The Minister of Labour, Gender and Social Development Betty Amongi has revealed that the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) (Amendment) Act will come into force upon publication in the Uganda Gazette. On 2nd January, 2022 President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni assented to the NSSF (Amendment) Bill 2021 and the same accordingly became the NSSF (Amendment) Act,…
By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: Mr President Yoweri Kaguta Museven, I take this honour using my missive to wish you a happy new year. These two years have taken a toll order on our pockets, which have seen economic activities reduce due to tough covid measures. These have rendered many Ugandans slip into abject poverty as…
President Museveni has directed that bars, music concerts, stadiums and cinemas will be allowed to operate again in January as the country moves towards full reopening the economy in 2022. In his televised address on Friday, December 31, 2021, at his country home in Rwakitura, Mr. Museveni said bars and concerts will be reopened for…
The Fisheries Protection Unit – FPU has returned 25 of the more than 60 boat engines that were impounded from fishermen operating on Lake Albert. The engines were impounded from various landing sites on Lake Albert in the Bunyoro sub-region during operations against illegal fishing gear in August. The operation targeted those with undersized boats,…
President Yoweri Museveni has commended the Indian community in Uganda for its contribution to the economic development of the country and appealed to them to encourage more people to exploit the vast investment opportunities here. “Thank you so much for your contribution to the economic development of the country. Bring more business people for investments…
While I may not be a leader in Kayunga and not a stake holder in Kayunga politics, I remain a concerned citizen-Wanaichi with my observations outlined below: 1. The divisions and cliques in Kayunga district perpetuated by senior political leaders in Kayunga will never allow NRM to redeem itself. The militarisation of the politics of…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has received credentials of the new Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Uganda H.E. Semivolos Vladlen. Amb. Semivolos was accompanied by the Chargé d’Affaires Dr. Evgeny Kalashnikov. The fountain of honour told his guest that the relationship between Africa and the Soviet Union started immediately after the communist revolution against socialism…
President Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni has summoned all his Advisors for a presidential retreat at Kyankwanzi according to the Office of the President. The retreat is scheduled to begin on the 12th of December, and will run for a full week. All Presidential Advisors are expected to attend in order to have their inaugural general…
By Ben Ssebuguzi Kampala: If you read and analyse well President Museveni’s letter to CEC about land, you will realize that NRM is the only party that was founded on the principal and doctrine of empowering Ugandans at the grassroots level who the bakoopi (peasants). The President used his benevolence and tenderness to remind the…
President Yoweri K. Museveni has pledged the country’s continued friendship with India, its people, and the Indian Community in Uganda. He said this in the meeting with India’s Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan. During their meeting, the two countries agreed to a partnership to provide affordable solar power and promote rural power…
