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The Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities and MP for Mwenge County Central Tom Butime encouraged Ugandans to grow Hass avocado and Macadamia, citing the ready market the crops have.

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has pressed the Auditor General to be audacious with the implementation of the Parish Development Model (PDM) and guard against misuse of funds.

President Yoweri Museveni in his latest missive to Bazukulu (grandchildren) elaborated on wealth preservation and poverty eradication.

Read the whole statement below:

Countrymen, Countrywomen and the Bazukulu

The Office of the President has been urged to prioritise the construction of office accommodation for Resident District Commissioners (RDCs).

Turkish Airlines flight number 606 was this morning forced to return to the ground after a bird strike during take-off. A bird strike in aviation refers to a situation when a plane collides with an airborne creature, usually a bird or several of them.

In his end of year 2022 address from his country home, Rwakitura-Nyabushozi County, in Kiruhura District, President Yoweri Museveni tackled a number of issues and one of them was crime.

Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) in a joint operation with Uganda Police Force arrested five UPDF soldiers attached to the guard Battalion for conducting illegal operations against their assumed adversary in Kakoola Ssabagabo in Wakiso District.

House on Thursday paid glowing tribute to the late Hon Bishop Patrick Okabe, former MP for Serere County.

Parliament will on Thursday, 22nd December hold a special sitting to pay tribute to the late Serere County Member of Parliament, Patrick Okabe. 

The Clerk to Parliament, Hon Adolf Mwesige has on Tuesday issued a memo informing all Members of Parliament of the special sitting. 

Serere County Member of Parliament, Hon Patrick Okabe and his wife, have perished in this morning's road accident.