On the second day of the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), popularly called COP29, UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Simon Stiell has asked countries to treat climate finance as insurance against inflation citing its toll on the unresolved cost of living crisis. His communication was clear, as…
WasteAid will take lead, piloting the project. According to Soteri Nabeeta, the Executive Director of Management Training and Advisory Centre (MTAC), the institute will lead the skilling and retooling of workers, and a hub to be set in Nakawa, its headquarters. The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) shall integrate innovation into the curricula.
Retaining them at UPIK would have been the ultimate desire, but there is still a lot to do. Interestingly, Bernard Ongodia envisions this as a future possibility provided the necessary institutional investment is met. And government will have to play a big part in this.
According to the lead counsel, Jonathan Kirumira, in case government decides to purchase the identified land and relocate Luzira prisons, it will simply be a manifestation of double standards, manipulation of the law and selfish interests that undermine Ugandans at the expense of the few privileged persons such as investors.
The major island, Buggala, sinks into darkness from midnight to 5am, for certain reasons, and is disconnected from the remaining inhabited sixty-three islands. While this seems normal, some are demanding for affirmative action to transform the medieval society.
