In Uganda, the political atmosphere becomes tense during election campaigns for the highest offices in the land. The beginning of politicians long journey to general elections in 2011 has started in earnest.
The voting day will witness only one out of the many candidates traversing the country on their campaign trails emerge as the president of Uganda for next five years.
The National Resistance Movement’s candidate Yoweri Museveni, Dr Kizza Besigye of the Forum for Democratic Change, Jaberi Bidandi Ssali of the Peoples’ Progressive Party, Beti Kamya of the Federal Alliance, betty Kamya of federual allaince, Uganda Peoples Congress candidate Olara Otunnu, the People’s Development Party’s Abed Bwanika, Independent candidate Samuel Lubega, and DP’s Nobert Mao are all runing for presisdent.
INSTANT GUIDE 2 UGANDA wishS all ugandans a peaceful campaign period.
INSTANT GUIDE 2 UGANDA: welcome to the pearl of Africa
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
East African Common Market begins today
East African Common Market begind today 1st july 2010 as the EAC executives tried to play down worries by maintaining that to reach to the common market stage was a process, and that it would not start instantly. Doubts on which countries among the five East African Community’s (EAC) member states are either going to loose or benefit form the single market arrangement still looms high.
the deal, which among its core features includes a free movement of labour, capital, goods and services is still the major question among majority of people, who had been pessimistic of the EAC Common Market even before the negotiations for the protocol started and the time frame for discussions had been set.
some analysts felt that the common market may have come at a time when majority of the population were least prepared and some are too enable them compete effectively with their neighbours.
THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY includes Tanzania, kenya ,Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi
the deal, which among its core features includes a free movement of labour, capital, goods and services is still the major question among majority of people, who had been pessimistic of the EAC Common Market even before the negotiations for the protocol started and the time frame for discussions had been set.
some analysts felt that the common market may have come at a time when majority of the population were least prepared and some are too enable them compete effectively with their neighbours.
THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY includes Tanzania, kenya ,Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
New BANK NOTE introduced in Uganda
The Bank of Uganda has introduced new notes in the Ush50.000, Ush20.000 , Ush10.000 , Ush5.000, Ush1000, Ush2.000
The key security features
aLL the banknote have a water mark that shows the same image of the head of the Crested Crane. The denomination for all the notes is highlighted in the light area near the eye and dark area near the beak.
The Ush1000, 2000 and 5000 banknotes have got a prominent purple pattern that changes to green when the note is tilted away from the person holding it.
The Ush 10.000, 20.000, 50.000 banknotes have got a prominent green pattern that contains a diagonal bright line that moves when tilted from side to side and it is also colour shifting changing from green to blue when tilted.
The Ush1000, 2000, 5000 notes have a windowed thread that changes from red to green when the note is tilted away from the person holding it.
When all the notes are held to the light, the thread is continuous and includes the letters Bank of Uganda (BOU) with the symbol for the blind and the notes show a hidden shiny shine pattern and letters BOU and the denomination.
the currencies is counterfeits proof but already their cases of forgery being reported in the media so be warned.
Bank of Uganda Governor Tumusiime Mutebile said that the change in the currency design is driven by the need to comply with international best practices and taking advantage of the innovations in the banknote industry.
"The move will help in the fight against counterfeiting whilst keeping the notes user friendly," he said. He said the new banknote series will circulate alongside the current banknotes starting on May 17.
"Both series will be legal tender and should continue to be used as cash transactions until the public is informed otherwise," he noted. "Therefore there will be no special exercise by Bank of Uganda Currency centres to exchange the current banknotes for the new banknotes, the public is advised not to rush to banks to exchange the notes," he advised.
Uganda Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Syda Bbumba said the development comes at a time when the Uganda Shilling and financial system are stable.
i apologize for note posting photos of these new notes on this blog but you can follow this link http://www.bou.or.ug for more details
The key security features
aLL the banknote have a water mark that shows the same image of the head of the Crested Crane. The denomination for all the notes is highlighted in the light area near the eye and dark area near the beak.
