BUSIA, UGANDA – In a move highlighting the complex calculus of political support, teachers in Busia district, under their Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) chapter, have declared their intention to rally behind President Yoweri Museveni and the National Resistance Movement (NRM) in the upcoming elections.

Residents of island-based Buvuma District have breathed a sigh of relief after the government officially re-launched the Microfinance Support to Women, Youth and Other Special Interest Groups (MYOOGA) programme, four years after it was suspended due to widespread mismanagement of funds.

The MYOOGA programme in Buvuma was halted in 2022 following revelations that millions of shillings meant to boost household incomes had been misused by some beneficiaries, while others reportedly disappeared with the money altogether. The suspension was ordered by the Minister of Microfinance, Hon. Haruna Kasolo, after an assessment revealed that the programme was performing poorly in the district.

The Electoral Commission has confirmed the compulsory use of electronic biometric voter verification machines in the forthcoming elections. This announcement followed a public testing exercise of the system at the commission's headquarters today. The demonstration, which began this morning, allowed members of the public and journalists to observe the machine's operation.

The President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, will meet with traders whose merchandise was confiscated in city markets tomorrow to address their compensation. This has been confirmed by the Minister for Kampala, Hajjat Minsa Kabanda.

Minister Kabanda met with some of the affected traders in Kabuusu and requested that they formally inform her of all their challenges before meeting the President so that the government can find a lasting solution.