Uganda : News

[New Vision]A 60-year old pastor of Lukango Church of God in Kammengo, Mpigi district is in police custody over defilement. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]The Government should come up with a special development programme for the Busoga region to bring it up to the level of other areas, Rebecca Kadaga, the Speaker of Parliament has said. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]Acting Deputy Chief Justice Steven Kavuma has urged freshly appointed members of the Local Government Finance Commission to uphold the qualities the appointing authority saw in them. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]Kampala -Free legal aid service providers have urged the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs to urgently table the draft Aid Policy Bill before Parliament, so that it is speedily enacted into law. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]Kampala -Ugandan women legislators are not happy with most existing laws, which they say have not been gender-friendly. (AllAfrica)

[Observer]Well, multitudes of people recently converged at Kagulu rock for the unveiling of the site as yet another tourist attraction in Busoga. The landmark event, sponsored by The Observer, among other entities, was graced by President Yoweri Museveni, who pledged Shs 100m towards the development of the site. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]The Government has released money to ministries, departments and local governments for the last quarter of this financial year. (AllAfrica)

[Observer]The woman who allegedly first published the letter that eventually got Gen David Sejusa in trouble says she is scared for her life. (AllAfrica)

[Observer]While the recent scandal revolves around the Shs 5.5bn tuition payment scam, a whistleblower has come out to contest the authenticity of the PhDs of some of Kyambogo's academic staff. One John Kaheru recently petitioned the Inspector General of Government to investigate Rev Dr Grace Lubaale and Sr Dr Maria Goretti Kaahwa, saying the latter was involved in an irregular award of a doctor of philosophy degree (PhD) to the former. (AllAfrica)

[Observer]Kenya Airways is expanding its freight network as it seeks to capitalize on the growing cargo business in Eastern and Southern Africa. (AllAfrica)

[Observer]Kampala's main railway terminal, popularly known as Goods Shed, will be refurbished in a bid to improve cargo service handling, the Rift Valley Railways (RVR) has said. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]Kampala -The caucus of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) is Monday afternoon meeting at State House Entebbe to brain storm over the controversial Public Order Management Bill and the recently released report on the raging power struggle at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]UGANDA Cricket Association has today named the team that has been selected to represent the country in the Pepsi ICC Africa Under 19 Division 1 World Cup Qualifiers that begin this Friday. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]Okwalinga, 50, a resident of Mbale district, is weighed down because his penis was recently cut off in a surgical operation at Mbale Hospital, on the recommendation of a physician. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]A national transport master plan including a transport master plan for Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA) has been launched. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]The Uganda National Chamber of Commerce and Industry(UNCCI) is locked in a sh349m rift with a commission agent, with the latter claiming he is owed the money as balance for connecting the former to a businessman in purchase of a $3m(sh7.7b) city property. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]THE Government has ruled out the possibility of dropping the taxes it has proposed in the forthcoming 2013/2014 budget. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]Pioneer bus company is seeking a concession to be allocated eight major city roads with special lanes. However, city councillors are yet to approve the new concession agreement. (AllAfrica)

[Observer]The shilling traded flat most of the week in a very tight range of 2,570/80, held down by weak demand as most corporates were out of the market due to mid-month tax obligations. (AllAfrica)

[Observer]This year has had its share of surprises, the latest coming from the Mengo-based CBS radio. (AllAfrica)

[Observer]The Observer journalist Polly Kamukama was on Friday crowned Most Outstanding Media Personality at the third annual Pearl International Film Festival (PIFF) awards. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]Opticians around town are in the business of selling eyeglasses and as the Sunday Vision reporter reveals, most will do whatever it takes, even if it means convincing you that you have eye defects in order to sell their eyeglasses (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]Adam Suleiman Kalungi, the key suspect in the death of Butaleja woman legislator Cerinah Nebanda has cried out to court to grant him bail saying his life is in danger. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]CRANES' new head coach will have to design a well-laid out strategy that will enable the national team negotiate six gruelling 2015 Nations Cup qualifiers in the space of just three months next year. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]Some say DJ Aludah is the best in Uganda. He does not disagree. He spoke to Hope Namanya (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]UGANDA will look to win all their Group A encounters, starting with the game against rivals Namibia if they are to advance to the 2014 ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup that is due in Dubai. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]Uganda could play a key role in ending the conflict in Darfur, Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has said. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]Susan Nandi is full of hopes for her 3 year old girl's future. Little Immaculate Nambowa was one of ten children who received free heart surgery at Heart Institute Mulago last week in a mission that closed yesterday. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]The Basoga Twegaite association in the diaspora is to fund-raise for a cancer treatment unit in Jinja. (AllAfrica)

[New Vision]MANDY Juruni's last encounter with the Falcons ended with the humble coach exalted in championship glory. (AllAfrica)

Climate change adaptation responses of male and female farmers are influenced by various factors. This study utilised a combination of descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis to study the factors that influence the decision to adapt to a given climate change scenario. Using cross-sectional data collected from 136 households in eastern Uganda, the study undertook the analysis at two levels: a pooled sample analysis and a gender disaggregated analysis. Contrary to other empirical studies, the study found that the factors influencing climate change adaptation decisions vary considerably between men and women. The adaptation decisions of female heads depended on and were sensitive to more covariates compared to the decisions of male heads of household. Furthermore, climate change adaptation decisions of female heads were influenced by more liquid household assets, while those of male heads were influenced by real estate, especially land. (eldis.org)