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President Yoweri Museveni directed that all taxes levied on Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOS), especially on the dividends of the members, should be abolished to promote the saving culture and avoid double taxation. This was revealed by the Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda who represented him at the celebrations to mark the 93rd International […]
President Yoweri Museveni has announced a new cabinet with Maria Kiwanuka and Peter Nyombi thrown out. Minister Jim Muhwezi, the Bujumbura Member of Parliament is back in the cabinet as the new Minister for Information and National guidance, replacing Hon Rose Namayanja. Mary Karoro is now the new Security Minister replacing Muruli Mukasa who has […]
The President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has told farmers to abandon their traditional ways of farming saying they have no place in the modern age. While flagging off the construction of Andibo Valley Dam in Pakwach, Nebbi district Museveni cautioned people from the West Nile Sub-Region against sticking to old farming methods which are […]
President Yoweri Museveni has congratulated the leaders of the South Sudan political Party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), for signing a reunification agreement. “I congratulate the SPLM group for signing the agreement to re-unite your party,” he said adding that the act makes the peace process in Addis Ababa even better. The President paid […]
President Yoweri Museveni has today left for a one day working visit to Arusha, Tanzania to witness the signing of a ‘symbolizing’ agreement between the warring Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) factions. The ceremony will also be witnessed by their Excellences; President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete; President of the Revolutionary […]
President Yoweri Museveni has vowed he will not tolerate any corrupt group in the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Project. “We have the human capacity to work on the railway project. We need technical collaboration to implement it. Uganda has got Engineers from the Engineering Brigade who are available to roll out the railway project. We […]
President Yoweri Museveni has urged the Sabiny community and other tribes in Uganda that have been practicing Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), to shun that negative culture noting that the practice is not only dehumanizing to women and the girl child but it is also brutal, inflicts permanent injuries and poses a great danger to them […]
President Yoweri Museveni has today met and held discussions with the SPLA in opposition team led by Gen. Alfred Lado Gore over peace efforts in South Sudan. The meeting that was arranged by the Uganda Peace Support team set up to broker peace talks in the ongoing conflict in South Sudan and led by Gen. […]
President Yoweri Museveni has disclosed that the Shs.500 billion that the Government of Uganda has injected into wealth creation through national development programmes like NAADS and NUSAF, among others, for transformation of the lives of the people of Uganda, has not been fully utilized to alleviate poverty among Ugandans. The President, therefore, urged political leaders […]
A united Africa is best mode of ensuring our prosperity” – President Museveni President Yoweri Museveni has said that a united East Africa and Africa at large is the best mode of ensuring the prosperity of the people of Uganda. “Integration is the channel to ensure our security. The youth have the task to find […]