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President Museveni’s Anti-Poverty War Through PDM is Evidently Succeeding

President Yoweri Museveni on Friday started a performance assessment zonal tour for the Parish Development Model (PDM) in the Bukedi sub-region in eastern Uganda. The PDM is a multi-sectoral...

NRM Officials Mobilize Support for Kabagyeni in Upcoming Kisoro By-Election, Emphasizing Vote Protection

The NRM Deputy National Treasurer Jacqueline Kyatuhaire, along with members of the Central Executive Committee and local legislators,...

Ministry of Lands Refutes Claims of Escalating Land Grabbing Crisis amid NGO Reports

The Ministry of Lands in Uganda has rejected claims that land grabbing and forced evictions are increasing, especially...

Museveni Says No to Creation of Additional Administrative Units

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that he has no plan to create additional administrative units in the...

Gov’t Partners with IOM to Rehabilitate and Reintegrate Repatriated Migrant Workers

The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, has strengthened its partnership with...

MP Zaake’s Toxic Influence on His Children Calls for Mental Health Evaluation

A recent TikTok video featuring Francis Zaake, the MP for Mityana Municipality, has raised serious concerns about his influence on his children. In the video, Zaake engages in a conversation with his young daughter, during which she refers to President Museveni as a "killer." This interaction has caused a significant outcry from parents on social media, who worry about the impact of Zaake's ideology on the emotional well-being of his children and others in their community. Many parents are calling for...

BUKEDI TOUR: President Museveni Tasks Leaders, Residents to Prioritize Wealth Creation

President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday, November 10th, 2024, ended his mobilization tour of the Bukedi Sub region with strict calls to the area leaders and residents to jointly prioritize wealth creation activities. While addressing a mammoth crowd held at Kamuge Grounds in Pallisa district, President Museveni emphasized the government's commitment to continue providing more money to residents under the Parish Development Model program to empower all wealth creation activities. He encouraged every household in the region to emulate the good practices...

Peace Rugambwa: A Mafia Who Stole over UGX 500m from the Poor in Rukungiri 

During his visit to Rukungiri in 2018, at Nyakagyeme grounds, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni introduced an unknown female adult to the audience who would later be known as Peace Rugambwa, born of Ntungamo in Southwestern Uganda. The President, as with most of his messages on rallies, was teaching about poverty alleviation from the area when he introduced Rugambwa, who had convinced him that onion farming was a quick and effective plan to get the people of Rukungiri out of poverty,...

Museveni Tips Bukedi Residents on Wetland Use, Reaffirms Gov’t Plans to Support Wealth Creations

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has tasked leaders from the Bukedi sub region to mobilize residents on the best practices while using the wetlands to earn a livelihood. While meeting the area local leaders from the region during a meeting held in Butaleja district on Saturday, November 9th, 2024, the President said wetland should be preserved. According to the President, a large wetland area in Bukedi region has been encroached upon by the residents. He guided that the leaders should mobilize local...

Dr. Wakida, Key Opposition Leaders in Bukedi Defect to NRM Party

Dr. Patrick Wakida, the Chief Executive Director of Research World International and a renowned supporter of the Opposition Forum for Democratic Change Party, has defected to the ruling National Resistance Movement party. Dr. Wakida who has for long been a critical think-tank in the FDC party announced his defection on Saturday, November, 9th, 2024 during the meeting of leaders from Bukedi region with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in Butaleja district. He was received by President Museveni, who is also the NRM...

EU Special Envoy Lauds UPDF for Maintaining Regional Peace

The European Union Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region, Ambassador John Borgstam, has praised the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) for their vital role in maintaining stability in the region and acknowledged their efforts in promoting peace and security. Ambassador Borgstam made the remarks on November 8, 2024, while meeting with Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), at the Special Forces Command headquarters in Entebbe. During the meeting, the leaders discussed regional security, the progress of Operation...