President Museveni yesterday unveiled a new cabinet, dropping at least 22 serving ministers, including long-serving Finance minister Matia Kasaija, Energy minister Ruth Nankabirwa, and Evelyn Anite, the minister of state for Investment. Jessica Alupo was retained as Vice-President, and Robinah Nabbanja continued as Prime Minister. Former speaker, Rebecca Kadaga, was elevated to the first Deputy…
During the NRM Kyakwanzi retreat of February 2014, Evelyn Anite tabled the motion to have President Museveni as the sole party candidate in 2016. The move was meant to weaken Amama Mbabazi’s bid for the presidency, which it did. Yet as Anite started garnering signatures from MPs for her motion, two ministers said to be…
The five-year tenure of Robert Mukiza as director general of the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) is set to expire this month, raising fresh questions about the agency’s leadership and future direction. It remains unclear whether Mukiza will seek reappointment. However, sources within the authority say discussions about succession and institutional restructuring are already under way….
The government last week rolled out the ‘One Student, One Laptop’ initiative, designed to provide every student in higher education institutions with a personal computer. The initiative, named “Bbala,” is a cornerstone of the government’s strategy to boost Information and Communications Technology (ICT) adoption, enhance digital literacy, and prepare Uganda’s youth for the Fourth Industrial…
