New Vision
I WILL NOT REMAIN SILENT, SAYS FIRST LADY
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Summary: The First Lady, and the Minister of Education and Sports Hon. Janet Museveni, decried the culture of silence by those that are expected to speak up whenever Government programmes are not being implemented as they ought to be. She reiterated the underlying NRM principle of resistance is the spirit of not to remain silent when wrong is being done.
PRESIDENT MUSEVENI GIVES UGX. 1.2B TO KAMPALA GHETTO SACCOs
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Summary: President Yoweri Museveni has honoured his pledge by providing UGX. 1.2b to 12 Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOS) established recently by youth from Kampala’s slum areas.
GOVERNMENT ENTITIES GET UGX. 35B TO RECRUIT NEW STAFF
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Summary: The Ministry of Public Service has given 27 government entities a green light to fill vacant positions this financial year. This was after an analysis of the payroll for the months of February, April, May, June and the wage budget for the financial year 2024/25 established that the entities had over UGX. 35.5b excess wage funds in their budgets.
DAILY MONITOR
WEST NILE SET TO LIGHT UP
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Summary: President Yoweri Museveni is tomorrow expected to preside over a ceremony to plug West Nile Sub-region into the grid serving the rest of the country.
The President will commission the Kole, Gulu, Arua and Nebbi transmission line and switch the region to the National Grid at Nebbi sub-station.
VEHICLE MANUFACTURING PLANT 95% COMPLETE, SAYS KIIRA
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Summary: Kiira Motor Corporation has said that work on its motor vehicle manufacturing plant in Jinja City is 95 percent complete. Speaking during a media tour of the factory, the Kiira Motor Corporation Chief Executive Officer Mr Paul Musasizi, said the plant, which can produce 2,500 annually in the short term, will be commissioned in October 2024.
NEW PLAN TO SUPPORT TRADERS TRANSITION TO MANUFACTURING
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Summary: Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has launched a new initiative in which it will support traders with a sizeable capital base to transition into manufacturers.
