NEW VISION
PRESIDENT MUSEVENI MEETS UKRAINIAN AMBASSADOR
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Summary: President Museveni and Ambassador Pravednyk engaged in fruitful discussions, addressing various areas of mutual interest such as economic co-operation, trade relations and security.
GOVERNMENT TO SET UP FIRST TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY
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Summary: The Government is working on modalities that will yield the establishment of the first technology university in Uganda. The move is one of the ways to address challenges of career progression among technical and vocational education and training (TVET) graduates in Uganda.
UGANDA CELEBRATES CHINESE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
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Summary: The Chinese dragon boat festival has been celebrated in Uganda with a boat race on Lake Victoria at Kawuku in Entebbe, Wakiso district. The festival is a traditional Chinese holiday marked on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar, which usually happens between June 8-10, each year.
SGR ALLOCATED UGX. 2 TRILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION
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Summary: Construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is expected to commence before the end of this year. The SGR is one of the projects that have been prioritised during the next financial national budget after being allocated UGX. 2.2 trillion.
DAILY MONITOR
GOVERNMENT EARMARKS UGX. 200B TO TARMAC ROADS IN NANSANA
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Summary: The Government has announced plans to tarmac about 50km of feeder roads in Nansana Municipality Wakiso District, at a cost of about UGX. 200 billion. The roads are expected to reduce insecurity, boost business to generate more revenue and create more jobs.
