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Minister Milly Babalanda To Fast Track Compensation Of Buvuma Oil Palm Out growers
Mr Adrian Wasswa Ddungu,LCV Chairman for Buvuma District Local Government has appealed to the Government of Uganda to prioritize the compensation of land owners in his area of jurisdiction whose land is being used for oil palm growing. Speaking at the belated Buvuma District Women’s Day celebrations on Friday held at Busamuzi Sub-county Headquarters as…
Minister Mateke’s Death: MPs Call For Specialized Medical Treatment For VIPs To Fight NCDs
Members of parliament have renewed the call to combat the rising cases of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) which are claiming lives as Parliament paid glowing tribute to the late State Minister of Defence, Sarah Mateke Nyirabashitsi. The late Hon. Nyirabashitsi, who was also the Kisoro District Woman Representative in Parliament, died of a heart attack, on…
Minister Magyezi Prolongs Local Council Term For Six Months
The government has prolonged the term of office of local council officials for the second time for an extra six months, following the initial extension in July 2023, when their term of office expired. Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi announced the second extension of the term of office for local councils on Wednesday, January…
Minister Kutesa, Chinese Ambassador Meet On Situation Of Stranded Ugandans In China
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kahamba Kutesa on Saturday urged the Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Zheng Zhuqiang to urgently intervene and address the plight of Ugandans in China. The duo held a meeting following reports that Africans, including Ugandans were facing harsh conditions in the world’s second-largest economy after authorities launched a crackdown on coronavirus…
Minister Kutesa-Internet Shutdown Prevented Violence
The Uganda Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa has revealed that internet shutdown by the government during the just concluded presidential and parliamentary elections helped to prevent the incitement of violence and use of malicious language. The minister made remarks while presenting a formal brief to Heads of Diplomatic Missions and International organizations on Wednesday at…
Minister Kasolo Orders Police To Apprehend Two PDM Officials Over Extortion, Misappropriation of Funds
The Minister of State for Microfinance and Small Enterprises, Hon. Haruna Kasolo, has ordered the Kyotera District Police Commander (DPC) Hassan Musooba to arrest the former PDM Community District Officer (CDO) of Kyotera district, identified as Lutaya, and Secretary of the PDM Sacco in Nkenge parish, Emmanuel Kayondo, for extortion of money, bribery, and misappropriation…
Minister Kasaija Cited In Fradulent Transfer Of Environmental Funds
Members of Parliament on the Natural Resources Committee have criticised the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon Matia Kasaija, for diverting the Environmental Fund from National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) to the Consolidated Fund, saying this has crippled NEMA’s operations. MPs said the fund was lawfully established to assist NEMA restore the environment…
Minister Kamya, Land Commission Boss Nyakaisiki Clash Over Shs18Bn Compensation Cash
A war is brewing between the Ministry of Lands and the Uganda Land Commission over the list of landowners that are supposed to be compensated using the Ushs 18bn supplementary budget tabled before Parliament. Parliament deferred the approval of a supplementary budget of Shs292 billion for the financial year 2020/21 after it emerged that a…
Minister Kamya Blocks Wakiso Land Grabbers From Evicting 86 Year Old Woman From Her Land
Hon.Beti Kamya , the minister of Lands, Housing and Urban development has blocked the eviction of an 86 year old lady from being chased from her piece of land. The land in contention is on block 185 and plot 385 in Kito Namugongo , Kiira Municipality Wakiso district, registered in names Alice Nabitosi and Sendawula…
Minister Kaboyo Urges Luwero Veterans To Create Harmony & Support Gov’t Projects
Nakaseke: In a bid to curb unemployment, Poverty and transforming communities in the Greater Luwero, the State minister for Luwero Triangle and Rwenzori Region Alice Kaboyo has met the first group of veterans in Nakaseke who heaped praises on her for being a workaholic Minister based on the few days she has been in the…