The Ush1000, 2000 and 5000 banknotes have got a prominent purple pattern that changes to green when the note is tilted away from the person holding it.
The Ush 10.000, 20.000, 50.000 banknotes have got a prominent green pattern that contains a diagonal bright line that moves when tilted from side to side and it is also colour shifting changing from green to blue when tilted.
The Ush1000, 2000, 5000 notes have a windowed thread that changes from red to green when the note is tilted away from the person holding it.
When all the notes are held to the light, the thread is continuous and includes the letters Bank of Uganda (BOU) with the symbol for the blind and the notes show a hidden shiny shine pattern and letters BOU and the denomination.
the currencies is counterfeits proof but already their cases of forgery being reported in the media so be warned.
Bank of Uganda Governor Tumusiime Mutebile said that the change in the currency design is driven by the need to comply with international best practices and taking advantage of the innovations in the banknote industry.
"The move will help in the fight against counterfeiting whilst keeping the notes user friendly," he said. He said the new banknote series will circulate alongside the current banknotes starting on May 17.
"Both series will be legal tender and should continue to be used as cash transactions until the public is informed otherwise," he noted. "Therefore there will be no special exercise by Bank of Uganda Currency centres to exchange the current banknotes for the new banknotes, the public is advised not to rush to banks to exchange the notes," he advised.
Uganda Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Syda Bbumba said the development comes at a time when the Uganda Shilling and financial system are stable.
i apologize for note posting photos of these new notes on this blog but you can follow this link http://www.bou.or.ug for more details
Sunday, March 7, 2010
hallo uganda.. am back
this is the begining of a well planed come back.
BEEN WORKING ON SO MANY THINGS TO MAKE THIS SITE EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER
BEEN WORKING ON SO MANY THINGS TO MAKE THIS SITE EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER
Friday, September 19, 2008
please donate a laptop(s) to develop this site
Starting this month I have decided to spend more time researching and updating this site regularly.
And AFTER CONTACTING various Internet service providers, i think i Will achieve this by accessing high speed Internet from my home( i currently write and post on this blog http://instantguide2uganda.blogspot.com at a Cafe where i pay monthly fees that are way up for my liking)
To cut down on the costs i pay to the Cafe and update this site regularly, i need and kindly request my visitors to please donate their a laptop(s) to develop this site
If you have a spare laptop that you don’t use and you think you can give it up, i would be very great full
please contact me Andrew Elvis Mutebi on
256 0783030191
email: kwymonique@yahoo.com
muote20012001@yahoo.com
And AFTER CONTACTING various Internet service providers, i think i Will achieve this by accessing high speed Internet from my home( i currently write and post on this blog http://instantguide2uganda.blogspot.com at a Cafe where i pay monthly fees that are way up for my liking)
To cut down on the costs i pay to the Cafe and update this site regularly, i need and kindly request my visitors to please donate their a laptop(s) to develop this site
If you have a spare laptop that you don’t use and you think you can give it up, i would be very great full
please contact me Andrew Elvis Mutebi on
256 0783030191
email: kwymonique@yahoo.com
muote20012001@yahoo.com
Uganda's war on Aids
Hallo.. Am sure you have noticed that my last posting was so many weeks away. i encountered a personal lose of a loved one to Aids after a long illness (a childhood buddy) may his sole rest in peace
It's only natural that my first article after a long time would be on Uganda's War on Aids...
i have researched around and this is what i found
One of the most outstanding measures of Uganda’s progress has been the rapidly declining HIV infection rates among adults, from an average of 30 per cent 10 years ago to about 6 per cent today. However, one of the most tragic and alarming impacts of the pandemic is the impact on the children and youth: there are currently two million AIDS orphans in Uganda.
HIV/AIDS projects include encouraging tens of thousands of community members to test their blood and continue taking precautions against the spread of HIV/AIDS. In addition, building centers for thousands of children and youths affected by HIV/AIDS – for counseling and basic treatment, as well as for promoting HIV/AIDS awareness.
