Tag: NRM Manifesto week

Museveni Distances Self from Lira City Woman MP Battle, Pledges to Engage Ministers Amongi, Dr. Aceng

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has distanced himself from the current political battle in Lira City, where two senior ministers are battling for the position of the woman member of Parliament in 2926. While addressing Lango journalists during...

IS IT THE END OF THE BEGINNING OR THE BEGINNING OF THE END?The Dead Are Not Dead: Ssegirinya’s Burial Exposed Uganda’s Political Moral Decay

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Morality in Africa is life-centered, meant to guide society away from selfish desires and towards collective harmony. Yet, in Uganda, even death no longer commands the reverence it once did. The burial of former Kawempe North...

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National IDs’ Expiry Renewal Pushed for One more Year—Internal...

"Citizens should know that having an expired national ID does not mean expiry of citizenship. Secondly, the cabinet minister issued a statement for the extension of the renewal of national IDs for one more year. Citizens should also know that the National Identification Number (NIN) is permanent and can be used anywhere."

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OPM Decries Mismatch between Reported and Actual Results on...

This comes after several complaints of lagging government projects around the country and the continued loss of lives and property to natural disasters in the same areas.

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STI Seeks Increased Gov’t Funding for Universities to Boost...

STI is pushing for Ugandan products to reach "a mature brand level to move from competitiveness to maturity," as this will ensure more value addition to Ugandan products globally.

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MODVA Registers 90% Achievements in Implementing 2021 NRM Manifesto

According to the ministry officials, by the end of the manifesto period, the MODVA will have delivered on 95% overall of its commitments, stating that the unmet commitments will be handled as follows: referral hospitals will be completed within this FY, unpaid pension backlog cases will have been paid by the end of the manifesto period, and housing accommodations for soldiers will have been partially addressed.