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As the NRM gears up for the final stage of the membership register display and update on Wednesday, January 29, party officials on Monday began distributing register materials from the 151 NRM electoral districts to all villages nationwide. The NRM Deputy Secretary General, Rt. Hon. Rose Namayanja, responsible for the Kampala metropolitan area, launched the distribution of register materials, including...

Hon. Francis Mwebesa, Uganda's Minister of Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, has called for enhanced collaboration among ministries, partners, and agencies to address pressing challenges impacting Africa. In his remarks, he emphasized the urgent need to tackle food safety and quality, combat climate change, and drive manufacturing and industrialization. These priorities, he believes, are essential for building a healthier and more...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today met and held discussions with H.E. William W. Popp, the United States of America Ambassador to Uganda, at State House Entebbe.  The meeting focused on enhancing cooperation and advancing shared interests between Uganda and the United States. H.E Adonia Ayebare, the Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations also attended the meeting. 

The Presidential Press Unit (PPU) wishes to inform the public that this week, His Excellency the President of the Republic of Uganda, Gen. (rtd) Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, will tour the Lango sub-region as part of his countrywide zonal tours focused on wealth creation and PDM assessment.   The tour will take place from Tuesday, January 28, 2025, and will include visits...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on the people of Mubende District to prioritize generating homestead income, emphasizing that other developments, such as tarmac roads and electricity, will follow.  He made the remarks today during the 39th anniversary celebration of the NRM/A liberation struggle, held under the theme, “Salutations to Those Who Re-Sanctified Our Homeland”, at Mubende National Teachers’ College,...

A Turkish Airlines flight, TK612, which departed Entebbe International Airport for Istanbul on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at approximately 07:14 hours with 259 people on board, was unable to proceed to its final destination due to safety precautions. The Airbus A330 aircraft successfully returned and landed at Entebbe International Airport at 10:50 hours after safely circling Ugandan airspace (specifically over...

The Uganda Embassy in Paris, in collaboration with UTB, UWA, and six private tourism companies, participated in the FITUR Expo in Madrid, Spain, held from January 22–26, 2025. As part of the event, the Embassy organized a business-to-business breakfast meeting with 30 Spanish tour operators, featuring presentations on Uganda's tourism potential, coffee industry, and investment opportunities. FITUR (Feria Internacional de Turismo)...

On 24 January 2025, the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or "Court") held a solemn hearing for the opening of its judicial year, featuring speeches of this year’s keynote speaker, judge Dineke de Groot, President of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, ICC Principals, and the President of the ICC Bar Association. ICC judges as well as the President of...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni reaffirmed the government's commitment to supporting local mining and manufacturing investors, emphasizing the importance of value addition and industrial growth.  “We are going to support manufacturers to ensure they can mine and process resources locally,” he said.  The President made the remarks during the commissioning of the Abyssinia Steel Factory in Jinja, a facility he praised as a...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni officially launched the construction works for upgrading the Jinja Airfield, a transformative project aimed at bolstering Uganda’s infrastructure, enhancing tourism and improving regional connectivity. The project will see the development of the airfield’s runway, taxiway, and apron into international standards. The upgrade, spearheaded by a joint venture between Gofar Investment and MJ Engineers and Contractors, commenced in 2024...