Every time a country discovers oil, it comes under scrutiny and so its not surprising that the spotlight is now on Ugandan activities in the oil-rich Albertine region. Last year, the European Union Parliament called for the delay of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), expressing concern over human rights abuse and environmental degradation. It’s against this background that the Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development (has embarked on a campaign to engage the contractors involved in oil and gas activities as far as upholding human rights in concerned. Benard Mujuni, Commissioner for…
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By Benard Mujuni The COVID-19 pandemic that has had a devastating impact globally has not spared Uganda’s economy. The Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development has seen an increase in demand of its services amidst a stringent budget due to vulnerable populations losing their livelihoods and assets due to the pandemic including Low staffing levels to address social discrimination issues. The prevalence of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Uganda remains high: Over the pandemic review period, physical violence remained high although it has reduced to 51.5% in 2016 as compared to 59.9% in 2006 (UDHS, 2018). In addition, 22% of…
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A report by the European Union/United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) project on the governance of culture in developing countries has recommended that government imposes a local screen quota of 30% local programming for all cinema halls with the goal of boosting the local film industry. The report is a culmination of a year-long project undertaken with support from UNESCO, European Union and the Ministry of gender, labour & social development (MoGLSD) as part of the efforts to support the development of the local film sector. Speaking during the final workshop review in consultation with stakeholders from the…
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PostBank has come out to clarify on an incident where at least 6,000 people on the Airtel mobile network mistakenly received double payment of the Covid-19 relief cash. In a statement released today, the bank says there was indeed an incident which was quickly identified and flagged to Airtel Uganda. The bank goes on to say that the incident had nothing to do with data from Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development as earlier rumours had suggested. “… Of the beneficiary payments made so far, 6,011 were paid twice. This was a single incident relating to a batch upload…
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By Benard Mujuni Uganda’s development agenda is anchored on Social development, which underpins context of poverty, equity, social inclusion and social protection floor that require effective targeting of the vulnerable persons in the delivery of social services. The emergence of the second wave of COVID-19 has provided yet another challenge. As a country, we seem to have learnt and quickly forgotten much. The absence of a clear system for targeting the vulnerable groups for the delivery of livelihood interventions has resulted into the need to develop an equitable Social registry sooner than later. The possibility of mistargeting and excluding the…
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The Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development (MGLSD), in line with the NRM Manifesto theme of “Taking Uganda to Modernity through Job creation and inclusive Development” 2016-2021, prioritized addressing empowerment of special interest groups (Women, Youth and the Elderly) as well as gender inequalities In a presentation on Tuesday during the ongoing Manifesto Week, Peace Regis Mutuuzo, the Minister of State for Gender and Culture revealed that the Youth livelihood programme has financed 21,076 projects worth UGX167.579 Billion benefitting 250,006 youth of which 45% are female. The recovery of funds is UGX41.980 billion representing 53%. 45.466 youth have been…
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Uganda, on May 1, joined the rest of the world to commemorate the International Labour day. This day is commemorated in appreciation of the daily contribution of workers to national development. It is also used as an occasion to heighten consciousness about the need to protect the rights of workers and also remind workers of their responsibilities and obligations. This year’s celebrations were commemorated under the theme: “Enhancing Innovation for Increased for Employment Creation and Labour Productivity: A Sustainable COVID-19 Response”. Globally, the Covid-19 pandemic has had profound impact on economies around the world. Labour Markets have been severely impacted…
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The government of Uganda has told Parliament that it needs more time to consult on the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Amendment Bill 2019 concerning which Ministry should supervise the funds.In September last year MPs disagreed over the clauses relating to midterm access and which Ministry between Finance and Gender should supervise the funds. The MPs had also failed to agree on the age group of people to access the funds and the percentage that should be given out.The joint committee on Finance and Gender in their report proposed that only members aged above 45 and who have saved for…
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If you are an ardent Twitter user, you most have likely seen, several times a day, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze’s tweets and or retweets, commenting about several topics, ranging from ICT, gender, labour, and national politics. He is an unapologetic and intense supporter of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) and spends considerable time preaching about the achievements of the government. He is also not shy to admit mistakes where things have gone wrong. At some point you cannot help but wonder, when this 45-year-old Minister sits down to work. But for those who know him well, they will tell you…
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When the government of Uganda announced that Entebbe International Airports would be open effective 01st October 2020 members of the Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agencies (UAERA) were among the most excited. Many of them, according to Ronnie Mukundane the UAERA spokesperson, had braved the 7 months of airport closure, keeping their costs to the bare minimum- trying to not to close office as they still had an obligation to especially keep their customer services desks open to deal with inquiries from parents as well as the thousands of Ugandan workers abroad, mainly in the Middle East. “Our over 200…
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