25 April 2024 Government plans to turn Post Offices into one stop service centers saying they have outlived their usefulness. Uganda Post Limited is a company solely responsible for postal services in Uganda with locations in over 30 major cities and towns in the country Back in the day, the company was known for offering services like conveyance of letters and parcels among others. Speaking during the Intellectual Property Conference at Four Points by Sheraton in Kampala, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of ICT Aminah Zawedde says these centers will be used to decentralize service deliver. Zawedde notes that focus should on now be shifted to digital Skilling for people to use the innovations that are in place. She notes that government is putting in place fundamentals to grow the ICT sector which include laws and policies which are now at about 90%. Other areas of focus include Infrastructure in terms of connectivity , access to devices and data centers among others. She adds that government is also scaling up offering of services on line , ensuring cyber security, data protection and privacy among several others. Speaking at the same event, Kampala Central MP Mohammed Nsereko said innovation should be encouraged right from the primary level of education as a way of encouraging young people. Story by Wycliffe Sebunya
25 April 2024 A section of Members on the Parliamentary forum on Swahili were shocked to learn that majority of the members on this committee do not speak or comprehend the language. This as they discussed the Uganda National Kiswahili Council Bill that intends to standardize the roll out of Kiswahili language in Uganda. The bill is yet to be presented for the second reading in Parliament
Now as the discussion ensued some legislators on the kiswahili forum started submitting in kiswahili which sparked debate from their colleagues before the committee chairperson Richard Wanda ruled that all submissions be made in English.
In the meantime, A member of the forum on Swahili Asinasus Nyakato says implementation of Kishwahili as one of the official languages requires passing the necessary legislations. This includes the Uganda National Kishwali Council Bill 2023 which is a government agency that will promote the usage of the Kiswahili language in Uganda. The Council proposed by the Bill will also coordinate the usage of Kiswahili language in administrative, judicial and legislative process as a medium of communication by local governments. Nyakato says that the level of implementation for Kiswhali as one of the official languages is slow due to lack of laws. Story by Vincent Kisiriko
25 April 2024 Gender, Labour & Social Development Minister Betty Amongi says plans are underway to strengthen the capacity of Industrial Court and labour offices to hasten handling of employment disputes and reduce the case backlog. Amongi shows concern that there is only one Industrial court in the country which is headquartered in Kampala hence unable to handle all employment relations disputes. This comes at a time the Industrial court is reported to have a case backlog of over 3000 employment disputes. Speaking during the 2nd Annual National Labour Convention and Expo at the Mestil Hotel in Kampala, Amongi noted that matters connected with unemployment and employment relations are critical and need to be addressed amicably to promote good industrial relations. Speaking at the same event , the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development Aggrey Kibenge proposed that the industrial court conducts rotational court sessions to be able to handle the high employment case backlog. Kibenge says the court requires funding to deliver justice. He adds that the industrial court also requires more judges noting that currently it has two judges who cannot handle the huge number of employment disputes. Story by Wycliffe Sebunya
25 April 2024 Government plans to turn Post Offices into one stop service centers saying they have outlived their usefulness. Uganda Post Limited is a company solely responsible for postal services in Uganda with locations in over 30 major cities and towns in the country Back in the day, the company was known for offering services like conveyance of letters and parcels among others. Speaking during the Intellectual Property Conference at Four Points by Sheraton in Kampala, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of ICT Aminah Zawedde says these centers will be used to decentralize service deliver. Zawedde notes that focus should on now be shifted to digital Skilling for people to use the innovations that are in place. She notes that government is putting in place fundamentals to grow the ICT sector which include laws and policies which are now at about 90%. Other areas of focus include Infrastructure in terms of connectivity , access to devices and data centers among others. She adds that government is also scaling up offering of services on line , ensuring cyber security, data protection and privacy among several others. Speaking at the same event, Kampala Central MP Mohammed Nsereko said innovation should be encouraged right from the primary level of education as a way of encouraging young people. Story by Wycliffe Sebunya
25 April 2024 A section of Members on the Parliamentary forum on Swahili were shocked to learn that majority of the members on this committee do not speak or comprehend the language. This as they discussed the Uganda National Kiswahili Council Bill that intends to standardize the roll out of Kiswahili language in Uganda. The bill is yet to be presented for the second reading in Parliament
Now as the discussion ensued some legislators on the kiswahili forum started submitting in kiswahili which sparked debate from their colleagues before the committee chairperson Richard Wanda ruled that all submissions be made in English.
In the meantime, A member of the forum on Swahili Asinasus Nyakato says implementation of Kishwahili as one of the official languages requires passing the necessary legislations. This includes the Uganda National Kishwali Council Bill 2023 which is a government agency that will promote the usage of the Kiswahili language in Uganda. The Council proposed by the Bill will also coordinate the usage of Kiswahili language in administrative, judicial and legislative process as a medium of communication by local governments. Nyakato says that the level of implementation for Kiswhali as one of the official languages is slow due to lack of laws. Story by Vincent Kisiriko
25 April 2024 Gender, Labour & Social Development Minister Betty Amongi says plans are underway to strengthen the capacity of Industrial Court and labour offices to hasten handling of employment disputes and reduce the case backlog. Amongi shows concern that there is only one Industrial court in the country which is headquartered in Kampala hence unable to handle all employment relations disputes. This comes at a time the Industrial court is reported to have a case backlog of over 3000 employment disputes. Speaking during the 2nd Annual National Labour Convention and Expo at the Mestil Hotel in Kampala, Amongi noted that matters connected with unemployment and employment relations are critical and need to be addressed amicably to promote good industrial relations. Speaking at the same event , the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development Aggrey Kibenge proposed that the industrial court conducts rotational court sessions to be able to handle the high employment case backlog. Kibenge says the court requires funding to deliver justice. He adds that the industrial court also requires more judges noting that currently it has two judges who cannot handle the huge number of employment disputes. Story by Wycliffe Sebunya
