GCIC Media Review – 27th November, 2023

NEW VISION

TITLE: FIRST LADY URGES WOMEN ON FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE

Page: 4

Summary: The First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Hon. Janet Museveni, has urged African women to change their habit of failing to save most of the money that they earn, if they are to gain financial independence.

TITLE: KARUMA HYDROPOWER PROJECT ADDS 200MW TO NATIONAL GRID

Page: 5

Summary: The $1.7b (UGX 6.4 trillion) Karuma Hydropower Project has now hit the 200 megawatts (MW) mark in terms of the amount of electricity it is adding to Uganda’s national grid.

DAILY MONITOR

TITLE: GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR INNOVATIONS IN PRIVATE VARSITIES

Page: 10

Summary:  The Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovations, Hon. Monica Musenero Masanza, has pledged an increment of government funding towards science-related innovations in various private universities. The move aims at promoting sciences and research-led learning.