Mugumya, a former aide to former presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye, has previously been at the center of politically charged cases. His latest case comes at a time of heightened scrutiny over reports of enforced disappearances and prolonged detention without trial.
Ambassador Ssentongo reaffirmed Ugandan government’s commitment to strengthening cross-border tourism cooperation, noting that tourism is central to the country’s Ten-Fold Growth Strategy, which aims to grow the economy from US$50 billion to US$500 billion by 2040. He called for practical, time-bound solutions to trade barriers affecting tourism and regional business competitiveness.
A total of 79 ministers took the oath of office before President Museveni at State House Entebbe as Uganda’s new Cabinet officially assumed office. Four appointees missed the ceremony due to citizenship concerns, while Janet Museveni was absent.
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.
The seven key growth areas that the government will work on include, but are not limited to, peace and security for the people and their property, transport infrastructure rehabilitation, increasing and following up on wealth creation initiatives such as PDM and Emyooga, improvement on science, technology, and innovation, human capital development through health, education, clean water supply, management of natural disasters, and regional and international commitments.
The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has promised to increase the tax incentives and improve the tax policies that affect the investors in the country.