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MPs reject free land for Bunyoro University over Shs 4.9bln compensation for trees
KAMPALA, January 30, 2025 – Members of Parliament [MPs] have advised government against acquiring free land to establish Bunyoro University after the landowner demanded Shs 4.9 billion in compensation for his pine…
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Museveni signs Sports Bill, 2024 into Law
KAMPALA, January 29, 2025 –– President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has signed the National Sports [Amendment] Bill, 2024, into law, according to the Presidential Press Unit [PPU]. PPU says the bill, which Parliament…
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Shs bln needed operationalise Uganda Human Organ Donation and Transplant Council
KAMPALA, January 27, 2025 – The Uganda Human Organ Donation and Transplant Council will kickstart operations, once the Finance Ministry provides Shs 5 billion to operationalise the council, the Prime Minister, Robinah…
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Museveni urges Mubende residents to priotise household incomes
MUBENDE, January 26, 2025: President Yoweri Museveni has called on the people of Mubende District to prioritise generating homestead income, emphasising that other developments, such as tarmac roads and electricity, will follow.…
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Govt to tame money lenders over confiscation of national IDs
KAMPALA, January 26, 2025 — The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, has condemned the confiscation of National Identity Cards [IDs] by money lenders as collateral for loans, describing the practice as a violation…
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Museveni lauds success of PDM in Busoga
NAMUTUMBA, January 23, 2025 – President Yoweri Museveni has commended the Parish Development Model [PDM] for transforming livelihoods in Busoga Subregion, highlighting inspiring success stories of households that have significantly increased their…
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Auditor General finds loopholes in PDM implementation
KAMPALA, January 20, 2025 – The Parish Development Model [PDM] has made notable progress in its implementation for the 2023/2024 financial year [FY], though several challenges have emerged, particularly in fund disbursement,…
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EC requires over Shs 600bln to manage 2026 elections
KAMPALA, January 20, 2025 – The Electoral Commission [ EC ] has raised concerns over a Shs 623.9 billion funding gap that threatens the successful conduct of Uganda’s 2026 general elections whose…
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Questions and answers on the confirmation of charges hearing against Joseph Kony at the International Criminal Court
KAMPALA, January 19, 2025 —The International Criminal Court [ICC] is in the process of confirmation of charges hearing against war Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army [LRA] who is…
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NARO’S anti-tick vaccine factory denied over Shs 60bln funding
KAMPALA, January 18, 2025 – – A last-minute adjustment in the corrigenda of the 2024/2025 national budget denied the National Agricultural Research Organisation [NARO] Shs 60 billion in funding to operationalise the…
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