Why President called Kadaga over minister’s attacks on IGP President Yoweri Museveni has lifted the lid off why he intervened to get the parliamentary Appointments Committee to approve the re-appointment of Police Chief Gen. Kale Kayihura. According to sources, the President on May 17 told a cabinet meeting at State …
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Mbarara, Uganda | PPU | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called upon church leaders to encourage their congregations to create wealth. Museveni who was speaking at the consecration ceremony of the 4th West Ankole Diocese Bishop Rev Canon Johnson Twinomujuni at Bweranyangi Girls Secondary School asked the church leaders to …
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Patients at Lower Mulago Hospital will pay for the specialised services the section offers once it opens in October, Minister for Health Dr Ruth Aceng explained to journalists. The section of Old Mulago will remain open for free referrals. Aceng’s statement was made in the wake of a public outcry …
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MPs have queried the expenditure undertaken by the Makerere University nine member committee instituted by President Museveni to look into the remuneration issues that caused a strike among the university’s teaching staff. Museveni ordered the closure of the university after the strike paralysed affairs at the oldest university. Government has …
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Ugandans in their thousands Airtel subscribers especially were left cursing after their sim cards were switched off even after they had successfully re-registered through a process coordinated by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA). Telecom companies were supposed to switch off those who had not reregistered …
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VIDEO: Land grabbers protected by President Museveni, says Omara Atubo Former ministers in the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban development have claimed that land grabbers in Uganda have presidential protection. Omara Atubo and Aida Nantaba were before the Justice Catherine Bamugemereire land inquiry committee to give their views on …
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‘Patriotism encourages national transformation’ – President Museveni tells Nigerian soldiers Entebbe, Uganda| PPU| President Yoweri Museveni has told a delegation of Army Officers from the Nigerian Defence Force College that to achieve national security, African countries must root for and embrace patriotism and pan-Africanism so that African societies are …
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Police boss’s reappointment and approval was inevitable based on his successes By David Serumaga Last week, President Yoweri Museveni reappointed Gen. Kale Kayihura as the Inspector General of Police. He has finally been approved by parliament. However, it seems some leaders had not noticed Kayihura’s achievements and had vowed block …
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President Yoweri Museveni has received and held a meeting at State House, Entebbe, with a delegation from the Rockefeller Foundation led by Foundation’s president Dr. Rajiv Shah. The Foundation CEO has prioritized the East African Region since he took office on March 1st this year. The Rockefeller Foundation support …
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President Yoweri Museveni has extended Uganda’s SIM-card registration deadline from May 19 to August 2017. “I chaired the NRM Caucus today where some Members of parliament (MPS) appealed for more time for SIM card registration despite the passing of the earlier deadline,” Museveni said on twitter. “I’ve agreed to this proposal …
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