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222 statements across 29 ministries, organised for fast retrieval.
By Sarah Nanteza Kyobe The Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Hon. Hajjat Minsa Kabanda, has commissioned 15 electric buses to serve Kira Municipality in Wakiso District. The launch took place at the Kiira Prayer Ground. Locally manufactured by Kiira Moto
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By Obed K. Katureebe President Yoweri Museveni has, for over the last 20 years, been passionately crusading for wealth creation for all Ugandans. Indeed, he has championed several programmers all meant to uplift the economic status of Ugandans. From Entandikwa to Operation Wealth
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Ministry for Northern Uganda reviews Peace Recovery and Development Plan projects in Acholi and Lango.
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reaffirmed Uganda’s commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation with Italy, particularly in coffee development, trade, investment, infrastructure and skills development. The President made the remarks yesterday when the Ambassador of Ita
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By Sarah Kyobe Nanteza The government has issued new guidelines to bring order, coordination, and accountability to land dispute management across Uganda. At a press briefing at the Uganda Media Centre, Minister of Lands Hon. Judith Nabakooba announced Circular No. 1 of 2026. The
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By Serina Nagujja The government has suspended the issue of new mining licences, permits, and authorisations for one month to address regulatory gaps and weed out illegal operators. The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has announced an immediate one-month halt. This pau
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called for greater emphasis on wealth creation and national production, saying African countries have remained economically constrained partly because of the failure by leaders to distinguish between development and wealth creation. The Presid
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By Carolyne Muyama Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka, the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, commended the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, for the CDF-Inter-Forces Drill Competitions and praised the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officers and men for a strong p
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By Paul Busharizi Uganda’s electricity sector is at an inflection point. For the last two decades, it has been one of the country’s better reform stories. Generation capacity expanded, private capital came in, electricity losses fell, regulation improved, and the country moved aw
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By Salim Lone in New York Uganda's Olara Otunnu, despite his belated nomination by President Yoweri Museveni last month for the UN Secretary General, surged in the secret straw poll conducted in the UN Security Council on Friday. He was the only candidate to increase his "Encoura
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By Sarah Nanteza Kyobe The government’s decision to remove taxis in dangerous mechanical condition (DMC) from Uganda’s roads is not only welcome but long overdue. For years, passengers have been forced to use vehicles that are clearly unfit for public transport, putting their liv
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An open letter to Ugandans on our 7th Anniversary Dear Ugandans, I write to you this personal letter looking outside the window, amazed by the beautiful weather in Entebbe, a rare scene from all my worldly travels. Uganda Airlines marks seven years since its revival on 27th Augus
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