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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni expressed contentment that the Parish Development Model (PDM) has helped rural communities shift away from subsistence-based living towards more diversified, cash-based economic activities, thereby joining the money economy. The President, who is on a nationwide PDM performance assessment tour in Busoga Sub-Region, visited Mr. Mukasa Eliot, a PDM farmer located at Buwanda village, Nawampiti sub-county in...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni appealed to the people of Busoga Sub-region to ensure that they have a source of income to help them fight poverty and create wealth.  “I'm very happy to be here to see how people are getting out of darkness because this is really darkness; in a country like this to find that you people have no...

The Head of the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU), Col. Edith Nakalema yesterday met and held discussions with officials from Buganda Kingdom's Ebikabyaffe Foundation, at the unit's offices in Kampala.  The Executive Director of Ebikabyaffe Foundation, Omutaka Blasio Mutanda Kawule, who represented Omutaka Augustine Kizito, the chairman of the Council of Clan Heads in Buganda Kingdom, informed Col. Nakalema...

The Presidential Affairs Committee has endorsed the request for additional funds to facilitate the Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) in monitoring Government projects, as well as an extra Shs2.8Bn for the phased construction of RDC offices nationwide. The request was presented by Alex Byarugaba, Chairperson of the Presidential Affairs Committee, while delivering the Committee’s 2025/26 report for the Office of the...

A section of MPs on Parliament’s Budget Committee have raised concerns about the request from State House for a provision of Shs83.033 billion for presidential donations and Shs10 billion for the purchase of vehicles for President Museveni’s use during the 2026 general elections campaign. The query came after a request by Alex Byarugaba, Chairperson of the Presidential Affairs Committee, who...

Hon. Oryem Henry Okello, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of International Cooperation, was invited as a special guest by the President of Equatorial Guinea. During his visit, he delivered a special message from President Museveni to his counterpart. The two leaders engaged in discussions focused on strengthening and solidifying the diplomatic and political ties between...

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has stated that the Business Committee of Parliament will deliberate on a strategy to effectively address the Auditor General’s reports. He emphasized that the government can only act on the Auditor General's recommendations once they have been approved by Parliament. “If you wait four or five years to approve a report, how will you process...

Minister for Presidency, Hon. Babirye Milly Babalanda, has announced that the 39th NRM/NRA Victory Day Anniversary celebrations will be held on January 26, 2025, at the National Teachers College Grounds in Mubende District. This year’s theme is "39 Years of NRM/A: Salutations to Those Who Re-sanctified Our Homeland." The President of Uganda, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, will be the...

The State Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Sidronious Okaasai Opolot, has announced that at least 2.2 million energy consumers in Uganda have successfully upgraded their prepaid Yaka meters. This represents 95.5% of all meters installed for customers of Umeme and Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) combined. While presenting the statement during the plenary session on Tuesday, January...

Parliamentarians have called on the Ministry of Internal Affairs to implement electronic identification cards (e-IDs) with indefinite validity, arguing that such a measure would significantly lower costs and avoid the disruptions associated with large-scale physical card renewals. The appeal was made during a plenary session chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, following a presentation by...