Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that he regrets the constitutional provision that set minimum education requirements for Members of Parliament. Article 80 clause 1(c) of the Constitution states that a person is qualified to become a member of parliament if they “have completed a minimum …
Read More »Uganda to host the “Heads of State Summit” in October
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On October 17, 2024, Uganda will host the “Heads of State Summit,” bringing together 11 heads of state from countries within the Nile Basin. This summit, the highest decision-making body of the Nile Basin Corporation, is crucial for addressing political issues and directing the effective …
Read More »Most of Museveni money for Mbarara SACCO vanishes
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An audit report on the operations of Mbarara Central Market Vendors Savings Cooperative Society has found that part of the money donated by President Yoweri Museveni can not be traced. The SACCO received sixty million shillings from the president as a donation for startup …
Read More »Residents in Luwero list demands ahead of Museveni’s visit
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Luwero district have listed demands that they need President Yoweri Museveni to address ahead of his visit to the area on Saturday this week. President Yoweri Museveni is expected to commission a multi-million classroom block for Excel Vocation Institute in Luwero district on …
Read More »Museveni timber export ban bites
Technocrats blame Chinese veneer processors, local tree growers blame the technocrats COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | In May last year, President Yoweri Museveni banned the export of ‘unprocessed’ timber products scampering a hitherto booming wood industry. One year later, panic from Museveni’s Executive Order No.3 continues with no end in …
Read More »Museveni donates shs1.2 billion to Ghetto SACCOs in Kampala metropolitan
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has donated 1.2billion Shillings to ghetto SACCOs in Kampala Metropolitan Area. Museveni announced on Wednesday while meeting ghetto leaders at State House Entebbe. The group included 100 ghetto youth leaders who are also the leaders of the 12 ghetto SACCOs in Kampala, …
Read More »Museveni, Tayebwa want accountability in wealth creation initiatives
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has tasked accounting officers to be strict with matters of accountability in wealth creation programmes for rural poverty eradication. Museveni said programmes like the Parish Development Model (PDM) require transparency to advantage its beneficiaries. “The ideology and politics of the NRM is …
Read More »Gabon’s transitional president Nguema to visit Uganda tomorrow
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Transitional President of Gabon Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema is scheduled to start his three-day official visit to Uganda Thursday, Ugandan officials announced Wednesday. Nguema will meet his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni to deepen the ties between the two countries, Henry Okello Oryem, Uganda’s minister of …
Read More »EFRIS: Traders close shops in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of traders in Kampala on Wednesday closed their shops, demanding a meeting with President Museveni. The strike comes after Museveni called off a planned meeting on Tuesday with the traders, who are protesting against EFRIS and high taxes. EFRIS involves the use of …
Read More »Museveni engages Standard Chartered Bank on funding key projects
The lender has expressed interest in financing additional projects, including the SGR and the UMEME buyout, totaling USD 4 billion Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | On July 25, President Yoweri Museveni met with a team from Standard Chartered Bank’s Export Finance division at State House, Entebbe, to explore potential funding …
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