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PRESIDENT MUSEVENI, FIRST LADY EXTEND SUPPORT TO TESO WIDOWS
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SUMMARY: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, with the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Hon. Janet Museveni, on Wednesday hosted the Teso Widows Development Initiative (TWDI) at their country home in Irenga, Ntungamo District. They also expressed their support for the initiative. The TWDI is an organisation dedicated to uplifting 36,000 widows from the Teso sub-region by helping them secure better livelihoods and access to education and skills. President Museveni serves as the patron of the initiative.
GOVERNMENT TIGHTENS RULES ON CIVIL SERVANTS’ LOAN DEDUCTIONS
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SUMMARY: The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has issued fresh guidelines to address persistent reports of illegal and irregular loan deductions from civil servants’ salaries, a problem that has affected thousands of government workers across the country.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS EXPLAINS UGANDA-US DEPORTATION DEAL
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SUMMARY: Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday confirmed it had entered into an agreement with the US to take in nationals who may not get asylum in the US, but are reluctant to return to their countries of origin. Foreign affairs Ministry permanent secretary Vincent Bagire, however, said: “This is a temporary arrangement with conditions such as individuals with criminal records and unaccompanied minors not being accepted.”
PRESIDENT MUSEVENI ORDERS LANDS MINISTRY TO RECALL VIRUS INSTITUTE LAND TITLE
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SUMMARY: President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Ministry of Lands and Urban Development to recall the title that was controversially parcelled out of Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) land in Entebbe, Wakiso District, by a former UVRI employee.
HEALTH MINISTRY RAISES CONCERN OVER RISING CATARACT CASES
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SUMMARY: The Ministry of Health has raised concern over rising cases of eye diseases, specifically cataracts, which are the leading cause of blindness in Uganda. Dr. Alex Wasomoka, the assistant commissioner in charge of hospitals and lower-level health facilities at the ministry, said: “A cataract is the pacification of the crystalline lens, this pacification stops light from entering the eye.”
PRIVATE SECTOR KEY TO AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT, MUSEVENI TELLS TICAD 9
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SUMMARY: President Yoweri Museveni has said Africa’s development is heavily dependent on a competitive and vibrant private sector. “The private sector contributes the highest percentage to Africa’s total production, revenue generation, employment, investments and credit,” he said. President Museveni has, therefore, championed leveraging Africa’s resource endowment to boost development through the private sector.
SPORTS EDITION
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SUMMARY: At the start of the CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024, Uganda Cranes set out to reach the quarterfinals for the first time in seven attempts, having fallen short in the previous six editions. Having broken new ground, the Cranes are now more determined than ever to go a step further and reach the semi-finals. Their next hurdle is defending champions Senegal, whom they face tomorrow at a fully packed Namboole Stadium. This current Cranes side has shown a fighting spirit unlike any in previous tournaments.