Another timely project i identified involved supporting families headed by children who have lost their parents to AIDS. The surviving children required counseling and economic help.
Assisting HIV/AIDS infected parents to write their own wills, thereby avoiding the incidence of AIDS orphans losing their rights to property and land to greedy and predatory relatives.
In addition, ensuring that children receive medical treatment, school supplies and support to run small farms.
what
Uganda has recorded declining rates of HIV infection. Although HIV prevalence among pregnant women rose from 24 per cent in 1989 to 30 per cent in 1992, by 1999 it had dropped to 10 per cent, according to the latest figures from the AIDS Control Programme (ACP) in the Ministry of Health.
Among patients suffering from sexually transmitted diseases at Uganda's leading hospital, Mulago, HIV infection rates fell from 44.2 per cent in 1989 to 23 per cent in 1999.
the high level of political commitment to the fight against HIV/AIDS, openness about the epidemic, involvement of all sections of society and the government policy of decentralization. Even President Yoweri Museveni "got engaged in the fight early and encouraged other political leaders to do so.
GOOGLE OUT ON MANY MORE STORIES ON UGANDA AND AIDS ON THE WEB...
So why am i telling this? oh! i think you should hear it..
take good care and welcome to the pearl of Africa
regards
It's only natural that my first article after a long time would be on Uganda's War on Aids...
i have researched around and this is what i found
One of the most outstanding measures of Uganda’s progress has been the rapidly declining HIV infection rates among adults, from an average of 30 per cent 10 years ago to about 6 per cent today. However, one of the most tragic and alarming impacts of the pandemic is the impact on the children and youth: there are currently two million AIDS orphans in Uganda.
HIV/AIDS projects include encouraging tens of thousands of community members to test their blood and continue taking precautions against the spread of HIV/AIDS. In addition, building centers for thousands of children and youths affected by HIV/AIDS – for counseling and basic treatment, as well as for promoting HIV/AIDS awareness.
Another timely project i identified involved supporting families headed by children who have lost their parents to AIDS. The surviving children required counseling and economic help.
Assisting HIV/AIDS infected parents to write their own wills, thereby avoiding the incidence of AIDS orphans losing their rights to property and land to greedy and predatory relatives.
In addition, ensuring that children receive medical treatment, school supplies and support to run small farms.
what
Uganda has recorded declining rates of HIV infection. Although HIV prevalence among pregnant women rose from 24 per cent in 1989 to 30 per cent in 1992, by 1999 it had dropped to 10 per cent, according to the latest figures from the AIDS Control Programme (ACP) in the Ministry of Health.
Among patients suffering from sexually transmitted diseases at Uganda's leading hospital, Mulago, HIV infection rates fell from 44.2 per cent in 1989 to 23 per cent in 1999.
the high level of political commitment to the fight against HIV/AIDS, openness about the epidemic, involvement of all sections of society and the government policy of decentralization. Even President Yoweri Museveni "got engaged in the fight early and encouraged other political leaders to do so.
GOOGLE OUT ON MANY MORE STORIES ON UGANDA AND AIDS ON THE WEB...
So why am i telling this? oh! i think you should hear it..
take good care and welcome to the pearl of Africa
regards
Monday, August 11, 2008
MAISHA SPA...the wow factor
peeping into the Kampala Serena Hotel - Maisha Spa
Why just peep into? why not go ahead and enjoy life?
Reason being my main mission was to watch the Miss uganda finals held there on 7/8/2008 and besides, that could cost you a leg ...bugdet my friend! bugdet
However i witnessed stunning spa facilities beyond wow factors. steam baths, saunas and ice cool plunge pools and relaxation areas; a mixed race couple enjoying a luxurious treat, an ultra modern fully equipped gym and aerobics studio (this i think would best work for me...am a fitness freak) , and a beautifully landscaped free form swimming pool.
I Promised myself Arnold Schwarzenegger style..i will be back
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