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Minister Otafiire Emphasizes Security as Fundamental Necessity for Unity, Democracy, and Production

The Minister of Internal Affairs, Rtd Major General Kahinda Otafiire, stressed the importance of security as a fundamental need. He urged future leaders to prioritize unity, democracy, and productivity,...

Parliament’s Budget Committee Halts Appropriation Bill Amidst Accusations of Sabotage

The consideration of the 2024/25 Appropriation Bill in Parliament has been temporarily halted by the Budget Committee, following...

Ministry of Health Calls for Higher Alcohol Taxes to Combat Mental Health Issues in Uganda

The Ministry of Health has called on Parliament to augment taxes on alcohol in a bid to address...

UPDF and Zimbabwean Defence Forces Agree to Increase Collaboration on Regional Security

The Ugandan People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) have agreed to enhance their collaboration....

Parliamentary Health Committee Supports Proposal to Restrict Surrogacy to Married Couples Only

The Parliamentary Health Committee’s legal Officer, Jackie Guma has supported the barring of Assisted Reproductive Technology Services (ARTs)...

Security Warns Besigye Over Plans To Cause Insurrection

Security forces have warned former Forum for Democratic Change leader Rtd Col Dr Kizza Besigye over his plans to stage unlawful protests in Kampala. According to police spokesperson Fred Enanga, the Joint Security Agencies have obtained credible information about plans by the Rtd. Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye and other opposition agents, to reactivate the P-10 structure, in all cells and local councils, within the greater Kampala area. Besigye and his group plan to cause acts of disorder, lawlessness and mayhem in...

NUP Power Crisis Deepens As Their Head of Policy Throws In Towel

Mary Sserumaga who has been the head of the Policy team in National Unity Platform (NUP) earlier this  week submitted her resignation letter from the party position, citing insolence  and poor communication with the top leadership. Sserumaga has been leading a team of more than ten people who have been drawing strategies for the party. The policy team since December 2020 complained of investing a lot of time designing a manifesto for which the Party flag bearer then, Robert Kyagulanyi should...

Mathias Mpuuga Makes A Clown Of Himself In His Tribute To Prof. Emmanuel Mutebile

I listened with utter shock at the eulogy of the Leader of the opposition as the Ugandan Parliamentarians paid tribute to the fallen Governor Bank of Uganda at Parliament today 27th January 2022. Mpuuga went on a rant to say that Mutebile has left Uganda in the uncomfortable company of Burundi and South Sudan amongst Countries that have talked about middle income status for many years and failed to attain it. He also said that Mutebile has left behind leaders who...

Katuna Border Re-Opening Welcomed

The government of Rwanda has announced the reopening of the Gatuna/Katuna border after nearly three years of closure. On February 28, 2019, Rwanda closed its border with Uganda at Gatuna claiming it was working on its one-stop-border building. Rwanda later stopped its nationals from entering Uganda on claims that Uganda is hostile while cargo was diverted to Mirama hills and Kyanika in Ntungamo and Kisoro districts, respectively. According to the statement, the reopening of the border follows the recent meeting between the...

President Museveni Has Been Consistent With The Fight Against Poverty

On January, 26th 1987, Uganda received a new team of leaders under the National Resistance Movement headed by the current President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, a move that soon saw Uganda stabilized until to date. From that time, the focus of NRM has prominently been on poverty eradication and security stability of the country which have greatly contributed to our strong economic pillars. On Wednesday, during the 36th Liberation Day anniversary held at Kololo Independence ground in Kampala, President Museveni said the...

New Polio Vaccine To Save Children Lives; Schools Against Vaccination Should Be Apprehended

Following the New Polio outbreak, Uganda launched another campaign to immunize all children below the age of 5. The campaign started on Friday, January 14, 2022, to Sunday, January 16, 2022. The initiative is aimed at creating a Uganda free of Polio, by reaching a target of 8,791,710 children. Different strategies are being employed to reach out to the target groups among which are house to house and school to school to administer the novel oral polio vaccines (nOPV2). However, reports...