NEW VISION
GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS LISTING ELECTRICITY AGENCIES ON STOCK EXCHANGE
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Summary: The Government is considering listing its electricity agencies on the stock exchange as a way of raising finances.
FINANCE DIRECTS ON GOVT LAND USE
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Summary: The Finance Ministry has issued strict directives to accounting officers concerning the use of government land. The directive indicates stopping investments in untitled land.
PRESIDENT MUSEVENI BIDS FAREWELL TO BRITISH ENVOY
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Summary: President Yoweri Museveni expressed his gratitude towards the British High Commissioner to Uganda, Kate Airey for her resilience and the positive impact she had on the relations of the two countries.
FINANCE DIRECTS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ON SH1.8 TRILLION UGIFT FUNDS
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Summary: The Finance Ministry has directed all Local Government Accounting Officers to account for funds allocated to different projects under the $500m (UGX.1.86 trillion) Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers (UGIFT) programme before the end of this week.
DAILY MONITOR
UGANDA GETS 3 MILLION MALARIA JABS
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Summary: Uganda will receive at least three million doses of R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine to kick start its planned immunisation of children against malaria. “We are looking at three million doses to cater for all the four doses per child,” Dr Annet Kisakye, the National Professional Officer, Expanded Programme on Immunisation.
GOVERNMENT REVIEWS STEPS FOR LAND REGISTRATION
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Summary: The period for processing land titles is to drop from between 21 days and four months to just 10 days. This follows a decision by the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development to cut back the steps of processing land titles from 27 to only four.
