facts
KAMPALA-Half of the MPs are not aware of policies concerning abortion, a report has shown. The report produced by Jakara Mato and Leah Wibecan of Yale University in the US showed that between June and August 2009, most MPs exhibited limited knowledge about abortion. Presenting a document on attitude in Parliament concerning unintended pregnancies and safe abortion to journalists at Hotel Triangle in Kampala last Thursday, the head of reproductive health in Uganda, Dr. Peter Ibembe, said many MPs relied on personal experiences and tales. He said most MPs supported abortion for the deformed fetus and pregnancies in case of rape and incest.