Uganda news

President Museveni has said next week he will be meeting the NRM caucus to discuss the high prices of commodities. Museveni said this in his Easter message to Ugandans. “As we celebrate Easter, I know the issue of high prices of commodities is disturbing our people. I will meet with the NRM caucus next week and we discuss then I ...

On Good Friday, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni held a meeting with the United Kingdom Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Uganda His Excellency Lord Popat. The meeting took place at State Lodge Nakasero in Kampala. In the meeting, they discussed issues of mutual interest between Uganda and the United Kingdom. The key focus was Health, Investment, Energy, Transport and Agriculture. The ...

The NRM Party Secretary-General, Richard Todwong has advised doctors and medical professionals to prioritize disease prevention instead of cure. He said with this, they will keep the population healthy and reduce government spending on procuring drugs. Todwong made these comments on Friday as he addressed Makerere University medical students. These were attending their scientific conference organized by the Federation of ...

Nakawa West MP Hon Joel Ssenyonyi has come out to question the role of government if it can’t help its people in times of dire need. There is an ongoing crisis on the prices of basic commodities which have been skyrocketing for some months now. These have led to a strain on the living conditions of the ordinary people who ...

War-affected communities in Uganda are set to be redeveloped after the government set aside funds of up to $250million (Shs 878bn) to fund the development. The intervention funded by the World Bank and the government of Uganda under the fourth phase of the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (Nusaf4) is set to begin in July. Apparently, the objective of the ...