Uganda prepares to host Speakers conference on security

As Africa contends with escalating insecurity, unconstitutional transitions, and protracted conflicts, parliamentary leaders are increasingly stepping into central roles in peace building and conflict resolution across the continent. The upcoming Extraordinary General Assembly of the Conference of Speakers and Presidents of African Legislatures (CoSPAL), scheduled for 19 to 20 July in Kampala, is expected to…

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Museveni says Uganda’s march towards first world status is unstoppable

President Museveni has declared that Uganda’s economic progress over the past few years has propelled the country into middle-income status, a trend he described as irreversible. The president delivered his annual State of the Nation Address at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, attended by various dignitaries. However, many members of the opposition chose to stay away. Dressed…

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MPs protest as government borrows Shs 2 trillion from Ecobank Uganda, Afreximbank

Parliament has approved a government proposal to borrow up to €270 million (Shs 1.1 trillion) from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and €230 million (Shs 940 billion) from Ecobank Uganda and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to finance the 2024/2025 national budget. This amounts to €500 million (Shs 2 trillion). The debate on…

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Minister Muyingo to MPs: Gov’t will probe pupil’s death in Soroti… but not at Seeta High

The minister of State for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo, has said a team from the ministry have gone to the school in Soroti where a student died under mysterious circumstances last week. His remarks followed Speaker Anita Among’s instructions for the government to investigate and present a report on the recent cases of deaths…

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