Voting for the Dokolo Woman MP by-election has started on a good note this morning in the 173 polling stations across the district. Stephen Toshobya, the Electoral Commissioner official, said that in some polling stations, there were delays due to late arrivals of voters. Several leaders of political parties have been in the district to campaign for their candidates. The race attracted seven candidates, including Dr. Rosemary Alwoc Ogwal, who is the Forum for Democratic Change candidate, while the National Unity Platform fielded Harriet Ageno and Jannet Adong as the NRM flagbearers. Sarah Nyangkori is the UPC flag bearer while two candidates are NRM leaning. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

A tree planting campaign in schools in the Bunyoro Region has been launched. Under the campaign, schools will be provided tree seedlings that will give a woodlot of over one acre on each school, enabling them to overcome the prevailing climatic changes. The campaign is one of the efforts to celebrate Earth Hour. The ceremony was held at Muhooro B.C.S Primary School in Muhoro Town Council, Kagadi District, last evening. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

African economies’ prospects for long-term, sustainable growth are under threat from weaknesses in the core conditions necessary for competitive and productive economies, despite outwardly healthy growth rates in many parts of the region, according to the African Competitiveness Report. Given Africa’s young and growing population, labor-intensive sectors must play a larger role in the continent’s transformation. The growth in services – both in terms of GDP and employment – cannot propel Africa’s growth alone, and even here, development remains uneven, with too many people employed in low-productivity services. However, Agriculture provides an important source of income for the majority of African citizens, but productivity remains too low and based on small-scale subsistence production. This has attracted the attention of the EU, among other partners, to boost the agribusiness sector. To further understand how and why, we have Deus Tirwakunda, Start Facility Manager, UNCDF, and Cristina Banuta, Programme Manager - Access to Finance, EU Delegation to Uganda. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

In commemoration of the holy month of Ramadan, UAP Old Mutual Life Assurance and Old Mutual Investment Group have generously donated food items worth 13 million UGX to the Muslim community. The presentation ceremony unfolded at Nakawa Business Park.

Civil society organizations under the umbrella of Uganda Water and Sanitation Network are urging all Ugandans to commence tree planting activities nationwide to counteract the effects of shifting climate patterns and safeguard the environment. These CSOs have further called upon the government to enforce presidential directives aimed at prohibiting charcoal burning and settlements in swamp areas.

Ministry of Local government has been blamed for lack of coordination of the failed Agro-processing Facilities allocated in the community Agricultural Infrastructure improvement program. Engaging with the parliamentary committee on Public Service and Local government, members of the committee sighted miss information and lack of monitoring of the facilities at community level.

Government has directed a countrywide inspection of all education institutions with a directive to all district inspectors to close with immediate effect all those operating boarding sections illegally. The State Minister in charge of Primary Education Dr Joyce Kaducu said this During the education exhibition at Kololo independence grounds.

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Uganda Broadcasting Corporation has highlighted programs to aid the implementation of the program-based budget. The Managing Director of UBC Winston Agaba has addressed the Parliamentary Committee on Information, Communication and Technology presenting the priority programs including promotion of internal tourism, improving the radio signals and increasing the programming for the NDP III. Agaba however, told the MPS that UBC needs to be funded in order to reach the projected results. Accordingly, UBC requires about 173 billion to execute its full mandate in the forthcoming 2024/2025 budget including 10.322 billion to cater for the wages.

How much power does a will carry and how should a will vary in the case of a business or commercial property? On the Link Tonight we put these questions to a legal practitioner. We speak to Arnold Kimara from Kimara Advocates and Consultants for insights. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

A section of Senior Citizens and elders have renewed calls for electoral reforms ahead of the next general elections. Addressing journalists in Kampala they expressed fear that without the much-needed electoral reforms, the polls will again be a mere ritual. They have also tasked the Human Rights Commission and the Electoral Commission to execute their mandate of enhancing civic awareness in the population and voter education. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

At the second public finance managers conference which is mainly targeted at those that manage central and local government accounts, illicit financial flows and corruption was highlighted as a key challenge for these officers. The two-day conference sponsored by the finance ministry will adopt recommendations with the ultimate aim of them becoming part of policy. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

The Retirement Benefits Authority has two months to write a technical report to the finance ministry towards the establishment of a national savings scheme targeting retirement. A feasibility study conducted by the financial sector deepening Uganda project shows that actually many Ugandans save informally but most of these savings are not for retirement. Betty Ndagire has more. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

The latest UNDP Human Development Report reveals Uganda ranks second only to Kenya in the East African region for enhancing the well-being of its citizens, particularly in education, health, and per-capita income. This information was disclosed during the unveiling of the United Nations Human Development Index report at Makerere University, which also highlighted a significant increase in life expectancy. As reported by Sudhir Byaruhanga, Prime Minister Robina Nabbanja, who was the guest of honor at the report's launch, stated government's commitment to combating division and enhancing service delivery. This effort aims to either sustain or improve Uganda's current position in the Human Development Index rankings. #NTVNews #NTVTonight #NTVWeekendEdition Subscribe to Our Channel For more news visit http://www.ntv.co.ug Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ntvuganda Connect with us on Messenger via m.me/NTVUganda

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