Secretary to the President Calls for Action Against Protests Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Secretary to the Office of the President, Hajji Yunis Kakande, has urged Resident District/City Commissioners (RDCs) and District Internal Security Officers (DISOs) to block any protests aimed at expressing discontent with the government. Speaking at …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Presidency Milly Babirye Babalanda has directed investigation into reports of high-handedness and syndicate corruption against Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) in different parts of the country. Speaking at the closure of a three-day capacity-building training for RDCs and Internal Security Officers of …
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Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed several new Resident District/City Commissioners, Deputies, and RDC Secretariat Commissioners across Uganda. Details (CLICK HERE TO READ FULL LIST) TITLE STATION 1 EKOOM JOHN STEPHEN RDC ABIM 2 TABAN DATA PETER RDC ADJUMANI 3 KIDEGA NABINSON JAMES RDC AGAGO 4 …
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GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Director General of the Internal Security Organization (ISO) Col. Emmy Katabazi, has urged representatives of the President in the Acholi Sub-region to heighten monitoring of government projects to ensure resources don’t go to waste. Col. Katabazi notes that many Government Projects are being …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Resident District Commissioners-RDCs/RCC’s and Intelligence Officers in the Central Region have been asked to work harder to increase the number of votes for incumbent President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni so as to extend his leadership beyond 2026 elections. According to the Permanent Secretary in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE NDEPENDENT | The Minister of Presidency, Milly Babirye Babalanda has threatened tough action against Resident District Commissioners and District Internal Security Officers over infighting. In statement delivered at a capacity-building symposium for RDCs and DISOs from the greater Masaka sub-region, Babalanda said she is concerned concern about …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Presidency Minister, Milly Babirye Babalanda, has directed Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) to ensure heavy deployment of Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) and other sister security agencies along the Uganda-DRC border in the Bunyoro and Rwenzori regions. Speaking through Lt. Col. Emmy Katabazi, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Presidency Milly Babalanda has said that errant Resident District Commissioners-RDCs will no longer be transferred but retired. Babalanda made the remarks on Wednesday while opening a three-day workshop for RDCs and RCCs from Central region at Collins Hotel in Mukono. “We are …
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COMMENT | Mike Ssegawa | When President Museveni was launching the National Medical Stores (NMS) pharmaceutical warehouse in Kajjansi, off Entebbe road, in November 2022, he made a statement on drug theft which should have woken us all up. The President said drugs bought by Ugandan taxpayers were on sale in the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have beseeched the Office of the President to prioritise the construction of office accommodation for Resident District Commissioners (RDCs). This arose from the Auditor General’s report for the Financial Year 2020/2021 which revealed that out of the 146 RDCs, only 107 have space …
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