Key ministers reshuffled
Feb 20, 2009
MUSEVENI RESHUFFLES CABINET<br>The President on Monday announced a cabinet reshuffle, dropping key ministers. He dropped Dr. Ezra Suruma (Finance), Gen. Salim Saleh (Micro finance), Ham Muliira (ICT), Maj. James Kinobe (Youth), Dr Atwoki Kasirivu (Lands)
MUSEVENI RESHUFFLES CABINET
The President on Monday announced a cabinet reshuffle, dropping key ministers. He dropped Dr. Ezra Suruma (Finance), Gen. Salim Saleh (Micro finance), Ham Muliira (ICT), Maj. James Kinobe (Youth), Dr Atwoki Kasirivu (Lands), Prof. Semakula Kiwanuka (Investment) and Kagimu Kiwanuka for economic monitoring.
The president also brought new faces, which included the First lady Janet Museveni (Karamoja) and Gen Jeje Odongo (defence). Syda Bbumba became the first woman finance minister.
Other surprising appointments were those of former Uganda People’s Congress supporter Aggrey Awori who was named ICT minister, Kabula MP James Kakooza – who is the health state minister and Bugabula South MP Asuman Kiyingi.
CONTROVERSY SHROUDS EXPORTS TO SYRIA
Controversy surrounds 15 tonnes of dairy products from Sameer Agriculture and Livestock that President Museveni commissioned for export to Syria last year. Sameer managing director, Anand Gaggar, said: “Contrary to media reports, we have never exported milk to Syria, but ghee.†State minister for animal husbandry Bright Rwamirama made the revelation on Tuesday while responding to media reports that Syria, the leading importer of Ugandan milk, had rejected it claiming it was contaminated with faeces. Last May, Museveni inaugurated the first milk powder plant at the company’s factory in industrial area, Kampala. He also flagged off a consignment of products for export to Syria.
SH362B NEEDED FOR WATER
WATER ministry is seeking sh362b to construct water supply systems, reconstruct old dams and reservoirs for flood control. Water minister Maria Mutagamba said this while addressing the Parliament committee on pastoralists yesterday.
The committee is looking into the challenges of nomadic pastoralists. Under the five-year plan running until 2014, the ministry expects to reconstruct 65 dams in 24 districts, construct seven bulk water supply systems and flood control dams in Karamoja. The ministry, she said, had undertaken feasibility studies, covering four water stressed areas of Nakapiripirit, Katakwi, Amuria, Moroto, nakasongola, Isingiro and Kiruhura.
CANCER TREATMENT
CANCER treatment may become easily accessible if the Government enacts laws on the use of biotechnology; MPs have advised. “Cancer can be treated using radiotherapy, but there is limited use of this treatment because of lack of laws governing the use of biotechnology,†said Charles Ngabirano, chairperson of the Science and technology committee.
Biotechnology is the use of living organisms for the production of food, drink, medicine or for other benefit to man or other animal species.
Committee members yesterday said they want the biotechnology policy, which was developed by Uganda National Council of Science and Technology last year to be turned into law.
PRESIDENT URGED TO INTERVENE IN BUSOGA FOREST RESERVE
PRESIDENT Museveni has been urged by the deputy Speaker Rebecca Kadaga to intervene in the wrangles in South Busoga Forest Reserve in Mayuge district.
At a recent meeting at the Parliament, Kadaga proposed that the stakeholders meet the president next month to resolve the wrangles.
Kadaga suggested that the Government resettles the forest occupants elsewhere. State minister for gender Rukia Nakadama suggested the Government rather plants trees elsewhere and leave the people who have settled in the reserve. Over 10,000 squatters reside on 16,382 hectares located in Malongo and Kityerera sub-counties. National Forestry Authority says the forest is a gazetted area to protect the environment and Lake Victoria.
MAKE KAWOLO A REFERRAL HOSPITAL
MPS from Mukono district want the Government to make Kawolo a regional referral hospital. In a meeting chaired by Buikwe West MP Norman Muwuluze on Friday, the MPs said the hospital handles over 80,000 instead of 30,000 patients it was designed for.
