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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday appointed his ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party’s secretary general, deputy and national treasurer as he moves to constitute the new government. Museveni, who was sworn in on May 12 for his sixth five-year term in office, named the …

📌 KEY APPOINTMENTS ✳ Vice President ─ JESSICA ALUPO (MAJ.RTD) ✳ Prime Minister ─ ROBINAH NABBANJA ✳ 1st Deputy Prime Minister ─ REBECCA KADAGA ✳ Attorney-General ─ KIRYOWA KIWANUKA ✳ Minister of Finance ─ MATIA KASAIJA 📌 CABINET in numbers ➡ Total number of Ministers – 80 ▶ Full Ministers …

📌 KEY APPOINTMENTS ✳ Vice President ─ JESSICA ALUPO (MAJ.RTD) ✳ Prime Minister ─ ROBINAH NABBANJA ✳ 1st Deputy Prime Minister ─ REBECCA KADAGA ✳ Attorney-General ─ KIRYOWA KIWANUKA ✳ Minister of Finance ─ MATIA KASAIJA 📌 CABINET in numbers ➡ Total number of Ministers – 80 ▶ Full Ministers …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has sent his proposed names to fill the positions of Vice President and Prime Minister before Parliament for approval. They will be approved before the National budget is read on Thursday, sources say. Reliable sources indicate one of the two is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has lifted the curfew to enable buses and taxi to travel late and ferry stranded students from Kampala. Additional transport means are now also being considered, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health Diana Atwine has announced. Hundreds of people are still stuck in various …

Due to shortage, remaining doses to be used for priority groups like health workers and the elderly  ✅ 748,676 vaccinated ✅ 964,000 doses received ✅ 475,000 doses expected Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Uganda has suspended mass vaccination against COVID-19 as the country waits to receive more vaccines from different sources, an official …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has suspended hearing of all court cases including election petitions for 42 days. According to the circular issued on Monday, Owiny-Dollo says that the suspension is being done in line with the directives issued by President Yoweri Museveni on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University administrators yesterday insisted on finalizing examinations for final year students  despite a presidential directive suspending school activities immediately on Sunday. During a broadcast address on Sunday evening, the president directed the closure of all educational institutions for 42-days effective 8am on June …

Children reveal why they are not returning to school | THE INDEPENDENT | To limit the spread of Covid-19, President Yoweri Museveni ordered the closure of all schools on March 18, 2020. The closures affected an estimated 73,200 schools, more than 15 million students, and 548,000 teachers. In October 2020, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private school teachers have been left in despair again, after the government resolved to close schools following a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. Many of them broke into tears and appeared frustrated as they saw off children, many of whom had …