|
Bbaale County
Bbaale County is a county in the Kayunga District in Uganda. It occupies the northern half of the district. It contains four sub-counties. It is represented in the Uganda Parliament by Sulaiman Madada, who also serves as the State Minister for the Elderly and the Disabled. Sub-Counties * Bbaale Sub-county * Garilaya Sub-county * Kayonza Sub-county * Kitimbwa Sub-county Population The total population of the four sub-counties of Bbaale County, was approximately 123,150 as of November 2011. See also * Bbaale * Ntenjeru County Ntenjeru County is a county in the Kayunga District in Uganda. It occupies the southern half of the district. It contains four sub-counties and one municipality: Sub-Counties * Kayunga Sub-county * Busaana Sub-county * Nazigo Sub-county * Kangu ... References External links Web Portal of Kayunga DistrictFirst Lady Advises Kayunga District Residents To Use Available Resources For Development Counties of Kayunga District Kayunga District { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count ( earl) or a viscount.The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, C. W. Onions (Ed.), 1966, Oxford University Press Literal equivalents in other languages, derived from the equivalent of "count", are now seldom used officially, including , , , , , , , and ''zhupa'' in Slavic languages; terms equivalent to commune/community are now often instead used. When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. The Saxons had already established the districts that became the historic counties of England, calling them shires;Vision of Britai– Type details for ancient county. Retrieved 31 March 2012 many county names derive from the name of the county town ( county se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayunga District
Kayunga District is a district in Central Uganda. It is named after its chief town, Kayunga. Geography Kayunga District is bordered by Amolatar District to the north, Buyende District to the northeast, Kamuli District to the east, Jinja District to the southeast, Buikwe District to the south, Mukono District to the southwest, Luweero District to the west, and Nakasongola District to the northwest. District headquarters Kayunga lies approximately northeast of Kampala, on an all-weather tarmac highway. Overview Kayunga District was carved out of Mukono District in December 2000. The district consists of two counties, Bbaale County and Ntenjeru County. It covers . Population In 2012, the district population was estimated at about 358,700, up from 236,200 in 1991 and 294,600 in 2002. According to 2014 National Housing and Population census, the Kayunga population was about 368,064 with 181,920 (49%) males and 186,142 (51%) females. At that time the population density was 231 per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate. It has a population of around 49 million, of which 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city of Kampala. Uganda is named after the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country, including the capital Kampala and whose language Luganda is widely spoken throughout the country. From 1894, the area was ruled as a protectorate by the United Kingdom, which established administrative law across the territory. Uganda gained independence from the UK on 9 Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Uganda
The parliament of Uganda is the country's legislative body. Unicameral, the most significant of the Ugandan parliament's functions is to pass laws that will provide good governance in the country. The government ministers are bound to answer to the people's representatives on the floor of the house. Through the various parliamentary committees, parliament scrutinises government programmes, particularly as outlined in the ''State of the Nation'' address by the president. The fiscal issues of the government, such as taxation and loans need the sanction of the parliament, after appropriate debate. Composition The Parliament has a total of 529 seats, including 353 representatives elected using first-past-the-post voting in single winner constituencies. Using the same method, 146 seats reserved for women are filled, with one seat per district. Finally, 30 seats are indirectly filled via special electoral colleges: 10 by the army, 5 by youths, 5 by elders, 5 by unions, and 5 by peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulaiman Madada
Sulaiman Kyebakoze Madada is a Ugandan journalist and politician. He is the State Minister for the Elderly and the Disabled in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 1 June 2006. In the cabinet reshuffle of 16 February 2009, and that of 27 May 2011, he retained his cabinet post. He is also the elected Member of Parliament, representing Bbaale County, Kayunga District. He has represented that constituency continuously since 2001. Background and education He was born in Kayunga District on 11 November 1961. Sulaiman Madada holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication degree, obtained in 2009, from Kampala International University (KIU). His degree of Master of Arts in Development Administration & Management was awarded in 2011, also by KIU. Work experience From 1986 until 1992, he worked as a Broadcast Executive at a radio station. Sometime between 1992 and 2001, he joined politics and was elected to represent Bbaale County, Kayunga District, in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disabled
Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory, or a combination of multiple factors. Disabilities can be present from birth or can be acquired during a person's lifetime. Historically, disabilities have only been recognized based on a narrow set of criteria—however, disabilities are not binary and can be present in unique characteristics depending on the individual. A disability may be readily visible, or invisible in nature. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities defines disability as: Disabilities have been perceived differently throughout history, through a variety of different theoretical lenses. There are two main models that attempt to explain disability in our society: the medical model and the social model. The medical model serves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Vision
The ''New Vision'' is a Ugandan English-language newspaper published daily in print form and online. Overview ''New Vision'' is one of two main national English-language newspapers in Uganda, the other being the '' Daily Monitor''. It is published by the Vision Group, which has its head office on First Street, in the Industrial Area of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city in that East African country. History It was established in its current form in 1986 by the Ugandan government. It was founded in 1955 as the ''Uganda Argus'', a British colonial government publication. Between 1962 and 1971, the first Obote government kept the name of its daily publication as ''Uganda Argus''. Following the rise to power of Idi Amin in 1971, the government paper was renamed ''Voice of Uganda''. When Amin was deposed in 1979, the second Obote government named its paper ''Uganda Times''. When the National Resistance Movement seized power in 1986, the name of the daily newspaper was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bbaale Sub-county
Bbaale is a town in the Kayunga District in Uganda. It is the location of the headquarters of Bbaale County. The correct phonetic spelling is with two "b"s and two "a"s, although literature exists in which it is spelled Bale. Location Bbaale is approximately , by road, north of Kayunga, the largest town in Kayunga District and the location of the district headquarters. This is approximately northwest of Namasagali in Kamuli District, across the Nile River. The coordinates of Bbaale are:1°05'51.0"N, 32°53'12.0"E (Latitude:1.097500; Longitude:32.886667). Overview Bbaale is on the western banks of the Victoria Nile. It is the location of the headquarters of Bbaale County, one of the two counties that constitute Kayunga District, the other being Ntenjeru County. Points of interest The following points of interest lie within Bbaale or near its borders: * The headquarters of Bbaale County - one of the two counties that constitute Kayunga District, the other being Ntenjeru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayonza Sub-county
Kayonza is a small town in Kayonza district, Eastern Province, Rwanda. The town is centred on a roundabout, where the road east from Kigali splits into the road running north to the Ugandan border, and the road south to Tanzania. It is a major transport hub because of this junction, where a sizeable taxi-minibus park and terminus offers the Okapi, Atraco and Stella express services. It is also used as an overnight rest stop for truck drivers from Tanzania to Kigali and beyond. A small hotel provides basic accommodation, and there are two petrol pumps, a conference centre A convention center (American English; or conference centre in British English) is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typica ..., a twice-weekly market and various bars and television halls. It is also one of sites the company Zipline uses for delivering supplies to medical centres a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bbaale
Bbaale is a town in the Kayunga District in Uganda. It is the location of the headquarters of Bbaale County. The correct phonetic spelling is with two "b"s and two "a"s, although literature exists in which it is spelled Bale. Location Bbaale is approximately , by road, north of Kayunga, the largest town in Kayunga District and the location of the district headquarters. This is approximately northwest of Namasagali in Kamuli District, across the Nile River. The coordinates of Bbaale are:1°05'51.0"N, 32°53'12.0"E (Latitude:1.097500; Longitude:32.886667). Overview Bbaale is on the western banks of the Victoria Nile. It is the location of the headquarters of Bbaale County, one of the two counties that constitute Kayunga District, the other being Ntenjeru County. Points of interest The following points of interest lie within Bbaale or near its borders: * The headquarters of Bbaale County - one of the two counties that constitute Kayunga District, the other being Ntenjeru Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
