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Finance Ministry Tables 58 Trillion Budget for 2024–25 Financial Year

The Minister of State for General Duties under the Ministry of Finance, Henry Musasizi, laid before Parliament on March 28, 2024, the draft budget estimates of revenue and expenditure...

Gov’t to Prioritise Completion of On-going Projects in Next Financial Year

The government of Uganda has said that it will prioritise the completion of ongoing projects over new ones...

Parliamentary Commission to Embark On Nationwide Tree Planting Campaign to Fight Climate Change

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among, has revealed that there are plans by the Parliamentary Commission to...

UWEC Opens Research Facility in African Grey Parrot Conservation Efforts

The Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) Entebbe has opened a new African Grey Parrot Conservation Centre as part...

UPDF Introduces Arabic and Chinese Language Courses

The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) have introduced Arabic and Chinese courses as part of their latest training...

Finance Ministry Tables 58 Trillion Budget for 2024–25 Financial Year

The Minister of State for General Duties under the Ministry of Finance, Henry Musasizi, laid before Parliament on March 28, 2024, the draft budget estimates of revenue and expenditure for the Financial Year (FY) 2024/25. Running under the theme "Full Monetization of the Ugandan Economy through Commercial Agriculture, Industrialization, Expanding and Broadening Services, Digital Transformation, and Market Access," the proposed budget will see significant increases from 52 trillion for 2023–24 to 58 trillion for 2024–2025. According to Musasizi, the total budget...

Gov’t to Prioritise Completion of On-going Projects in Next Financial Year

The government of Uganda has said that it will prioritise the completion of ongoing projects over new ones in the next financial year. This statement was made by Uganda’s Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi, while appearing on a local television show on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Ggoobi spoke on a wide range of issues, including the performance of the economy and how the budget for FY 2024–25 is shaping up. He noted that government projects like Lubowa...

Parliamentary Commission to Embark On Nationwide Tree Planting Campaign to Fight Climate Change

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among, has revealed that there are plans by the Parliamentary Commission to embark on a nationwide tree-planting campaign in order to avert the adverse effects of climate change. According to Among, who was speaking to members of Parliament on the Parliamentary Commission on March 28, 2024, at her office in parliament, Uganda has grappled with heat waves in the past two months, and this has prompted the need to plant trees. "The country has witnessed...

UWEC Opens Research Facility in African Grey Parrot Conservation Efforts

The Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) Entebbe has opened a new African Grey Parrot Conservation Centre as part of efforts to protect the endangered African Grey Parrot. The facility was opened on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, and has been set up with funding from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Chubu University in Japan. During the ceremony, Dr. James Musinguzi, the UWEC Executive Director, praised the collaboration with JICA and Chubu University for yielding such great results in terms of...

UPDF Introduces Arabic and Chinese Language Courses

The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) have introduced Arabic and Chinese courses as part of their latest training disciplines. Major General James Birungi, the Chief of Military Intelligence, said on Wednesday, March 27th, while launching the languages wing and officially opening the Arabic and Chinese courses, that they will be conducted in partnership with the Makerere University School of Languages. He lauded the Dean School of Languages at Makerere University for partnering with the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces on a noble...

Col. Katabazi Rallies Youth to Fight Corruption Impending PDM Program

In a bid to combat corruption and ensure the successful implementation of the Parish Development Model (PDM), Col. Emmy Katabazi, the Deputy Director General of the Internal Security Organization (ISO), has called upon the youth to report any suspicious activities by local officials. He addressed hundreds of student leaders during the Wakiso District Student Leaders' Conference held yesterday at the Wakiso Secondary Teachers' Association Grounds. The conference, organized by the Uganda National Students Association (UNSA), focused on the theme "Build...