The Ugandan National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), together with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), organized a two-day national event aimed at strengthening Uganda's laboratory infrastructure in the field of food safety. This event is aimed at improving public health, developing agricultural trade and strengthening consumer protection.
Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) and Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) are confident that the modernization of the electricity grid in the Greater Kampala agglomeration will significantly increase the reliability of energy supply and meet the growing needs of the metropolis. At the moment, the construction work has been completed by 90.57%.
Five analytical reports on natural capital accounting have been published in Uganda. These materials are intended to introduce the valuation of forests, wetlands, water bodies, land resources, energy networks and ecosystems into state economic planning, budgeting and investment decision-making.
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has officially launched its Strategic Plan (2026-2030), along with new service standards and a Customer Charter, outlining an ambitious roadmap aimed at strengthening conservation, improving service quality, and modernizing wildlife protection systems. The event highlighted the main achievements of the previous strategic cycle and outlined new priorities, including increased use of technology, active public engagement, and increased institutional accountability.
Government employees will begin making contributions to their retirement savings, marking the end of Uganda's decades-old non-contributory pension system. The Minister of Public Service, General Katumba Wamala, announced a roadmap for the implementation of a new Public Service Pension Fund.
The Chief of the Defense Forces (CDF) of the Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF), General Muhuzi Kainerugaba, held high-level talks with a delegation from China Aerospace Long-March International Co., Ltd. (ALIT), as Uganda seeks to strengthen defense technology cooperation with China.
Uganda's leading opposition force, the National Unity Platform (NUP), has submitted an official membership application to the Inter-Party Dialogue Organization (IPOD), indicating a significant change in its previous position.
Stanbic Bank Uganda and Prudential Assurance Uganda Limited have re-launched the Medi-Protect health insurance program, increasing insurance limits by more than twice, expanding the range of medical services and offering a budget tariff covering only inpatient treatment. This offer is aimed at customers who find standard policies unaffordable. Modernization is aimed at solving one of the acute financial problems of the country.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appealed to newly appointed ministers and government ministers to focus on Uganda's long-term task of socio-economic transformation. He stressed the importance of ideological clarity, discipline and a focus on achieving results.
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