NEW VISION
GOVERNMENT APPOINTS 300 ASSISTANT RDCS
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Summary: President Yoweri Museveni has appointed and deployed 300 assistant resident district commissioners (assistant RDCs) in different districts to mobilise communities for development and fight corruption.
PRESIDENT MUSEVENI MEETS TOTALENERGIES OIL EXPLORATION BOSSES
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Summary: President Yoweri Museveni welcomed Nicolas Terraz, TotalEnergies president for exploration and production, to Uganda and assured him of the Government’s support to ensure the project yields positive results. Terraz informed the President that the oil project now employs over 8,000 Ugandans.
GOVERNMENT BEGINS WORK ON BUKASA PORT
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Summary: The Government has launched the first phase of construction works for Bukasa port in Wakiso District, on the shores of Lake Victoria. When completed, Bukasa will be the only port in the country as Port Bell and Jinja are mere piers.
UGANDA MONTHLY GOLD EXPORTS SURGE TO $263.8M
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Summary: According to the report released by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, earnings from Uganda’s gold exports significantly increased from $182m registered in January this year to over $263.8m in February this year.
DAILY MONITOR
NO TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS OVER RED EYE DISEASE -GOVERNMENT
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Summary: The Health Ministry and Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) have said there are no travel restrictions against persons with red eye disease. This information clears the air on reports that some Ugandans with the disease were fearing to travel out of the country thinking they would be stopped at the airport.
