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POLICE WILL DELIVER PEACEFUL 2026 ELECTIONS
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SUMMARY: The Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba, has assured the public that the Police is prepared to deliver peaceful elections in 2026.”We are recruiting 10,000 special Police constables who will be trained at Kabalye, Olilim and Ikafe to reinforce security,” he announced.
PRESIDENT MUSEVENI COMMENDS ON UPDF BILL
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SUMMARY: President Yoweri Museveni has congratulated Members of Parliament (MPs) on passing the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Amendment Bill, 2025, saying clean politics and peace have transformed Uganda. “I want to congratulate the MPs upon passing the UPDF Amendment Bill. There was going to be a serious problem because some people were saying if a soldier commits a crime such as killing a person, is involved in theft or rapes a woman, they should be taken to the sub-county (civilian courts) instead of the court martial.”
NURSERY SCHOOLS TO OPEN FROM 8:00AM -12:30PM
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SUMMARY: As schools prepare for second term to re-open term next week, the Government has issued stringent new standards for the establishment and operation of pre-primary schools. The standards are aimed at enhancing the quality of early childhood education across the country. Among the major changes is the revision of the teacher-to-learner ratio from 1:40 to a maximum of 1:25. This means each nursery school teacher will now be responsible for no more than 25 learners, down from the previous standard of 40.
MARKET VENDORS TO BORROW AT 8% INTEREST
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SUMMARY: Market vendors who intend to benefit from the Government’s new Katale Loan Initiative will be charged 8% interest per annum, one of the cheapest on the market. The business financing project, which is a product of a directive President Yoweri Museveni issued early this month, targets low-income earners and will be disbursed through the Microfinance Support Centre (MSC).
