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By Ismael Kasooha KAYUNGA President Yoweri Museveni has said that the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Government restored cultural institutions to promote cultural pride and preserve Uganda’s cultural heritage. In a message delivered by the Second Deputy Prime Minister, Chrispus Kiyonga, at the 18th coronation anniversary of Ssabanyala Baker Kimeze Mpagi Byarufu II in Kayunga District
By Hellen Namale KAMPALA The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Thomas Tayebwa, has urged Members of Parliament to strengthen legislative oversight and ensure accountability in the management of resources allocated to refugee programmes. “I also encourage you [Members of Parliament] to support policies that promote peaceful coexistence between refugees and host communities,” Tayebwa said
By Ismael Kasooha NAPAK The Government has continued to deliver more food relief to families in Karamoja, where the prolonged dry spell has destroyed crops and exposed the sub-region to food insecurity. The Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Hon. Sam Engola, recently presided over the distribution of food in the latest beneficiary Districts
By Leticia Kahubire KAMPALA People across Uganda came together on Saturday to participate in the inaugural National Cleaning Day, demonstrating a shared commitment to creating cleaner, healthier, and safer public spaces. The nationwide exercise, officially launched by H.E. Vice President Jessica Alupo at Kiti Zone in Kisenyi Parish, Kampala, marked the beginning of a monthly
By Hellen Namale KAMPALA The Government has declared the last Saturday of every month as National Cleaning Day. Addressing journalists alongside ministers at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kampala on Thursday, Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja announced that the initiative will be launched by H.E. Vice President Jessica Alupo on Saturday, 25
By Ismael Kasooha KABONG The Government of Uganda has begun distributing emergency food relief to households in the Karamoja sub-region following a prolonged dry spell. The exercise was officially launched in Kotome Parish, Lodiko Sub-county, Kabong District on Wednesday. A Karamajong woman with relief food after it was handed over to her by the
By Leticia Kahubire BUGOLOOBI Thousands of families affected by the prolonged dry spell in Karamoja are set to receive life-saving food assistance after the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja flagged off a convoy of trucks carrying maize flour and beans destined for the sub-region on Monday. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony at the
BY: DOREEN NASASIRA KAMPALA The Minister of State for Karamoja Affairs, Hon. Esther Davinia Anyakun has pledged to support the stakeholders involved in the fight against trafficking and exploitation of the children of Karamoja, who are lured by the traffickers due to the challenges in the region ranging from poverty, food insecurity and limited
By Ismael Kasooha KYANKWANZI Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has urged Ugandans recently repatriated from South Africa to love their motherland, Uganda, and contribute to its development. “You don’t have any other country you can call your motherland but Uganda, so you need to love your country and contribute to its development,” Nabbanja said.
By Ismael Kasooha KAMPALA The Minister of State for Northern Uganda, Hon. Beatrice Akello, has asked development partners to embrace the President's call and support communities in adopting the four-acre model for socio-economic transformation. “The President has consistently advocated engaging communities in commercial agriculture so that the remaining 30% of households can also join the
