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The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Mrs. Janet Museveni, has urged wives of Special Forces Command (SFC) soldiers to unite, work together, and embrace a savings culture. Mrs. Museveni emphasized that through disciplined saving, the SFC Spouses fraternity could accumulate substantial funds, expand their businesses, and enhance their families' development. She delivered this message on Thursday as Chief...

eHealth Africa (eHA) has today urged governments and stakeholders to explore the critical factors beyond technology that are essential for deployment of digital health solutions for long-term success of public health systems across Africa. Data-backed interventions will help streamline operations and enable formulation of interventions that appreciate the cultural norms when addressing the immediate needs of different communities within...

The NRM Vice Chairperson for Kampala Region, Hon. Katongole Singh, has underscored the vital significance of a digitized membership register in facilitating seamless and transparent internal elections. Hon. Katongole shared these remarks yesterday during a progress review visit to the Mukono Data Center, one of the facilities where the digital registration process is in progress. During his visit, Hon. Katongole highlighted...

Pre-Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “the Court”) scheduled the confirmation of charges hearing in the case The Prosecutor v. Joseph Kony to commence on 9 September 2025, in the absence of the suspect. The Chamber set this date in light of its duty to ensure that sufficient time is provided to: (i) the Prosecution, to properly implement the...

Extensive progress has been made on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project, with the construction of a high-tech oil export terminal in Tanga – Tanzania, attaining crucial targets. The facility, a cornerstone of the 1,443-kilometer pipeline linking Uganda’s Lake Albert oilfields to Tanzania’s Indian Ocean coast to access international oil markets, is designed to position East Africa...

President Museveni has commended the role of the Court Martial in stabilizing Uganda by addressing gun-related crimes involving civilians. He emphasized that the decision to try such cases in military courts, enacted by the NRM government in 2005, has been critical in managing terrorism and criminal activities. Civilian courts, burdened with extensive backlogs, were unable to handle these cases...

The NRM party plans to utilize its digitized membership register to distribute membership cards to all its members, Maj. (Rtd) Awich Pollar, the party’s Director for External Affairs, has disclosed. Speaking on Tuesday in Gulu City, where he is overseeing the digitalization of the NRM membership register in the Acholi sub-region, Maj. Awich explained: “Once the digital register is fully operational...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni commissioned the Teryet National High Altitude Training Centre in Kapchorwa District.  The State-of-the-art facility seated on 45 hectares on an altitude of over 2,500 metres above sea level, will cater for the training needs of athletes in Uganda and other countries. The centre has amenities such as athletic track, artificial turf track, field track, a hostel block,...

President Yoweri Museveni has contributed UGX 300 million to support Hoima Catholic Diocese in hosting this year’s National Catholic Youth Conference. The Diocese, which is part of Mbarara Ecclesiastical Province, will host the celebrations from December 10th to December 15th, 2024, at Our Lady of Lourdes Bujumbura Cathedral in Hoima City. The funds were officially handed over by the Prime Minister,...

The Court Martial in Makindye, presided over by its chairman Brig. Gen. Freeman Mugabe, has remanded retired Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye and his co-accused, Hajji Obeid Lutale, to Luzira Prison until 7th January 2025. This decision followed the accused's insistence that their Kenyan lawyer, Martha Karua, lead the defense team despite lacking a valid practicing license from the Uganda...