President Yoweri Museveni has ordered for the immediate transfer of health workers at a government health facility at Mpumudde in Nakawuka, Wakiso district, accusing them of laziness and neglect of duty. The President had visited the area to inspect the condition of health services at the Health Center III facility. …
Read More »Why the bail-out group will get money
Gen. Saleh now running Museveni’s government On July 21, a group of Kampala traders met at Serene Suites, a boutique hotel of two boxlike four-story blocks on top of Mutundwe Hill on the edges of the city that has become a sort of headquarters for the financially-distressed business people. The …
Read More »ISO, PSs to lead fight against corruption
The Internal Security Organisation (ISO) and Permanent Secretaries should be at the forefront in the fight against corruption, president Yoweri Museveni has said. “ISO and Permanent Secretaries and other accounting officers at district level are the ones who should help us fight corruption because they have a countrywide network,” Museveni …
Read More »Museveni: Exporters to S.Sudan will be considered for bailout
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said companies that sold goods to the government of South Sudan and have not been paid will be considered for a bailout. Museveni told Uganda’s Political Leadership Retreat at the National Leadership Institute (NALI), Kyankwanzi that these companies require government intervention because they are exporting …
Read More »VIDEO: President Museveni pledges to bailout struggling companies
NBS: President Yoweri Museveni has finally broken the silence on the much talked about financial bailout of struggling companies insisting consideration will be given to companies that lost money in business transactions with the government of South Sudan. The president also revealed that companies that supplied government departments and have …
Read More »PHOTOS: Museveni, US ambassador Malac and Ankole cattle
PHOTOGRAPHS: US ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac on Friday visited President Yoweri Museveni at his countryside home in Rwakitura. The ambassador and President Museveni reportedly discussed issues of mutual interest to the US and Uganda. Thereafter, Malac was taken on a tour of Museveni’s farm, where the president showed her …
Read More »VIDEO: UPC attacks FDC over IPOD withdrawal
NBS: The Uganda Peoples’ Congress has hit out at the Forum for Democratic Change Party(FDC) leadership’s decision to opt out of the interparty Organizationfor Dialogue (IPOD); an organization that brings together Ugandan political parties with Parliamentary representation. UPC says FDC’s position is disappointing, especially coming a few months after general …
Read More »Fight over Museveni’s business bailout money
Inside the Shs1 trillion rescue plan for loan stressed companies On July 9, President Yoweri Museveni summoned top officials from the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) for a meeting at State House, Entebbe. Amongst those who attended what has been described as a high …
Read More »South Sudan dominates Museveni meetings pre-AU Summit
The situation in South Sudan has dominated President Yoweri Museveni’s meetings at the sidelines of the ongoing 27th AU summit, in Kigali, Rwanda. Museveni first met the United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki Moon soon after arriving Saturday, and this was followed by meetings with the Ethiopian Prime Minister and …
Read More »Museveni opposes arms embargo on South Sudan
President Yoweri Museveni and United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki Moon have discussed the conflict in South Sudan, with the two leaders pushing for a strong message to the warring factions. Museveni however disagreed with a UN proposal to impose an arms embargo saying this would create a vacuum …
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