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President Museveni has advised cultural leaders to work with the government instead of forming alternative governments. He said the reason why they restored cultural institutions was for them to play a contributory role. According to him, cultural institutions can help them connect with other people in different countries. “If you are going to help us in the three areas, we ...

Ramadhan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has said their major goal as government is to increase household incomes. He says they want to improve the quality of life of Ugandans. He noted that they are working with all sectors under a program approach to achieve this objective. Ramadhan Ggoobi revealed that as government, ...

The Manifesto Implementation Unit Director, Willis Bashaasha has encouraged youths to take up opportunities presented by NRM. He said this while lecturing Kampala youth leaders at the Scouts International Camping Site in Kaazi, Busaabala. The youth leaders were from the five divisions of Kampala district. They were attending a mindset-changing program organized by the Patriotism Corps Secretariat. He urged the ...

A women group in Bwaise, a Kampala suburb, under their umbrella Empowered at Dusk Women’s Association (EADWA) have received equipment worth sh20m from International Planned Parenthood Federation. The donations come after their plea to Evelyne Petrus Barry to come to their rescue. Barry is the International Planned Parenthood Federation Africa Regional Director. They made this request in 2021 during her ...

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has intercepted over 10,000 kilograms of illegal cosmetics in the Central Business District of Kampala. They intercepted some of these in the district’s peripheries including Mini Price, Nalukolongo and Northern Bypass. A URA spokesperson, Ibrahim Bbosa, said the smugglers disguised cosmetics as Movit products. They then loaded them on two trucks with registration licenses UAU ...