Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
By Mike Musisi-Musoke and Wilberforce Kawere Teachers of the French language have petitioned government to make it mandatory for all Ugandan learners to learn major foreign languages especially French, arguing that this will be a beginning step in fast tracking integration of the East African Community where some member countries speak French as the official […]
Government officials, trade representatives from Uganda and South Sudan have agreed to strengthen cross-border trade relations and foster regional integration. This was during a meeting convened at Nimule Border on Tuesday. The meeting provided a platform for in-depth discussions on various issues impacting trade between the two Partner States, with a particular emphasis on the […]
Uganda has ample manpower to teach the Kiswahili language, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East African Affairs, Rebecca Kadaga, has assured Parliament. She, however, revealed that the biggest challenge is in deployment of the teachers. The teaching of Kiswahili is intended to support the East African Community (EAC) agenda of integration of […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has cautioned the people of East Africa against divisionism, saying it’s a setback to the region. “You cannot tell me about divisions, I believe in unity,” he said. The President made the remarks on Friday, January 12, 2024 during the 60th Zanzibar Revolution anniversary celebrations held at Amaan Sports Complex, Zanzibar. […]
On the other hand, the President promised to issue an Executive Order to kick the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers out of land matters. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reiterated that it is illegal to arrest someone and detain him/her for more than 48 hours without taking them to the Courts of law. According […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commended the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East African Community Affairs, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga for responding to the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government’s reform of broad-based democracy. “I really want to congratulate people like Rebecca Kadaga who responded to our reform because if they had not, our […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has welcomed Somalia into the East African Community, describing the move as a boost to the efforts of the regional bloc to ensure prosperity and strategic security of its people. Speaking as a witness at the signing ceremony of the treaty of accession by the Federal Republic of Somalia today at […]
Fighting between March 23 Movement (M23) rebels and Armed Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) soldiers is raging in Masisi territory has started hours after the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) started to withdraw from North Kivu province. On Sunday, the first batch of Kenyan troops in North Kivu exited. About 300 troops boarded […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reiterated the need for the East African Community (EAC) integration. According to the President, it’s important for East Africans, especially young people to know why integration is very critical for the region. “There are three reasons; number one is do you want prosperity or not? If you say you don’t want […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has arrived in Tanzania to join his counterparts at the 23rd Ordinary Summit of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State. The summit is slated for today Friday 24th November 2023 in Arusha-Tanzania. At Kilimanjaro International Airport, President Museveni was welcomed by Hussein Mohamed Bashe, the Minister of Agriculture of […]