“The hospital receives patients from sugar companies, road accident victims and fishermen†said Muwulize. He added that when the hospital gains referral status, the Government will fund it to cater for the patients.
The President on Monday announced a cabinet reshuffle, dropping key ministers. He dropped Dr. Ezra Suruma (Finance), Gen. Salim Saleh (Micro finance), Ham Muliira (ICT), Maj. James Kinobe (Youth), Dr Atwoki Kasirivu (Lands), Prof. Semakula Kiwanuka (Investment) and Kagimu Kiwanuka for economic monitoring.
The president also brought new faces, which included the First lady Janet Museveni (Karamoja) and Gen Jeje Odongo (defence). Syda Bbumba became the first woman finance minister.
Other surprising appointments were those of former Uganda People’s Congress supporter Aggrey Awori who was named ICT minister, Kabula MP James Kakooza – who is the health state minister and Bugabula South MP Asuman Kiyingi.
CONTROVERSY SHROUDS EXPORTS TO SYRIA
Controversy surrounds 15 tonnes of dairy products from Sameer Agriculture and Livestock that President Museveni commissioned for export to Syria last year. Sameer managing director, Anand Gaggar, said: “Contrary to media reports, we have never exported milk to Syria, but ghee.†State minister for animal husbandry Bright Rwamirama made the revelation on Tuesday while responding to media reports that Syria, the leading importer of Ugandan milk, had rejected it claiming it was contaminated with faeces. Last May, Museveni inaugurated the first milk powder plant at the company’s factory in industrial area, Kampala. He also flagged off a consignment of products for export to Syria.
SH362B NEEDED FOR WATER
WATER ministry is seeking sh362b to construct water supply systems, reconstruct old dams and reservoirs for flood control. Water minister Maria Mutagamba said this while addressing the Parliament committee on pastoralists yesterday.
The committee is looking into the challenges of nomadic pastoralists. Under the five-year plan running until 2014, the ministry expects to reconstruct 65 dams in 24 districts, construct seven bulk water supply systems and flood control dams in Karamoja. The ministry, she said, had undertaken feasibility studies, covering four water stressed areas of Nakapiripirit, Katakwi, Amuria, Moroto, nakasongola, Isingiro and Kiruhura.
CANCER TREATMENT
CANCER treatment may become easily accessible if the Government enacts laws on the use of biotechnology; MPs have advised. “Cancer can be treated using radiotherapy, but there is limited use of this treatment because of lack of laws governing the use of biotechnology,†said Charles Ngabirano, chairperson of the Science and technology committee.
Biotechnology is the use of living organisms for the production of food, drink, medicine or for other benefit to man or other animal species.
Committee members yesterday said they want the biotechnology policy, which was developed by Uganda National Council of Science and Technology last year to be turned into law.
PRESIDENT URGED TO INTERVENE IN BUSOGA FOREST RESERVE
PRESIDENT Museveni has been urged by the deputy Speaker Rebecca Kadaga to intervene in the wrangles in South Busoga Forest Reserve in Mayuge district.
At a recent meeting at the Parliament, Kadaga proposed that the stakeholders meet the president next month to resolve the wrangles.
Kadaga suggested that the Government resettles the forest occupants elsewhere. State minister for gender Rukia Nakadama suggested the Government rather plants trees elsewhere and leave the people who have settled in the reserve. Over 10,000 squatters reside on 16,382 hectares located in Malongo and Kityerera sub-counties. National Forestry Authority says the forest is a gazetted area to protect the environment and Lake Victoria.
MAKE KAWOLO A REFERRAL HOSPITAL
MPS from Mukono district want the Government to make Kawolo a regional referral hospital. In a meeting chaired by Buikwe West MP Norman Muwuluze on Friday, the MPs said the hospital handles over 80,000 instead of 30,000 patients it was designed for.
“The hospital receives patients from sugar companies, road accident victims and fishermen†said Muwulize. He added that when the hospital gains referral status, the Government will fund it to cater for the patients.