Uganda’s Economy Grows 37 Times Compared to 1986
As Uganda gears up to celebrate her Independence Day on October 9, 2024, Uganda’s economy has tremendously grown 37 times in size compared to that of 1986, when the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government under the leadership of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni came into power.
Besides the rapid growth, Uganda’s economy has undergone political instability, civil war, and fluctuating global commodity prices as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a result, with the coming of President Museveni after five years...
Museveni Launches Uganda’s Largest Hydo Electric Power Plant in Karuma to Increase Productivity
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has launched Uganda's largest hydroelectric power plant in Karuma, Kiryandongo district, which is expected to generate 600 MW compared to Uganda's oldest hydroelectric facility, Nalubale (Owen Falls Dam), which was commissioned in 1954 with a capacity of 180 MW.
During the commissioning ceremony on September 6, 2024, in Kiryandongo district, the President highlighted the need for Uganda to have enough electricity for a modern person in normal circumstances.
"We have had plans of having low costs of...
Col. Katabazi Tasks Youths to Embrace Mindset Change, Discipline for Effective Social Transformation
The Deputy Director General of the Internal Security Organization, ISO Colonel Emmy Katabazi, has tasked young people to embrace mindset change and discipline in order to achieve social transformation in the country.
Col. Katabazi was on Wednesday, September 18th, 2024, addressing the student leaders during the annual district students council siting for Buvuma district at Nairambi Seed School and was organized by the Uganda National Students Association, UNSA.
The student leaders’ council sitting was attended by all three secondary schools, including...
Parliamentary Defense Committee to Assess CCTV Functionality in Kampala
The Parliamentary Defense Committee is set to assess the functionality of CCTV cameras in Kampala. This comes in response to concerns raised by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni regarding the non-operational status of many cameras in the Kampala Capital City during the two-day annual coordination meeting between the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at CID headquarters in Kibuli which took place on September 5, 2024.
The CCTV camera installation project launched in...
Mulago National Teleradiology Center Launched by Ministry of Health to Connect 14 Regional Referral Hospitals
The Ministry of Health has operationalized the first of its kind, the Mulago National Teleradiology Center, a centralized hub for CT SCAN image interpretation, connecting 14 regional referral hospitals across the country, and some of the regional referral hospitals include Fort Portal, Mubende, Masaka, Hoima, Mbale, Jinja, Lira, Arua, Moroto, and Soroti.
According to Emmanuel Ainebyoona, the Ministry of Health Public Relations Officer, operationalization of the teleradiology scan results conducted by an operator at the regional referral hospitals will be...
Merriment as KCCA VHTs Receive Smartphones to Enhance Service Delivery
Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) has handed over smartphones to the Village Health Teams (VHTs) of Kisenyi I, II, and III in Mengo parish, Kampala central.
While handing 18 phones to the VHTs on Friday, August 23, 2024, the KCCA Inspector of Health, Grace Okello, noted that the smart phones will provide easy access to data and information sharing in real time, thus improving service delivery, adding that during out breaks, smartphones can help in coordination.
Additionally, he appreciated VHTs for...