President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today launched the construction of the Kampala-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). The SGR, a key element of Uganda’s national infrastructure strategy, is designed to modernise the country’s transport network, streamline logistics, and boost regional trade. The project has garnered significant attention, not just from local stakeholders, but also from international […]
A board member for the rationalized Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) Haji Twahir Ssebaggala has urged Buganda coffee growers to stop perceiving the authority’s merger to the mother ministry as a Buganda matter alone, clarifying that it is a concern to all regions. Haji Ssebaggala who is also a member of the Uganda Quality Coffee […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday visited the family of the late Sarah Nyirabashitsi Mateke in Kisoro district to pay his respects and lay a wreath in her honour. Mateke, who passed away on September 7, 2024, at the age of 50, was the Minister of State for Defence and the Woman Member of Parliament […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also the National Chairman of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has today rallied the people of Kisoro district to support and vote for Rose Kabagyeni, the party candidate in the forthcoming Woman Member of Parliament by-election. The Kisoro Woman MP seat fell vacant following the untimely death of Sarah […]
The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga has dismissed as untrue, claims that Baganda have turned the debate on whether the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) should be merged with the mother ministry or not, into a tribal confrontation. “They are now blaming us (Baganda) for allegedly waging a tribal confrontation battle, but sincerely speaking, who ignited the tribal […]
The Minister for Presidency Milly Babirye Babalanda has directed investigation into reports of high-handedness and syndicate corruption against Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) in different parts of the country. Speaking at the closure of a three-day capacity-building training for RDCs and Internal Security Officers of the greater Masaka sub region, Babalanda expressed concern about some President’s […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged the people of East Africa and Africa at large to use their similarity and promote Swahili as a powerful tool for economic integration and unifying the continent. According to the President Museveni, having many tribes and clans that are similar is a blessing and the factor can be used […]
Kyambogo University’s 2024/25 Guild elections have taken a fresh twist with students petitioning the Executive Secretary of the Uganda National Students Association (UNSA) to prevail upon university authorities to immediately take relevant steps for the elections to be held. A nine-man cabinet of candidates for the elections has been issued and, according to the EC […]
President Museveni has thanked Permanent Secretaries for the decision to align with the National Resistance Movement, saying this will make them contributors to the socio-economic transformation as prescribed by the NRM. Museven who was on 17th October meeting the Permanent Secretaries at State House Entebbe, reminded them that they are obliged to execute their supervision role […]
In a strategic move that is set to reshape the political landscape in Mukono, President Yoweri Museveni has reportedly given the green light for Mukono’s Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Mike Ssegawa, to contest in the upcoming elections. This decision is already creating waves, as Ssegawa, known for his clean leadership style and deep community […]