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Uganda To Carry Out Free COVID19 Test At Boarder Points

After a joint Multi-Sectoral Virtual Meeting for the Ministers responsible for East African Community Affairs it has been agreed in order to deal with backlog of trucks at border points, Government of Uganda through its Ministry of Health its to test truck drivers for free using RDT method for a start of a period of seven days and there after a metering to review the process will be held. this comes after truck drivers at boarders points contested to pay a...

January 13, 2022Comments OffRead more...

Add French on The Languages You Speak- 1st DPM

This morning The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Of East African Community Affairs in Uganda , Rt. Hon Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga (MP) hosted the President and members of the Association of Teachers of French in Uganda. Agatha Tumwine, Dr. Achero, and Niriyinda , following up on the Decision of the Summit of the East African Community Heads of State to adopt french as an official language of the Community, during the 41st Meeting of the East African Community Council...

January 5, 20220 CommentsRead more...

Domestic Violence shouldn’t be Handled Lightly

The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East Africa Community Affairs in Uganda Rt. Hon| Dr. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga (MP) this evening launched a movie premier dubbed "Monica the Girl Child " a 2s film production. Rt. Hon |Dr. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga was accompanied by the Minister of state for Trade and Cooperatives Hon. Harriet Ntabaazi at Hotel Africana. The film premier is about girl child domestic violence. due to ministry of Health Standard Operating Procedures, it was attendance...

December 21, 20210 CommentsRead more...

Monitor the performance of Customs Union

The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East Africa Community Affairs in Uganda Rt Hon |Dr. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga (MP) officiated the closing ceremony of the Inter- Parliamentary games in Arusha as one of the Guest Speakers of the evening. in her closing remarks, Rt. Hon REBECCA Kadaga said that the next Parliamentary games might have a new member DR Congo and among the challenges the Minister singled out was the use of French in the games. during the...

December 19, 20210 CommentsRead more...

DR CONGO JOINS EAC

The East African Council of Ministers approved the Democratic Republic of Congo’s application to join the EastAfricanCommunity (EAC). Uganda’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs Rebecca Kadaga disclosed this at a press conference held at her office. Kadaga said the Council, sitting for its 44th Extra-ordinary meeting decided that DRC had satisfied all the required criteria to be admitted to the EAC. She stated it was an historical decision to recommend the Heads of State grant admission of...

December 9, 20210 CommentsRead more...