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RDCS TOLD TO PROMOTE NRM SUCCESSES
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SUMMARY: The Secretary Office of the President Hajji Yunus Kakande, has urged Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) to promote the achievements of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party and government in their respective districts.
GOVERNMENT MOOTS LAW TO REGULATE PRIVATE CCTVS
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SUMMARY: The Government is in plans to introduce a sweeping law governing the usage of footage from public and private Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras across Uganda.
FIRST 120 OIL WELLS READY FOR PRODUCTION
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SUMMARY: According to the status report on the oil and gas developments in Uganda, the drilling is still on schedule and the remaining 63 oil wells are expected to be drilled on time.
PARLIAMENT APPROVES UGX 4.2 TRILLION SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET
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SUMMARY: Parliament has approved a request for UGX 4.2 trillion, including $190m (UGX 725.42b), for the buyout of UMEME, which is exiting Uganda’s power sector this month after 20 years.
GOVERNMENT, FRENCH FIRM SIGN UGX 350B INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL
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SUMMARY: The Government has signed a UGX350b agreement to boost water and road infrastructure in Kampala and the surrounding areas. The project funds are a loan from the Agence Francaise de Development (AFD), a French Development Aid Agency.
