The NUP second cohort is open for all members, and applications are still ongoing. Among the students who were awarded certificates, the majority were female and were in three categories: foot soldiers, professionals, and community leaders.
In July 2024, police and local leaders in Mpigi district, which borders Gomba, discovered 17 human skulls from a shrine belonging to Lujja Bbosa Tabula, and this discovery raised alarms about the historical and cultural implications of such findings, as well as potential criminal investigations related to the remains.
The National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024, will be carried on to the Bills Committee stage for clause-by-clause scrutiny after 159 members voted in its favor against 77 opposing members.
President Museveni has directed the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to stop charging fees from travelers except tourists who are transiting through the Murchison Falls National Park to connect to and from Northern Uganda.
The NRM party showing the will to fight corruption by arresting legislators who had not received the bribe yet, but leaving those who sat and shared billions amongst themselves with impunity is not a good gesture but will instead look as playing on the minds of the tax payers.