Tag Archives: Salim Saleh

Bad news for Bobi Wine supporters Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | What should be the main takeaway from President Yoweri Museveni’s Dec.16 re-appointment of his son, Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to head the Special Forces Command and Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech to be the deputy inspector general of police …

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement- NRM party supporters in Tooro Sub-region want President Museveni, to speak out on several unfulfilled pledges that he has made over the years.    Museveni is scheduled to hold campaign meetings in Fort Portal Tourism City on Wednesday, where he is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | General Salim Saleh, the National coordinator for Operation Wealth Creation has rallied support from the private sector to attract investment in Gulu to meet  international market standards. Saleh told Uganda Radio Network on Saturday in an interview that Gulu city is best suited for an …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has called for the need for more sensitization of voters and citizens against violence. The army is concerned about the increasing level of violent protests and confrontation of armed forces by protestors being recorded in the country ahead of …

Nakaseke, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Nakaseke district has received a boost of Shillings 98 million from Chinese firms in Kapeeka Town council to finance the activities of the Corona Virus Task Force. The money was handed over to Nakaseke district by General Salim Saleh, the Chairperson of the 16 Chinese …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Up to 6,900 cassava farmers in Acholibur Sub-county in Pader district have asked Gen. Salim Saleh, the National Coordinator of the Operation Wealth Creation–OWC program to fulfill the pledges he made to them. While delivering tons of cassava cuttings to the farmers in December 2017, …

Why Shs40.5trilion may not deliver government promise of inclusive growth and shared prosperity Kampala, Uganda | JOSEPH WERE | Uganda on June 13 announced its biggest budget ever which, at Shs40.5 trillion (Approx. US$10.7 billion), has been described as ambitious and upbeat. But its promise it not matched by its …

President Museveni faces family pressure to quit For the 31-years they have been in power, President Yoweri Museveni’s family has learnt one lesson; to survive, they must think ahead. So it is not surprising that although Museveni has spent barely a year since he was sworn-in in February last year, …