Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private school proprietors in Mpigi district have reached out to Mathias Mpuuga, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Parliament, seeking his support in demanding the disbursement of the 20 billion Shillings presidential pledge. The pledge, which was made by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in …
Read More »Uganda joins pledge for stronger action on energy efficiency
Kampala, Uganda | TE INDEPENDENT | Forty-five governments from around the world including Uganda have endorsed doubling the average global rate of energy efficiency improvements by the end of the decade. They pledged to support stronger policy action and prioritize investment in a ‘crucial decade’ for energy and climate targets. They …
Read More »UN pledges 500 mln USD to support Ghana in sustainable development
Accra, Ghana | Xinhua | The United Nations signed an agreement with the Ghanaian government on Friday, pledging 500 million U.S. dollars over the next three years to support the West African country in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The agreement is the most critical instrument for planning and implementing …
Read More »Museveni pledges support to Union Development Agency
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday afternoon participated in the virtual meeting of the 40th Session of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA) with other Heads- of -State and Governments from Africa. The Summit was chaired by the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, who is the …
Read More »Nyamitanga Technical Institute wants education minister to fulfil UGX 2bn pledge
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nyamitanga Technical Institute in Mbarara City has asked the Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni to fulfill the pledge of shs 2 billion. Mrs. Museveni in 2019 pledged to support the institute for the construction of a six-storied classroom block. Speaking at the graduation …
Read More »Museveni’s pledged pickup delivered 14 years later
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has finally delivered on a pledge he made to the Association of Lira Catholic Women Guild one and a half decades ago. In 2005, President Museveni during a political campaign pledged two pickup trucks, one for the association of the Catholic …
Read More »Museveni fulfills pledge to Budaka women after 5 years
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has fulfilled a pledge of 10 heifers he made to Budaka women 5 years ago. Museveni who is seeking re-election as President of the country in the 2021 general polls had while campaigning for the 2016 elections made the pledge of the …
Read More »Museveni fulfills UGX 150 million pledge to Ikwera Girls Secondary School
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has fulfilled his pledge of 150 million shillings to procure a mini-bus for Ikwera Girls Secondary School in Kwania district. Museveni pledged to donate the bus to the school after a school truck, a Tata lorry Reg. No. UG 0753G that …
Read More »West Nile veterans demand fulfillment of UGX 500M pledge
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 150 veterans in West Nile are demanding for the fulfillment of 500 Million Shillings pledge. In a meeting held on Thursday in Arua city with State Minister for Veteran Affairs Christopher Kibazanga and officials from Ministry of Defense, the veterans leaders demanded that the …
Read More »President Museveni fulfills UGX 170m pledge to NRM leaders in Gulu, Omoro
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has fulfilled a pledge to support sub county NRM chairpersons and youth groups in Gulu and Omoro districts. The President had pledged 10 million Shillings, a pair of oxen and an ox-plough to each of the NRM sub-county chairpersons in the districts. …
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