GCIC Media Review

NEWVISION BILL ON ELECTORAL REFORMS BEFORE CABINET, SAYS HON. MAO PAGE: 4 SUMMARY: The Bill that seeks to reform the country's electoral laws ahead of the 2026 general election has been tabled before Cabinet for consideration, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional...

NEWVISION GOVERNMENT SETS A SIDE UGX 15B FOR REFUGEE LAND PAGE: 8 SUMMARY: The Government has allocated UGX15b to compensate West Nile residents who lost their land due to refugee settlement. The announcement was made by Justin Kasule Lumumba, the Minister of...

NEWVISION PERMANENT SECRETARIES URGED TO ALIGN PRIORITIES WITH NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES PAGE: 2 SUMMARY: The Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet, Lucy Nakyobe, has urged Permanent Secretaries of Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies to develop strategic plans and align their...

NEWVISION GOVERNMENT AGENCIES PARTNER TO COMBAT HIV PAGE: 2 SUMMARY: In response to the reduction of foreign donor funding, the Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) and the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) have teamed up to raise awareness about the dangers of HIV/AIDS. LOCAL INVESTORS...

NEWVISION POWER TARIFFS REDUCED AS UEDCL TAKES OVER Page: 3 Summary: As the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) took on the mantle to sell and distribute electricity yesterday, the Government has lowered end-user tariffs by 14% effective today. The second quarter...

NEWVISION GOVERNMENT, DUBAI COMPANY INK UGX 14.6 TRILLION OIL REFINERY AGREEMENT Page: 3 Summary: The Government and its joint venture partner, Alpha MBM Investments, have unlocked a $4b (about UGX 14.6 trillion) investment for the oil refinery with the signing of the...

NEWVISION NRM HITS 20.7 MILLION MEMBERS PAGE:2 SUMMARY: The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) Party has now registered a total of 20.7 million members across the country, Party Secretary General, Richard Todwong revealed.Не made the announcement yesterday while addressing the media at...

NEW VISION GOVERNMENT, PARTNERS SECURE LOAN FOR EACOP PAGE: 3 SUMMARY: The country has secured the first portion of the external debt for the construction of the crude oil pipeline. The project loan, which is in the range of $1b (about UGX...

NEWVISION UMSC OKAYS MUSLIMS TO ACCESS PDM FUNDS PAGE: 2 SUMMARY: Several Ugandans of the Muslim faith had stayed away from the Parish Development Model (PDM) programme out of fear that the 6% annual charge on every UGX 1m borrowed, tantamount to...

NEW VISION FIRST LADY URGES VARSITIES TO EMBRACE AI TECHNOLOGY Page: 2 Summary: The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Hon. Janet Museveni, has challenged Higher Education Institutions to embrace the rapidly evolving technology, particularly Artificial Intelligence (Al). GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER...