GCIC Media Review – 14th November, 2023

NEW VISION

TITLE: PRESIDENT MUSEVENI IMPLORES UAE INVESTORS TO TAP INTO UGANDA’S PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

Page: 5

Summary: President Yoweri Museveni has appealed to United Arab Emirates (UAE) investors to partner with the Ugandan Government to reduce the immense amount of starch from the various crops by putting it into good use like producing pharmaceutical drugs.

TITLE: SECOND FUEL CARRIER SHIP LAUNCHED, TWO MORE IN OFFING

Page: 8

Summary: The 118-metre-long vessel, with a carriage capacity of 4.5 million litres of fuel, kissed the waters of Lake Victoria during an event witnessed by several officials from the Energy Ministry and residents of Bugiri-Bukasa, Katabi town council in Wakiso District from where it was constructed.

 TITLE: URA RECOVERS UGX 256B IN TAX PENALTIES

Page: 9

Summary: Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has recovered tax revenue amounting to UGX 256b from undeclared income by businesspersons who transact business but do not honour their tax obligations.

 TITLE: KABALEGA AIRPORT TO TEST CARGO LANDING NEXT MONTH

Page: 22

Summary: Kabalega International Airport is on track to have its first cargo plane landing test in December, a major milestone in Uganda’s oil and gas development.

TITLE: PRESIDENT MUSEVENI DEFENDS UGANDA’S POSITION ON OIL AT AFRICA ENERGY WEEK

Page: 22

Summary: President Yoweri Museveni has continued to defend Uganda’s move to invest heavily in the oil and gas sector, despite opposition from environmental activists in foreign countries.

DAILY MONITOR

TITLE: UBOS COMPLETES MAPPING OF VILLAGES AHEAD OF CENSUS

Page: 6

Summary: The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) yesterday said it is on track to carry out the National Population and Housing Consensus 2024, with 87 percent of the mapping of areas (villages) so far completed.