Politics & Goverment

MANIFESTO WEEK: Lands Ministry establishes Commission of Inquiry into land matters, procures over 236,000 acres using Land Fund

CEO East Africa MagazinePolitics & GovermentMay 9, 2021May 9, 2021

The Lands ministry on Friday presented its progress in implementing its manifesto commitments. Considering the importance of land in Uganda’s development plan, there is need to strengthen the country’s land…

MANIFESTO WEEK: Foreign Affairs Ministry achieves 90% of manifesto targets, improves Uganda’s international cooperation

CEO East Africa MagazinePolitics & GovermentMay 9, 2021May 9, 2021

The State Minister for Foreign Affairs (International Affairs), Henry Okello Oryem, on Friday, 7th May, presented the progress on the manifesto commitments noting that the ministry implements a foreign policy…

MANIFESTO WEEK: Kampala undergoes major transformation as building plan approval is reduced from 60 to 14 days, 4,988 solar lights installed to improve street lighting

CEO East Africa MagazinePolitics & GovermentMay 8, 2021May 10, 2021

Kampala City has in the last half-decade, undergone a major transformation, with visible improvement in security, street lighting, markets, public health, and several others; including physical planning and revenue collection….

MANIFESTO WEEK: Works and Transport sector attains 80% of manifesto commitments, adds 1,548km of newly paved roads to national road network

CEO East Africa MagazinePolitics & GovermentMay 8, 2021May 8, 2021

The Works and Transport Ministry has, in the last 5 years, has made great strides to improve Uganda’s transport sector despite the immense hurdles.  According to the line Minister, Gen…

Parliament Rejects Parish Development model, Upholds Existing Wealth Creation Programmes

Thembo Kahungu MisairiBanking & Financial ServicesPolitics & GovermentMay 7, 2021May 7, 2021

Parliament has struck a blow to the government’s plan to antagonize the wealth creation by creating a Parish Development Model (PDM) whereby all the funds were expected to be put…

MPs Call for Merging of NMS as PAC Report pins Entity over Expenditures, Inflating Drug Prices

Thembo Kahungu MisairiPolitics & GovermentMay 7, 2021May 7, 2021

Parliament has approved a report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) with strong recommendations against the National Medical Stores (NMS) which has been faulted for inflating prices for essential medicine…

MANIFESTO WEEK: Energy and mineral sector progresses steadily, looks to power over 300,000 homes annually

CEO East Africa MagazinePolitics & GovermentMay 7, 2021May 7, 2021

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Dr. Mary Goretti Kitutu has given an account of what her ministry has been doing over the last five years during the 2021…

MANIFESTO WEEK: Finance Ministry lists achievements in the last 5 years of NRM rule despite Economy facing numerous shocks

CEO East Africa MagazinePolitics & GovermentMay 7, 2021May 7, 2021

The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) has listed its top achievements in the last five years during the ongoing 2021 Manifesto Week at the Office of the…

MANIFESTO WEEK: Ministry of Justice increases high court circuits from 13 to 20, expands SCP to all districts

CEO East Africa MagazinePolitics & GovermentMay 7, 2021May 7, 2021

Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has revealed that the judiciary has enhanced access to justice among the poor and marginalized through special court sessions in…

MPs call for arrest of socialite Bryan White as probe pins him for defilement, human trafficking

Thembo Kahungu MisairiPolitics & GovermentMay 6, 2021May 6, 2021

Members of Parliament has asked the police to arrest city socialite Brian Kirumira alias Bryan White after the report of the Committee on Human Rights pinned him for committing gross…