Tag Archives: Museveni

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint committee that is scrutinizing the National Social Security Fund- NSSF Amendment Bill has failed to reach consensus on the government ministry which should supervise the Fund. The Bill seeks to among others, expand social security coverage and benefits through enforcing mandatory contributions for …

2 new cases May 9th ( truck drivers) 56,767 tested 116 confirmed cases 55 recoveries 0 deaths Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | East African Community member states are considering the possibility of testing truck drivers before they embark on their journeys. This was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has cautioned the general public to always wear masks when they are out of their homes saying that this would combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and its infection to other people. “People seem not to understand the value …

RECORDS 12/05/1964  13.41m 07/05/2020  13.40m Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Lake Victoria is only 0.01 meters from reaching it highest ever water level of 13.41 recorded on 12th May, 1964. President Yoweri Museveni today made a stopover at Kitubulu, Katabi Town Council on Entebbe Road, to observe the lake’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga stopped a debate about comments made by President Yoweri Museveni regarding the 10 billion shillings COVID-19 cash. President Museveni last week condemned MPs for seeking to divert Ugandans from the current war against the virus by picking the …

LOCK-DOWN EASED Agriculture will continue No opening Airport and other passenger air transport Bussing, cycling allowed Wholesalers allowed to open Hardware shops allowed to open Insurance providers to work Metal and wood workshops Repair workshops and garages Lawyers allowed to work …

May 4th 39,232 tested 89 confirmed cases 55 recoveries 0 deaths NEW MEASURES Agriculture will continue No opening Airport and other air transport Bussing, cycling allowed Wholesalers allowed to open Hardware shops allowed to open Insurance providers to work …

88 confirmed cases 52 recoveries 0 deaths Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri Museveni is expected to give a timeline Monday 8pm on how government will ease the country out of lockdown, but all indications are that schools will be among the last …

The President needs to take decisive measures to consolidate the gains in the fight against the Corona virus COMMENT | WALTER AKENA | Over the last one month, President Yoweri Museveni has addressed Ugandans many times, each time giving an account of the nation’s efforts to break the chain of …

Why Kadaga is right and Museveni is wrong about the role of MPs in the Coronavirus fight THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Uganda’s elites are very angry that their legislators allocated themselves Shs10 billion to aid the fight against the coronavirus. Many see the act as a …