President Yoweri Museveni has appointed long-time National Resistance Movement (NRM) youth mobilizer Joseph Mukasa Sewava as Special Envoy of the President on Buganda Affairs, a new role aimed at strengthening relations between State House and Buganda institutions. The appointment was announced by the State House of Uganda on Saturday. “H.E. the President has appointed Joseph…
Government has allocated Shs80 billion to kick-start the long-awaited compensation of war victims in the Teso, Lango and Acholi sub-regions, Vice President Jessica Alupo has announced. Speaking as Vice President and Katakwi Woman Member of Parliament, Alupo said the funds will support the implementation of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s proposed uniform restocking plan, under which…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Major Joseph Ssebukeera as the Commanding Officer of the newly established 155 Marines Battalion, following the reorganisation of the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) into a formal Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) marine combat unit. The appointment was announced in a statement issued by the Acting Director of Defence Public…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered the dissolution of the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) and its reconstitution as the 155 Marines Battalion, placing it under the command of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Marines Brigade. The directive, issued on Friday, was announced by the Acting Director of Defence Public Information, Col Chris Magezi, who…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged Ugandans to remain patient and focused, pointing to visible progress in infrastructure development and industrial growth as evidence that the country’s transformation agenda is yielding results. In a statement issued on December 24, President Museveni invited sceptics to tour different parts of the country to witness the impact of…