Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 24 hours after the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the ruling party NRM converged at State House Entebbe to pick a flag bearer in elections of Speaker for parliament, a decision is yet to be made. CEC’s choice of speaker and deputy …
Read More »NRM Chief whip says Oulanyah should save parliament
✅ CEC meeting 11am TODAY ✅ NRM caucus elections 8.am TOMORROW Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Hours before the Central Executive Committee (CEC) meets and an NRM Parliamentary caucus election is held to determine the party’s candidate for Speaker and Deputy, Government Chief Whip Ruth Nankabirwa has said MPS …
Read More »Mukono district NUP chairman appoints NRM candidate to deputize him
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono district chairman Rev Peter Bakaluba Mukasa has appointed Asuman Muhumuza, a member of the National Resistance Movement-NRM, to deputize him as he starts his term of office under the National Unity Platform. Bakaluba told the first sitting of the Mukono district council after the swearing-in …
Read More »Ministry of Internal Affairs takes major steps in improving security of person and property
2016-2021 Manifesto achievements for Ministry of Internal Affairs NRM MANIFESTO WEEK | Improving crime control, detection, prevention and investigation make one of the core roles of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Over the last five years, the Ministry worked tirelessly to achieves the commitments in the ruling NRM Manifesto to …
Read More »Defence and Veteran Affairs Ministry continues to professionalize the army
NRM MANIFESTO WEEK | Guaranteeing security of person and property is one of the key achievements of the NRM Government. The whole country is secure from border to border. To consolidate the security situation in Uganda, the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MoDVA) has been working hard to achieve the …
Read More »Uganda’s journey to Industrialisation
NRM MANIFESTO WEEK | To promote the establishment of mini-industries at zonal or sub-county level, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Coorperatives through the Rural Industrial Development Programme (RIDP), sixty three (63) enterprises with a focus on the following value chains: milk, coffee, maize, sim sim, wood and wood products, …
Read More »Ministry of Tourism conserves for generations
NRM MANIFESTO WEEK | Tourism is making a significant contribution to Uganda’s Vision 2040 of transforming Uganda into a middle-income country. It has become a transformative force propelling and fueling economic growth of the country. Tourism has become an invaluable unifying force, bringing together people of different nationalities, religions, regions …
Read More »Yoweri K. Museveni: The 40 year stretch
Supporters, critics, analysts speak out on the next five years Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | On May 12 President Yoweri Museveni raised the Bible in his right hand to take the presidential oath for the seventh time. While giving his inauguration speech to a crowd of an estimated …
Read More »Defence invests in wealth production
Promoting production for wealth creation and self-sustainability NRM MANIFESTO WEEK | The Defence sector is highly involved in production for wealth and self-sustainability in times of peace. For instance, through the Luwero Industries Limited, some of the supplies for UPDF are being made. There has been gradual increase in the capitalization …
Read More »ICT and National Guidance Ministry showcases achievements
NRM MANIFESTO WEEK | The Minister of Information, ICT and National Guidance Judith Nabakooba has attributed the high cost of internet in Uganda to the limited number of users. She said this as she presented the achievements her ministry registered between 2016 and 2021 in implementing the NRM manifesto commitments …
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