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President Museveni has promised to attend Bebe Cool’s upcoming “Golden Heart” concert, which will take place on 3rd August 2018 at Kololo Airstrip. This came after photos emerged online showing the President holding a promotional poster for the concert. The “Love You Everyday” star has since come out to confirm that he has been in touch with the […]
By Ruth Sierra Yoweri Museveni the President of Uganda has ordered deployment of army sharp shooters and the purchase of escort cars for MPs’ protection in his letter to Minister of Finance Matia Kasaijja. This came in shortly after Members of Parliament raised concerns over threats of insecurity particularly, a concern raised by Gulu municipality MP, Hon. Lyandro Komakech during the […]
Presidents Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, Omar el Bashir of Sudan and Salva Kiir of South Sudan held talks at State House, Entebbe regarding the peace process in South Sudan. The leader of Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition, Mr. Riek Machar, also attended the talks. In comments after the talks ended this evening, the Minister […]
By Prossie Namata President Museveni has said with the help GDP ratio, the government has been able to identify individuals that do not pay taxes. He added that the GDP ratio was only 4% in 1991 where it rose to 12% after informing URA and has stagnated there for a long time however it rose to […]
This follows an outcry and anger from the citizens who, rather than make mobile money transactions as was before the taxes, prefer to use public means such as motorcycles, taxis to transfer money as they found it cheaper to travel than incur the extra costs that come with the tax. For social media, users have […]
A report by economic researchers from the New York University indicating that President Yoweri Museveni is one of the best leaders in the world has attracted mixed reactions from members of parliament. According to a report released by New York University Economics Professor, William Easterly and World Bank Economist Steven Pennings, President Museveni is among […]
The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party have asked President Museveni to apologise to Ugandans over the murder of Arua Municipality Member of Parliament Ibrahim Abiriga and others who have died in a similar way. Addressing journalists at the party headquarters in Najjanankumbi, Kampala, yesterday, the party deputy Secretary General, Mr. Harold Kaija, said the […]
Following the Rukungiri District Woman Member of Parliament By-Election held yesterday which saw FDC’s Betty Muzanira as the winner, President Museveni has come out with a statement blaming NRM leaders and Police for NRM’s Winfred Matsiko loss. In a statement posted on facebook, President Museveni first congratulated NRM mobilisers for the work they did; “I […]
President Yoweri Museveni has advised warring factions of the South Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) to drop violence as a means of conflict resolution, saying it is inappropriate. “When it comes to a political disagreement like we have here (South Sudan), we must have a scientific approach to its resolution,” said President Museveni. “Should it […]
President Yoweri Museveni has assured crime preventers in the country that they will maintain their duties as they are now regarded as a Reserve Army of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), State House Uganda reports. “A few weeks ago, I saw in the papers and somebody said that the fate of the crime preventers […]