NEW VISION
FIRST LADY, ESWATINI QUEEN ADVOCATE INTERNET CENSORSHIP
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Summary: Uganda’s First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Hon. Janet Museveni, and Eswatini’s Inkhosikati, Make LaMashwama, have agreed on the urgent need for African governments to implement internet censorship policies to restrict information accessible to young people. They noted that children today access all sorts of inappropriate information online, which is detrimental to their lives. Often, parents are unaware of what their children are viewing.
LESOTHO TO OFFER MARKET FOR UGANDA’S MILK, CHICKEN
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Summary: The Kingdom of Lesotho plans to import Uganda’s agriculture products to enhance their food security. Some of the products include milk, and milk products enhance the nutrition of their children.
KITEEZI: GOVERNMENT TO RELOCATE OVER 100 FAMILIES
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Summary: Over 100 households will be affected when government starts demarcating Kiteezi area to create a buffer zone as a way of protecting communities from being displaced by garbage. The demarcation will include demolishing some houses and sensitisation of the population against conducting human activities within the 200-metre buffer zone.
UGANDA SECOND IN GLOBAL ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION
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Summary: Uganda has been ranked second in organic food production out of
188 countries in the world. The country comes after India, and is closely followed by China, according to the latest National Organic Agriculture Movement of Uganda (NOGAMU) report.
PRESIDENT MUSEVENI LAUDS UPDF FOR ACHIEVEMENTS
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Summary: President Yoweri Museveni has praised the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) for what he described as remarkable accomplishments and resilience in safeguarding the nation despite operating with limited resources.
NIRA EXTENDS VALIDITY OF NATIONAL IDS BY ONE YEAR
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Summary: The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) has revealed that National Identification Cards (IDs) that are due to expire in 2024, will remain valid for another year.
OVER 50,000 PEOPLE GET CLEAN WATER IN MAYUGE
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Summary: The Third Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Lukia Isanga Nakadama, has commissioned a water project that will benefit over 50,000 people in 138 villages across Mayuge District.
DAILY MONITOR
GOVERNMENT ISSUES SOPS AFTER GLOBAL ALERT ON MPOX
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Summary: The Ministry of Health has called for increased vigilance and prompt reporting of individuals with Mpox-like symptoms following the World Health Organisation’s declaration that the disease surge constitutes a public health emergency.
