Tag: National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) party

Massive Fire Guts Lavish Turkish Ski Hotel, Kills 66 People

Sixty-six people have been reported dead and over 32 others left injured in a fire that erupted at a popular ski resort hotel in the Bolu province in Northwestern Turkey. This incident happened on January 21, 2025,...

FDC Okays Mpuuga’s Electoral Proposals in Struggle for Political Change

National News

The opposition party, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), has declared support for the proposed electoral reforms presented by Democratic Alliance leader Mathias Mpuuga. Speaking at a press conference on January 21, 2025, at the party's headquarters in...

Politics

NEED Calls for Resignation of KCCA Directors, Technical Team

The increasing volume and complexity of waste associated with the modern economy is posing a serious risk to ecosystems and human health.

Politics

Need Calls for better Electoral Reforms ahead of 2026...

The Independent Electoral Commission released the 2025/26 election roadmap, with its first activity being the demarcation of electoral areas and organizing polling stations that started on July 30, 2024.

Business

NEED Accuses Gov’t of Smuggling over 1.7 Million Litres...

VTTI is a privately owned terminal that ties into the Kenya Pipeline Company network in Mombasa and gives access to the Ugandan market and other landlocked countries.

Crime

NEED Calls Asks Public to Gang Up against Corrupt...

Corruption is now sanctified in Uganda and corrupt officials are being defended by the government based on the remarks made by the Speaker of Parliament during a mobilization event that took place in Lwengo district on June 22, 2024.

National News

NEED Accuses NEMA of Selective Justice in Wetland Eviction...

“The poor are not allowed to build in wetlands and cut forests, but the rich who have money are given permission to build and destroy the environment. If we are to preserve the environment, the NEMA laws should be fair to all, whether rich or poor.”

Politics

Uplift the Private Sector to Improve the Economy—NEED to...

For the government to uplift the private sector, the middle-class economy has to be revived. Uganda’s economy has no middle class but rather the political class, which is the rich and the poor.

Politics