Tag Archives: Museveni

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vice President Jessica Alupo has said if the country is to attain equity in development, it’s important to have women in leadership positions. Speaking to journalists on Thursday at the Office of the President ahead of today’s celebration of Pan African Women’s day, Alupo said …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Agriculture Committee have tasked the Ministry of Agriculture to explain the status of distribution of hand hoes to farmers. The Minister of Agriculture Frank Tumwebaze together with the Minister of State for Animal Industry, Bright Rwamirama on Wednesday had appeared …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has blamed the 10th Parliament for delaying the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines, even as the country struggled to beat the pandemic during the first wave. The Government Chief Whip Thomas Tayebwa told the NRM Chairpersons and Vice Chairpersons of the different Parliamentary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Ayivu County Member of Parliament Benard Atiku says the Prevention and Prohibition of Human Sacrifice Act, 2021 will go a long way in curbing human sacrifice by putting in place punitive measures for culprits. The Bill was assented to by President Yoweri Museveni on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni will address the nation at 8pm on Saturday on the status of the ongoing 42-day lockdown and measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic. He on July 18 reinstated  some of last year’s tough COVID-19 measures, including a lockdown. According to President Museveni, the …

Experts warn as phones of politicians are hacked Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Sometime in February 2020, then-Uganda Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda’s phone might have been hacked by Pegasus; a spyware manufactured by the Israel firm, NSO. The collaborative media investigation dubbed “Pegaus project” that outed the global spying …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights defenders under the Union of Human Rights Defenders Uganda have called for the resignation of the Health Ministry Permanent Secretary Dr. Diana Atwine for alleged mismanagement of the COVID 19 situation in the country. According to the activists, Atwine has failed to account …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament sitting on the government Assurance Committee, mainly from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party have criticized their chairperson for not being tolerant following firm stance not to meet the President if need arises. This was during the committee …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | District chairpersons in West Acholi have applauded President Yoweri Museveni’s directive to involve the army in undertaking government construction projects in the country. In a letter to the Ministers of Education, and Health, President Yoweri Museveni said that many government projects are delayed due to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tourists are hailing Uganda for keeping the tourism sector open despite imposing the second nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. While announcing the lockdown in June this year, President Yoweri Museveni ordered the closure of schools and suspended inter-district travels to contain the …