Official: PM to work under President

Deal: Govt in reverse gear? The Government appeared to engage reverse gear that could take momentum off a speedy enactment of the National Accord and Reconciliation Bill 2008, even as MPs prepared to discuss the landmark peace deal tomorrow. full story Kenya’s credit rating back on track Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has revised its long-term rating on Kenya to stable from negative at the back of a power sharing agreement between President Kibaki and ODM leader, Mr Raila Odinga. full story Activists storm ECK meeting Civil society activists stormed an Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) meeting and held the chairman, Mr Samuel Kivuitu, and his staff hostage. full story Official: PM to work under President President Kibaki will remain the Head of State and Government in the new power-sharing arrangement, the Government said. full story

President Mwai Kibaki and ODM leader agreed to share power. Questions abound after the Head of Public Service came up with a structure of Government that ODM says does not reflect the spirit of ‘real power sharing’ as contained in National Accord.

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Britain to help tenants pay off landlords Museveni (centre) and his wife Janet (right) greet the Queen during the prayers at the Westminster Abbey yesterday UGANDA and Britain have agreed to establish a fund to enable tenants buy land from landlords. The deal was reached between President Yoweri Museveni and the UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, after they discussed the thorny issue of land that has sparked heated debate in Uganda. More...

Chaos mars Afro-Arab youth summit UGANDAN youth have boycotted the Afro-Arab conference taking place at the Speke Resort Munyonyo over allowances and sharing of beds in hotels. The two-week conference will be formally opened by President Yoweri Museveni tomorrow. More...

Storms ravage northern Uganda A dust cover brings business in Arua town to a standstill VIOLENT winds caused panic and brought business in Arua town to a standstill on Sunday evening. Thick yellow dust engulfed the central business district, cutting visibility, blowing off roofs and forced motorists to turn on their headlamps. More...

National

Museveni peomotes army officers

PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has promoted several Uganda People’s Defence Forces officers and made new appointments. Among them are Bernard Rwehururu, Charles Angina and John Mugume who were raised from Colonel to Brigadier. More...

Uganda wipes out meningitis - WHO

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced that Haemophilus Influenza b (HIB) meningitis in children under five years has been eliminated from Uganda. WHO said yesterday that the bacterial Hib meningitis was wiped out through nationwide immunisation. More...

Business

Loadshedding increases

REDUCTION in thermal power generation coupled with high power losses have led to an increase in loadshedding, the energy minister, Daudi Migereko, has said. More...

Uganda benefits from $20m Gates grant

UGANDA is among the three African countries that are benefiting from the $20m (about sh34b) grant that was donated to members of the Network of African Science Academies. More...