NEW VISION
UGANDA LAUDED ON IMMUNISATION
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SUMMARY: President Yoweri Museveni yesterday met with Dr Sania Nishtar, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, together with her team from Gavi Secretariat in Geneva. “You should be proud that your country is one of the few East African countries that has a high life expectancy. You have effectively controlled outbreaks,” she said.
GOVERNMENT REINSTATES OVER 1000 RESIDENTS IN WAKISO DISTRICT
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SUMMARY: Over 1,000 residents from five villages in Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, have hailed the government for reinstating them on their land after 11 years of displacement.
TESO FARMERS IMPRESS PRESIDENT MUSEVENI
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SUMMARY: President Yoweri Museveni yesterday started his three-day tour of Teso sub-region, making the first stopover in Serere district. He visited Joseph ljala, a model farmer who embraced his four-acre model form of farming.
GOVERNMENT FIXES MONEY LENDERS INTEREST RATE
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SUMMARY: Borrowers can now breathe a sigh of relief after the Government fixed the maximum interest rate moneylenders can charge on loans advanced to borrowers at 2.8% monthly or 33.6% annually. The Finance Minister, Hon. Matia Kasaija, issued the new rates in a notice published in the Uganda Gazette dated November 15.
NEW IGAD POLICY TARGETS CHILD TRAFFICKING
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SUMMARY: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has introduced a draft child policy framework aimed at addressing child trafficking and exploitation within its member countries.
30000 PRIVATE SCHOOLS RISK LOSING LICENCES
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SUMMARY: Nearly half of all private schools in the country face the risk of losing their operational licenses after failing to register on the Education Management Information System (EMIS) portal, according to recent data from the Education Ministry.
