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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has made new police appointments two days after meeting the new Inspector General of Police Abbas Byakagaba. In the new appointments, Senior Commissioner of Police (SCP) Fred Enanga, who has been police Spokesperson for nearly seven years has been appointed Deputy director …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged public servants to eradicate corruption and cease working in cliques, emphasizing that these vices hinder citizen inclusiveness in policy implementation and thereby impede economic growth. Museveni stressed that no state or country can develop, grow, or transform without …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has welcomed the return of cultural artifacts from Britain that were taken during the colonial era. A statement by the Presidential Press Unit notes that Museveni was happy that the return of the artifacts marks a profound moment in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has officially renewed the contract of Brigadier Freeman Robert Mugabe as Chairperson of the General Court Martial. Brigadier Mugabe’s contract, which expired on June 9th, was renewed last Thursday, according to a letter dated June 6th, 2024. The renewal comes after …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has stated that the country will earn US$2 billion per annum once oil production starts in 2025. Museveni said that this revenue will be devoted to infrastructure and science development. President Museveni said investing US$2 billion in the two sectors will significantly …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda’s mineral and agriculture sector have the potential to spur the country’s economy to match some of the top countries in Africa. “Our aim is to catapult the economy from USD 55 billion to USD 500 billion in the near …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has asked cultural leaders to mobilize their subjects on wealth creation programs to boost their household incomes. The call was in a speech read by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja during the 30th coronation anniversary of Omukama Solomon Rukirabasaija Gafabusa Iguru I on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni says that foreign interference is not a threat to Uganda and that the country’s economy is moving forward. The President made the statement while delivering his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday afternoon, during a Parliament sitting at Kololo …

READ FULL SPEECH STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS FINAL COPY 6TH JUNE _0 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has vowed to ‘crush’ public servants and political leaders that steal Government money, as he steps up his fight against corruption. “I have been getting good information about …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni is delivering the State of the Nation address in Kololo. He thereafter declared the 4th session of the 11th Parliament open. In her communication earlier, Speaker Anita Among said that to achieve a people-centred legislature, Parliament will hold regional outreach sittings that …