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All is set at Kitebi senior secondary school in Lubaga division ahead of president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni's visit scheduled for tomorrow Friday 19th.Apirl 2024 where he is expected to launch the national patriotism Environmental protection campaign

The Government Chief Whip Denis Hamson Obua has asked Ugandans to support all wealth creation programs initiated by President Museveni whose dream is to transform Uganda into modernity. The Government Chief Whip who is also the Member of Parliament for Ajuri County made the remarks today as the Chief Guest during the second graduation of 478 students who include the 2nd and 3rd cohorts who successfully completed their vocational training at Lira Presidential Skilling Hub in Lango sub-region.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has tasked Ugandans to prioritize on issues that foster value addition rather than handle multiple issues with no results. Museveni says in doing so, it has seen Uganda entering the lower middle income status. This was during the commissioning of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal buildings in Kampala.

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Equity bank Uganda has partnered with the Kentan high commission to Uganda to restore forest cover at Busoga Mwiri college. The Bank has invested 85, 000000 million shilling to support the restoration exercise.

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The Uganda electricity Distribution Company Limited has called upon the public to distance from middlemen during the ongoing countrywide electricity meter upgrade. The company’s spokesperson Jonan Kiiza reiterates on the significance of this process and encourage every house to partake before deadline of December 2024.

Local leaders, in conjunction with civil society organizations in Entebbe municipality, have initiated a campaign to enhance the well-being of older persons by facilitating their access to healthcare services. Entebbe Municipality, home to over 5000 older individuals, grapples with the challenge of non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and inadequate nutrition, necessitating urgent medical attention. Director of Health Nest Uganda, Namara Arthur Araali, has underscored the importance of addressing these issues and has initiated a campaign to improve older persons' access to healthcare services.

The state minister for labor employment and industrial relations, Esther Anyakun, has emphasized the importance of foreign companies providing skills transfer training for Ugandan employees. According to the Minister, such training not only enhances the quality of workers but also strengthens the human resources capacity within the country. These remarks were made during the commissioning of a talent training project organized by the China Construction and Communication Company (CCCC) in Bwebajja, Kampala.

Hematologists at the Hemophilia department in Mulago hospital have called for increased budget for treatment of hemophilia, According to Dr Phillip Kasirye a pediatrician at Mulago hospital Hemophilia department, the treatment of hemophilia patients at Mulago hospital is donor funded but still insufficient .

AMOS LUGOLOOBI JUSTIFIES ON EFRIS' INTENTION TO BROADEN THE TAX BASE, ECHOES PROPER IMPLEMENTATION.

UPC Party president Jimmy Akena is concerned with the discrepancies in the issue of tax waivers which has highly favored foreign investors at the expense of local traders. Akena says this allows sacrifice of Uganda’s local companies which undermines their efforts of buy Uganda build Uganda .

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government OF uganda has released more money towards its household poverty alleviation initiative, the Parish Development Model. this was confirmed by the prime minister Ribinah Nabanja. AMBIENCE. Unlike before, the beneficiaries of funds will recieve funds on their phones usisng the the mobilewallt app. post bank Uganda the the government distirbution partner announced that each meber who is ligigble willl in earnest recieve funds for devoloppement . byte The amount totaling up to UGX 267 Billion was disbursed among 5,322 government-identified and vetted SACCOs country-wide with each earmarked to receive UGX50M. post bank received the latest batch of money from government on Tuesday, 09th April, to distribute to over 5000 SACCOs around the country covering over 100 districtsBYTE. Kiyingi further revealed that the cash-disbursement process leveraged the Wendi platform for the quick allocations countrywide. PostBank was identified as a key player in the distribution of the PDM cash to recipients countrywide. This begged for a fast and effective e-platform to compliment the brick-and-mortar bank branch network, as the latter would present operational shortcomings. BYTE The parish development model seeks to propel the 39% of Uganda’s population still stuck in the subsistence economy, into the money economy. The model was designed to follow a logical pattern of key processes, including building infrastructure and systems that support processing and marketing, strengthening participatory planning by local communities, and providing access to financial services to households that operate in the subsistence economy. ENDS TAG 267 Billion was disbursed among 5,322 vetted SACCOs