BRIEFING TO THE MEDIA ON CABINET DECISIONS TAKEN DURING THE CABINET MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 9^th SEPTEMBER, 2019 AT STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE

President Yoweri Museveni and the First lady Hon. Janet Museveni have left from Dar es Salaam for Entebbe after a two-day working visit.

Two officials of the Middle East Consultants have been charged for human trafficking offences at the Entebbe Court in Wakiso District. 

Godfrey Kyalimpa, aged 48 years and Benon Kunywana, 36 years old, were charged before Magistrate Fiona Birungi under 4 counts of trafficking 50 Ugandans and uttering a forged document.

The Head of the Anti-Corruption Unit in State House, Lt. Col. Edith Nakalema, has urged teachers to join the fight against corruption and highlighted the various measures that the Government has taken to eliminate the vice.

“Corruption is defined as evil or a sin. A corrupt person is broken because morals and character do not tally with the expectations of society. The practice is an evil in the whole world. Teachers must lead exemplary lives  and be corruption free people,” she said.

President Yoweri Museveni is in Dar-es-Salaam, the Tanzanian Capital, on a 2-day working visit. 

The President and his wife, Mrs. Janet Museveni arrived in the country last evening from Cape Town, South Africa where they had been attending the World Economic Forum Conference.

Statement delivered by the Acting UN Resident Coordinator on behalf of UN

President Yoweri Museveni has said that Uganda is ready to cooperate with Japan in the production of pharmaceuticals and vaccines to support and promote health care in Uganda and Africa.

“Cooperation with Japan on the issue of pharmaceuticals and vaccines will be a big boost to health care. When you produce them internally, it is much cheaper and accessible than importing them,” he said.

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN: President Yoweri Museveni has commended the Ashinaga Movement Founder and one of the leading philanthropist in Japan, Yoshiomi Tamai for his charitable work in Japan and the world and for realizing the dreams of hundreds of orphans through education.

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN: Government will send one hundred teachers to Japan for a one-month course for trainers of trainers on mind education to enable them counsel young people under their care on generational challenges that come with the new era of information and communication.

Confirmation of an imported Ebola Virus Disease Case in Kasese District