GCIC Media Review – 11th December, 2023

NEW VISION

TITLE: GOVERNMENT AWARDS BEST BUILDINGS, INSTITUTIONS IN UGANDA

Page: 10

Summary: The Government has named 11 best user-friendly public and private buildings and institutions across the country. Nebbi District building committee emerged the winner under the category of building committee districts and town councils.

TITLE: GOVERNMENT WARNS UNIVERSITIES ON QUALITY ASSURANCE

Page:36

Summary: The Government has directed universities to strengthen their quality assurance internal mechanisms to stem a further decline.

DAILY MONITOR

TITLE: CONSIDER PWDS IN BUILDING PLANS- GOVERNMENT

Page: 9

Summary: Developers of buildings and other structures have been asked to always make their buildings accessible to all people including persons living with disabilities by putting in ramps, lifts, parking spaces, sanitation and firefighting mechanisms.

TITLE: UGANDA TARGETS TO EARN $700M FROM BIRDING BY 2030

Page: 30

Summary: Uganda plans to push earnings from birding to at least $700m (about UGX 2 trillion) per annum by 20230 from a target of attracting at-least 100,000 birders annually.