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Museveni Hails Gen. Saleh for Promoting Industrialization in Uganda

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hailed Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho, aka Salim Saleh, the Chief Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation, for promoting the government's initiative to industrialize the economy. President Museveni...

Lt. Gen. Mugira Calls for the Establishment of Robust Defense Industrial Base

The Managing Director of the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), Lt Gen James Mugira, has urged East African Community...

PDM Beneficiaries Warned on Conmen Masquerading as Army Officers to Defraud

The Parish Development Model (PDM) beneficiaries have been urged to be vigilant and conscious of conmen posing as...

Late Jolly Mugisha’s Family Accuses Party of Exploiting Funeral for Political Gain

The family of the late Jolly Mugisha, the former Deputy President of the National Unity Platform (NUP), has...

Veteran Journalist Onapito Dies at 58

Renowned veteran journalist and former MP of Amuria county, Francis Ekomoloit Onapito, has been pronounced dead. The news of...

OFFICIAL: Bobi Wine Declares War on All “Rebel” Opposition MPs

It is no longer news that Robert Kyagulanyi, the party president of the National Unity Platform, has already put his gloves off to fight bare knuckles all opposition members of parliament who disagree with his type of politics. Ever since NUP took over the post of Leader of Opposition in parliament, many opposition parliamentarians, including those from NUP, have castigated Bobi Wine on the way he handles politics as well as opposition management in parliament. Mathias Mpuuga, Abed Bwanika, Semujju Nganda,...

NRM Dombo Attributes Museveni’s Long Stay in Power to Democracy in Uganda

The ruling National Resistance Movement's NRM Party director for Director Information and Publicity, Emmanuel Dombo, has attributed the long stay of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in power to the country’s steady democratic processes. According to Dombo, President Museveni has been consistently in power due to the steady democracy, and as a result, he has built a strong breed of leaders, including some opposition leaders. On Monday, September 16th, while on a local TV station in Kampala, Dombo said despite his coming...

Motor Accidents Kill 61, Injure 308 in One Week

A total of 61 people have lost their lives and 308 sustained injuries in different motor accidents that occurred within the past week across the country. SP Michael Kananura, the Traffic Police Spokesperson, while addressing the media on Monday, September 16, 2024, during the weekly security briefing held at the Police Headquarters, Naguru, said those who died include 24 pedestrians, 17 motorcyclists, 09 passengers on motorcycles, 05 drivers, and 02 others. According to Kananura, the pedestrians and motorcyclists caused most of...

Minister Kasaija Asks Local Gov’t to Align 2025/2026 Budget Framework with National Priorities

The Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, Mathias Kasaija, has tasked local government to align the 2025/2025 budget frameworks with the national priorities. In a speech read for him by Moses Kabanda, a Commissioner in the Ministry of Finance, while opening a two-week budget consultative workshop in Lira City. The workshop that commenced on Monday, September 16, 2024, aimed at shaping the fiscal landscape for the financial year 2025/26. He urged local government leaders from Gulu, Amolatar, Kalaki, Kwania, Kaberamaido, Kiryandongo,...

NUP Stops Presenting Kabaka’s Portrait During Kwanjula

The National Unity Platform party leadership, in a bid to politically capture the Buganda region completely, has left no stone unturned. According to the source, NUP, currently during Kwanjula ceremonies in Central Buganda, has abandoned presenting the portrait of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II and replaced it with the one of Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine. This unmatched move has sparked significant controversy and raised eyebrows among Buganda Kingdom subjects and political observers, with many questioning the intentions of the NUP...

President Putin Applauds Museveni for Transforming Uganda in a Heartwarming Birthday Message

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for transforming Uganda into an influential country not only on the African continent but globally. In his congratulatory message sent to Museveni as he clocked 80 on September 15, 2024, Putin underscored Uganda’s achievements under President Museveni’s leadership, which include socioeconomic transformation and making a mark in global politics. “You rightfully enjoy well-deserved high authority on the African continent. Under Your leadership, Uganda has scored success in socio-economic spheres and strengthened...