The Eastern Uganda tour will begin in the Bukedi sub-region, where the president will evaluate the progress and impact of the PDM initiatives aimed at economic empowerment and grassroots development together with the local leaders, members of the public, selected model farmers, and the technical staff.
Agencies were found to be big spenders on allowances (sh362b), gratuity and NSSF (sh211b), travel (sh180b), fuel (sh59b), workshops (sh47b), consultancy services (sh75b), etc. On most of these items, agencies outspent ministries, yet the latter employed more people.
On August 10, 2024, over 22 lives were lost, families displaced, and property distroyed as a result of the Kiteezi landfill disaster from the garbage collection site that covered several homes, which the public attributed to the incompetence and laxity by the KCCA management.