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The government has increased funding for education, skills development and sports in the 2026/27 financial year. Part of the additional allocation has been earmarked for a long-awaited salary enhancement for arts and primary school teachers. According to the budget speech presented by Finance minister Henry Musasizi, the sector will receive more than Shs 6.66 trillion, up from Shs 5.04 trillion …

Mukono District has strengthened its emergency medical response services following the official deployment and handover of government ambulances aimed at improving healthcare access and reducing delays in emergency evacuation. Lukooya Mukoome and other officials. The handover ceremony was presided over by the Chairperson LCV of Mukono District, Hon. Francis Lukooya Mukoome, assisted by the District Executive Committee led by the …

Proposal comes amid widespread arrests of accused gay men in Senegal  Large anti-LGBT demonstration in Senegal in May 2021 (@afrik1TV) On Feb. 18, the government of Senegal announced it has “adopted” a new bill that, if passed by parliament, would toughen penalties for LGBT+ people guilty of “unnatural” acts. Senegal has long been on a path toward increasing criminal penalties …