NEW VISION
49 KAYUNGA VILLAGES GET ELECTRICITY
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Summary: At least 49 villages around Isimba Hydropower Plant in Kayunga District have been connected to electricity. The connections are part of the Community Development Action Plan (CAP), an initiative by the Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) that seeks to mitigate some of the social challenges that arose from the development of Isimba Dam in communities of Kayunga and Kamuli Districts.
UGANDA WINS SEAT ON AFRICAN TAX COUNCIL FORUM
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Summary: At the gathering hosted by the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA), Uganda was elected to the ATAF Council, a development the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Administration described as significant. “It is a significant milestone for Uganda, demonstrating its commitment to tax administration and cooperation with other African countries,” John Musinguzi, the URA Commissioner General said.
1.7 MILLION YOUTH TO BENEFIT FROM VOCATIONAL SCHEME
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Summary: The Government is set to undertake a policy shift that will make Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) accessible and cheap for everyone. As part of the plan, the Government seeks to introduce free TVET programmes in all public institutions, just like it is with the Universal Primary Education and Universal Secondary Education in public schools. Students under the universal TVET programme will study for free, with the Government meeting all the costs.
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS GET UGX. 1.3 TRILLION CLIMATE FUND
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Summary: Smallholder farmer groups in 69 poverty-stricken and semi-arid Districts have been selected to benefit from a UGX. 1.3 trillion project aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change on agriculture. Funded jointly by the World Bank and the Government, the project will also include farmers in seven refugee-hosting districts.
PRESIDENT MUSEVENI TIPS KASESE RESIDENTS ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND PEACE
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Summary: President Yoweri Museveni has urged the people of Kasese to focus on improving their household incomes to transform their lives socially and economically.
SPORTS EDITION
GOVERNMENT AND SAMCO SIGN DEAL FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AKII BUA STADIUM
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Summary: The Government of Uganda has signed a contract with an Egyptian firm, SAMCO National Construction Company, to build a 20,000- seat Akii Bua Olympic Stadium in Lira City. The stadium project will cost $129 million (UGX. 470b) and is scheduled for completion within 20 months.
DAILY MONITOR
GOVERNMENT WARNS MOTORISTS AHEAD OF CHRISTMAS
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Summary: The Ministry of Works and Transport, through the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety, has issued early road safety guidelines to motorists and other road users as the country heads to the festive season. These guidelines are intended to limit the number of road crashes.
Among them, motorists have been advised to plan their journeys and have enough time, avoid drunk driving, and avoiding speeding.
