Tag Archives: Museveni

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament is expected to receive the National Local Content Bill, and will consider a cross-section of concerns raised by President Yoweri Museveni when the Bill was forwarded to him for assent. The National Local Content Bill was presented to the House in the 10th Parliament by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has directed the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Monica Musenero, to present a report on the status of the Covid-19 vaccine development. The directive followed a statement on the country’s COVID-19 response and vaccination process which was …

BoU Governor says loosening of COVID 19 restrictions, shrewd monetary policy decisions kept the economy ‘alive’ amidst major threats | THE INDEPENDENT | The financial year 2020/2021 was largely challenging due to the COVID-19 pandemic hit that negatively affected all sectors of the economy, according to the Bank of Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The People’s Front for Transition, a political coalition that brings together several political parties and activists aimed at causing political change in Uganda, will next week start a national wide mobilization in Western Uganda. Speaking on Tuesday at the Justice Forum political party headquarters at …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has said that President Museveni has a right to express his views on bail reforms. In an interview in Kitgum municipality, Dollo said that there is nothing wrong with Museveni expressing his views as a citizen and an elected leader, contrary …

What we always miss about the governance strategies employed by leaders of poor countries THE LAST WORD | Andrew M Mwenda | Last Sunday, a high school alumni found me at a cafe in town and with a sardonic smile gave me an unwelcome compliment. “Andrew,” he said as he bit …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslim scholars have described as Islamaphobic, President Yoweri Museveni’s comments about last Saturday’s bombing at a pork joint in Komamboga, Kampala district. Addressing the country on Thursday about the Covid-19 pandemic and the security situation, Museveni appeared to suggest that those who attacked revelers at Komamboga …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Higher institutions of learning have been asked to develop guidelines ahead of next week’s reopening. Education institutions have been closed since June following a surge in Covid-19 cases. In September, President Museveni cleared universities and other tertiary institutions to reopen on November 1. The institutions have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of women activists have conceded and agreed with President Museveni’s proposals on sharing the deceased estates in the Succession Amendment Bill, 2021. Parliament in March 2021 passed the Succession Bill which seeks to ensure equality and equity in the distribution of the deceased …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Shadow Minister for Works and Mawokota South MP, Yusuf Nsibambi has asked government agencies to adhere to procurement laws instead of following President Museveni’s directives. According to Nsibambi, President Museveni has been issuing directives on roads for Chinese companies to be considered for projects, …