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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today met and held discussions with Gomba and Sembabule district leaders at his Kisozi farm in Gomba District. The meeting sought to outline how the nine villages from Gomba and Sembabule Districts have benefitted from the project given to them by the President in 2011 and to see how the remaining districts can be brought on board to benefit from the program with the help of the leaders. During the meeting, President Museveni emphasized the need for leaders to prioritise household income of the communities they lead, explaining that once the issue is dealt with, the…
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The war betten Rakai Woman member of Parliament Hon. Juliet Kinyamatama and Mityana’s Francis Zaake seems to be not ending soon following the eruption of a new twist. On Tuesday morning, Juliet Kinyamatama asked Parliament’s Rules Committee to subject Francis Zaake (Mityana Municipality) to a thorough mental checkup and have him thrown out of Parliament for the two and half years of his remaining term in the 11th Parliament. “My prayers are that the Hon. Zaake is subjected to a thorough mental examination to any of the national mental facilities to ascertain the mental state of the member given his…
Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry have been amaized by the works being done towards enhancing and developing tourism sites in the country. This comment was made during the just concluded visit and inspection of some tourism sites plus ongoing construction of Tourism Projects in Western Uganda, running from 8th to 10th February 2024. This is majorly aimed at monitoring, evaluating and acquainting themselves with the developments plus challenges faced by the tourism Sector. The 3 day activity was coordinated by the Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA), her Agencies, Departments and other implementing partners…
HEGUE – Dr. Eng. Silver Mugisha, the Managing Director of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), has won the Global Sanitation Graduate School Ambassador Award at the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education in the Netherlands. The award presented to NWSC MD by Prof. Damir Brdjanovic recognises Dr. Mugisha’s exceptional dedication and significant contributions to the mission and vision of the Global Sanitation Graduate School (GSGS). Dr. Mugisha, who is also a member of the Program Advisory Board for the Master of Science Program at IHE Delft, becomes the first African to win this prestigious award. The IHE…
Fresh Dairy has announced a ten percent (10%) Back-to-school discount on its flavoured milk slim pack -12 and 24 pack cartons. Fresh Dairy Flavoured milk is popular for being an on-the-go ready to drink snack and offers great refreshment for school time, during and post sports work-out activities. Marketing Manager Fresh Dairy – Vincent Omoth said, “Fresh Dairy resonates with the costs that revolve around back-to-school season. We have therefore discounted all our flavoured milk – 12 pack cartons by 10%, an offer which is valid for a two months period starting 25th January to 31st March 2024.” Omoth added…
MultiChoice Uganda, the leading provider of digital satellite television services, is thrilled to announce an extraordinary, limited time offer for its valued customers. To enhance access to great entertainment, MultiChoice Uganda has reduced the price of the DStv decoder-only from UGX 95,000 to an unbeatable UGX 69,000. This special promotion is valid until March 31, 2024, providing an unparalleled opportunity for individuals and families to enjoy the world-class content offered by DStv. The limited time offer includes not only the discounted DStv decoder but also comes bundled with the Access package/bouquet, ensuring viewership to a wide array of channels. With…
Concerns on the increasing public debt burden continue to dominate debate and this time, Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Committee on National Economy to make an assessment on the country’s public debt and report back to Parliament. Tayebwa made the directive during the debate on the National Budget Framework Paper for financial years, 2024/2025 – 2028/2029 (NBFP) on Tuesday, 30 January 2024. According to the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Hon. Henry Musasizi, composition of public debt stock as at end of June 2023, was Shs86.7 trillion. Tayebwa gave the Committee…
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has announced the allocation of a substantial sum of 144.3 billion Shillings towards the preparations for the forthcoming National Population Census. In a press briefing held on January 29, 2024, Ramathan Goobi, the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, revealed that the funds will primarily be utilized to procure tablets that will be employed during the census. Furthermore, Goobi stated that a portion of the allocated funds, amounting to 90.211 billion Shillings, has been disbursed to the National Medical Stores. This allocation is intended for the acquisition of essential drugs and medicines.…
The National Identity Registration Authority (NIRA) has asked parents to give their children photocopies of their national IDs as they return to school, in order to ease the process of acquiring National Identity cards. NIRA has stated that they will reach every primary and secondary student who hasn’t already been registered. During a press briefing, Osborne Mushabe revealed that all children aged 16 and above will be registered for national identity numbers and cards during the upcoming school term, while those below 16 will be issued national identification numbers (NIN). “We would like to inform the public especially parents and…