NEWVISION
FIRST LADY LAUNCHES LEARNERS’ FACILITIES AT RUHAAMA SCHOOL
Page: 2
Summary: On Friday, the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Hon. Janet Museveni, officially opened new facilities at Ruhaama Secondary School in Ntungamo District. The new facilities include three two-classroom blocks, a multipurpose hall, an ICT block, furniture, two five-stance ventilated improved pit latrines and a chain-link fence.
PRESIDENT COURTS EUROPEAN INVESTORS
Page: 3
Summary: President Yoweri Museveni has urged European investors to tap into Uganda’s growing market, emphasising the country’s potential in agriculture, aquaculture and environmental sustainability.
WORK WITH NARO TO BOOST YIELDS, HON. TUMWEBAZE ADVISES FARMERS
Page: 4
Summary: Farmers and agricultural producers should work closely with the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) to counter aflatoxins and improve the quality of their produce, Agriculture Minister, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze has advised.
PRESIDENT MUSEVENI WARNS KIGEZI AGAINST SECTARIANISM
Page: 12
Summary: President Yoweri Museveni has urged residents of Kigezi Sub-region to shun sectarian tendencies in order to foster development. “Even if you are already elected, if there is proof that you were elected on a sectarian basis, you can be jailed or removed from leadership. Denounce those promoting such tendencies,” President Museveni warned.
SPORTS EDITION
AKII-BUA STADIUM WORKS ON TRACK
Page: 55
Summary: The stadium complex will include a 20,000-seat stadium with an athletics track, a hybrid training pitch with athletics track, two natural grass playing fields, an indoor arena, a swimming pool, outdoor courts, and ample parking space. The project, estimated to cost $129 million (UGX 475b), has so far received UGX 100b to kick-start construction.
WORLD RECORD
Page: 56
Summary: Jacob Kiplimo’s determination to achieve all that is humanly possible, knows no limits. Racing in ideal weather conditions in Barcelona on Sunday, Uganda’s long-distance runner became the first athlete to run a half marathon in under 57 minutes when he shattered the existing world record at Barcelona Half Marathon with a time of 56 minutes and 42 seconds.
DAILY MONITOR
NEW SPEED LIMITS: GO SLOW
Page: 2
Summary: The Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Katumba Wamala, has lowered the speed limits of motor vehicles, especially those which are the leading contributors to road fatalities in Uganda. Under the newly issued statutory instrument, the Traffic and Road Safety (Prescription of Speed Limits) Regulations, the speed limits have been re-vised, focusing mainly on vehicles commonly driven by private individuals, such as sedans, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), minivans, and motorcycles.
GOVERNMENT PILOT COMMUNITY RADIOS TO REPLACE OUTLAWED OUTDOOR MEGAPHONES
Page: 3Summary: The Government has ruled out the possibility of lifting the ban on the use of the community outdoor megaphones, but a pilot project for community
