Preparations for the Afro-Arab Youth Festival to be held at Speke Resort Munyonyo next month are underway and as usual, the youth will be trying to get their voices heard on issues that concern them.
LUWEERO district has received sh6.3b from the International Fund for Agricultural Development under a seven-year multi-sectoral programme to improve people's livelihood.
THE government is to construct a centre that will help the youth identify and develop their potentials. The youth centre will be developed by Kampala City Council, UN-Habitat and the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development in a move to accommodate the needs of the youths.
MEMBERS of Parliament yesterday directed the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Affairs to give a detailed explanation on Shs1.3 billion spent last year on the Commonwealth Youth Forum.
MENGO and MPs from Buganda region yesterday agreed to form a joint committee to study the contentious Land (Amendment) Bill 2007 so as to come up with a common position.