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Articles by Ronald Itaagi
Ugandan-made tick vaccine advances to promising stage
Since the start of 2017, an estimated 5,000 heads of cattle have died in Kiruhura and Ssembabule districts due to the spreading East Coast Fever and Babesiosis diseases. The staggering death of cattle, which has been reported in other parts of the country has caused major concerns and heartache among farmers besides deepening poverty among cattle keepers.
Reasons for high rates of tooth decay in Uganda
Dentists from California, in the USA, have observed that lack of dental education is the leading cause of tooth decay in Uganda. The observation was made by Dr Richard Schmother, who led a team of dental surgeons on a philanthropic expedition that took them to Lyantonde among other places in Africa.
Biosafety law a red card to pests, says pro-biotech campaigner
The newly enacted Biosafety Act 2017 is a Red Card to some of the most menacing crop pests and diseases that are currently ravaging hundreds of farms owned by smallholder farmers across Uganda, leading to food insecurity and economic instability, according to one pro-GMO campaigner.
Quality, strategic exports can lift Uganda out of poverty
The story of how South Korea escaped from the park of poverty-trapped countries including Uganda in the nineteen sixties and seventies, is one that attracts considerable anger and envy among many Ugandans. But over the past six years, the secrets of South Korea’s development miracle, has been uncovered through speeches, visits, and demonstration exercises at national and village levels.
Age Limit Fight divides Ugandans
The chaotic scenes that played out in Parliament this week, have attracted mixed views on the health of Uganda’s democracy. While some have condemned the way the opposition MPs ‘desecrated’ the sanctity of Parliament by stepping on chairs and tables, a considerable number of Ugandans have hailed the behaviour of the MPs for ‘putting up a spirited fight’, despite their numerical weakness.
Sam Lyomoki to lose MP seat over age limit
The notice by workers’ Member of Parliament (MP) Dr. Sam Lyomoki seeking leave of absence to prepare a private member’s bill to amend the consitution to end discrimination against public servants has landed him in hot soup. It has sparked angry reactions from workers’ leaders vowing to recall him from Parliament accusing him of dragging workers’ issues into what they termed murky political games for his selfish interests without consulting them. “We are going to recall him from Parliament.
Parliament goes Chaotic
For the last three days, as the issue of the tabling of the Private Members Bill motion to amend Article 102 (b) of the 1995 Constitution to remove the 75 years term limit, tempers on the either side of the House were running high. Two days ago, the Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga, had to adjourn the House when the Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs), heckled her and the NRM side when the Igara West MP, Raphael Magyezi, was due to table the motion.
Loopholes in pharmacy laws in Uganda
The Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda (PSU) and the Makerere University Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (MUPSA) organized the celebrations to mark the International Pharmaceutical Day.
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