On Wednesday, the National Planning Authority team conducted a consultative meeting with Luwero leaders on National Development Plan Four (NDPIV) which will inform the country's budgeting processes for FY 2025/26.
The project was launched in February this year during president Museveni’s tour of the region and is expected to promote commercial farming and associated value chains on over 230,000 acres of communal land in the Acholi sub-region.
Figures of newly tested cases, released by the Ministry of Health on Monday show that 35 people tested positive, from an unrevealed number of samples picked on Saturday. The last such update was made in early April, with only 11 of 2177 samples testing positive.
Dr. Daniel Kyabayinze, the Incident Commander of COVID-19 at the Ministry of Health told URN in an interview that the vaccines that require very low temperature were taken to the Acholi region in anticipation that people would use them in vain.
Abdul Nadduli the Senior Presidential Advisor says that Kisamba has served diligently in all capacities entrusted to him and has never been named in any corruption scandal like many politicians of today.
Matte also noted that only about 30 percent of the learners are benefiting from the interventions by the Education and Sports Ministry and other stakeholders.
The new investment rule book which prioritizes human capital development is capable of propelling Uganda’s Per Capita Gross Domestic Product from US$ 1,066 (approximately 4 Million Shillings) in 2017 base year to US$ 9,523 (UGX 33.4 Million) by the year 2040 when it expects to incline into the Middle Income Status.
State Minister for Finance David Bahati says the despite missing its set targets due to delays in planning, droughts and other challenges, the second National Development plan whose implementation started in 2011 delivered many milestones including the double expansion of the size of the economy from 46.9 to 109.9 Trillion Shillings between 2011 and 2019 in nominal terms.
Dr. Sallie Simba Kayunga, a member of National Governing Council of the African Union Peer Review Mechanism says streamlining the governance atmosphere in the country should begin with putting a stop in the creation of new local governments and a reduction in the large size of parliament and the Executive.
