Politics
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Museveni rallies Gomba and Sembabule leaders to preach gospel of wealth creation
ENTEBBE, July 10, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni has rallied leaders of Gomba and Sembabule to keep on spreading the message of wealth creation among households in districts. “What you should emphasise…
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Regional leaders push for use of Kiswahili as official language in EAC
ARUSHA, July 9, 2024 – Regional leaders and stakeholders have renewed the call to the East African Community [EAC] Council of Ministers to fast-track the process of amending the Treaty for the…
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Over 100 youth in Mbale join UPDF
MBALE CITY, July 9, 2024 – A total of 107 youth from Mbale district and Mbale City will join the Uganda People’s Defence Forces [ UPDF ] after undergoing a recruitment exercise…
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MPs quiz UPDF bosses over launch of private security services business
KAMPALA, July 8, 2024 – Members of Parliament are unsettled that Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF] runs a company that offers private security services in the country, saying it is likely to…
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Soroti Hospital officials call for infrastructure development
SOROTI CITY, July 7, 2024 – Soroti Regional Referral Hospital is in a state of disrepair significantly hampering its ability to provide adequate medical services. According to Prof. Mary Margaret Ajiko, a consultant…
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Legal dilemma as URA ignores Attorney Generals’ advice on taxing SACCOs
KAMPALA, July 3, 2024 – The Uganda Revenue Authority [ URA ] still wants to charge withholding tax on dividends and interest earned from savings of SACCO members even after the Attorney…
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House reconsiders Appropriation Bill, Shs 750bln reallocated
KAMPALA, July 3, 2024 – Parliament has reallocated Shs 750 billion after revisiting the Appropriation Bill, 2024 which President Yoweri Museveni objected to assent to. In the 2024/2025 budget passed earlier, legislators…
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Mbarara: CSOs launch civic education to cultivate peaceful elections in 2026
MBARARA, July 2, 2024 – Civil Society Organisations [ CSOs ] under the umbrella of All in One Women’s Association [ALOWA] have launched a campaign dubbed “Civic education committees for peaceful elections…
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Uganda’s population stands at 45.9mln, says UBOS
KAMPALA, June 27, 2024 – Uganda’s population is now 45.9 million people, up from 34.6mln counted in 2014. This, according to Uganda Bureau of Statistics [ UBOS ], means that the human…
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Reconcile to offer better services – Masindi politicians, civil servants warned
MASINDI, June 27, 2024 – The Senior Presidential Advisor in charge of mobilisation Rtd. Lt. Col. Kibrai Mbako has advised political leaders and civil servants in Masindi district to reconcile if they…
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