Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has fulfilled his pledge of procuring vestments for all African Bishops coming for the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM). The vestments arrived in the Country last month ahead of the Symposium due to begin July 21st. More …
Read More »Magistrate refuses to summon Museveni over Nyanzi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Court Magistrate, Gladys Kamasanyu has declined to summon President, Yoweri Museveni as one of the witnesses in the trail of Dr. Stella Nyanzi. Dr Stella Nyanzi’s legal team had asked court to summon, President Museveni as one of the witnesses in the …
Read More »Mbale cleaned ahead of Museveni’s Bugisu tour
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale municipality has been cleared of garbage ahead of the president’s visit to the town today. Most of the areas that have been choking with garbage such as Market Street, Market lane, Kumi road market, Bugwere road market, North Road and Manafwa road have been …
Read More »Museveni, Chinese president expected to discuss funding for SGR
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni is expected to discuss funding for the Standard Gauge Railway-SGR during his visit to China. Museveni arrived in China on Monday for a four-day visit where he will address the China-Africa Economic and trade expo. On arrival, Museveni tweeted that he will …
Read More »Oulanyah, Rugunda to camp in Apaa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new committee appointed to look into the Apaa land dispute plans to camp in the area. President Museveni recently appointed Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah and Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda to lead yet another investigation into the contentious Apaa boundary dispute between the …
Read More »Museveni faults leaders over biting poverty in Karamoja
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has challenged the leadership of Karamoja over the biting poverty in the region. While commissioning Moroto Bus Terminal this afternoon, Museveni tasked the leaders to wake up the population to adopt to new technologies like modern agriculture to get out of poverty. …
Read More »Museveni reveals Uganda’s atomic energy plan
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni insists that Uganda need nuclear power dams despite concerns that generating power from nuclear is quite expensive. He said the government has completed pre-feasibility studies for a 2000-Meggwatt nuclear powers project He says Uganda must think of nuclear power because all the …
Read More »UDB capitalization at Sh272bn – Museveni
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Development Bank (UDB) has now been capitalised to the tune of 272 billion shillings, with the money expected to help reduce the cost of money for local entrepreneurs. Speaking at the State of the Nation Address on Thursday, President Museveni said the “the …
Read More »Police, army have capacity to combat threats-Museveni
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has said that the army and police have the capacity to combat any threat. Museveni was on Thursday speaking during the State of National Address at Serena Hotel. He says the recently concluded Uganda Martyrs Day Celebrations were peacefully held, despite the …
Read More »President Museveni promises clothings for African Bishops
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has promised to procure vestments for the African bishops coming to attend the symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar – SECAM in July this year. The high-level meeting to be hosted in Uganda will mark the golden jubilee of …
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