President Museveni Assents To NSSF Mid Term Access Bill
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today the 4th of January 2022 signed into law the National social security function Amendment Bill 2021.
The law will now allow midterm access to savings by those whose age is 45 and above and have at least saved for up to 10 years
Linda Nabussyi, the presidential senior press Secretary confirmed this on Tuesday January 4th 2022 on her twitter page saying
"Yes the president has assented to the NSSF Bill”, she said
This therefore means that access is...
Ministry of Defense Starts Countrywide Veterans Verification
The Ministry of Defense and Veterans Affairs has embarked on a countrywide exercise, in a bid to verify the Military Veterans’ Payroll.
Huda Abason Oleru, the Minister of State for Veteran Affairs said this process is geared towards updating records to ensure payroll integrity, for smooth payment of pensions and gratuities to the Military veterans or survivors who have not yet received payment from the government.
Oleru notes the exercise will equally target all Veterans and Estate Administrators as well as...
Security Warns Besigye Against Luring Youth Into Armed Rebellion
After 20 years of launching ever failing and never succeeding presidential ambitions, the disgruntled former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) President has embarked on luring young Ugandans to join an armed rebellion to topple government, your truly writes.
This is according to the meeting Dr Kizza Besigye held with some group of the RED CARD FRONT youth brigade at the Jeema Office in Mengo Rubaga division on December 10, 2021.
Besigye relocated the RED CARD FRONT to JEEMA office from Katonga...
Lake Albert Fishing Communities Attribute Peaceful Festive Season to UPDF Presence
Following the deployment of the Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU, fishermen at Lake Albert have thanked the UPDF for protecting them from attacks from suspected militiamen men that come from Congo.
Over the years, the Congolese militiamen have attacked fishermen, killing them and stealing their fishing gears.
They also conduct raids on Ugandan fishermen to abduct some for ransom. However, illegal fishing had also become an issue causing the closure of landing sites around Lake Albert that supported illegal fishing.
In 2020, the Uganda peoples...
NWSC Calls For Joint Responsibility To Protect River Rwizi
As Mbarara city and the surrounding districts continue to face difficulties getting access to water, National Water and Sewerage cooperation says the challenges is due to the destruction and degradation of River Rwizi.
River Rwizi is Uganda’s biggest river feeding Lake Victoria. It covers an area of about 8,200km2 and stretches across ten district Local Governments in South Western Uganda.
The river is the only source of water for Mbarara city, the largest urban center in Western Uganda. Its catchment comprises wetlands,...
MoH Speaks Out On False Reports About COVID-19 Vaccines Expiring In Stores
The ministry of health has broken silence on the media allegations that the country is set to lose 40m Covid vaccines due to apathy.
Daily monitor had alleged that over 40 million COVID-19 vaccines in the government stores are at risk of expiry due to apathy and logistics.
However, the Ministry of health Uganda spokesperson Emmanuel Ainebyoona has clarified that the earliest expiry of COVID-19 vaccines held at NMS is May 2022 contrary to false reports by Daily monitor circulating on...