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He also praised Prof. Kwesiga for breaking barriers for women in leadership, saying her achievements demonstrated that excellence should not be judged by gender.

The young Monarch, described as iconic, promising and people-oriented, passed away on Friday 28th August 2026 in Dallas, United States, at the age of 34 while receiving treatment.

The Minister revealed that on Monday 31st August 2026, Cabinet sitting at State House Entebbe and chaired by the President extended long and earnest eulogies to the fallen Monarch and directed the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister to coordinate a Whole-of-Government approach involving the public sector and other critical stakeholders.

The instruction directs the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Kapchorwa to interdict the officers with immediate effect under Section (F-s) 14 of the Public Service Standing Orders, 2021 to pave way for investigations by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit and other relevant government agencies.

This demographic reality presents Uganda with an extraordinary opportunity. A large, youthful and increasingly educated population can become a powerful engine of innovation, entrepreneurship, productivity and national transformation.

President Museveni said Uganda’s petroleum resources have the potential to significantly transform the country’s economy, provided they are managed strategically and linked to industrial development.

Minister Babalanda said what remains is the most important part of the journey: finishing the socio-economic transformation of every Ugandan household and eliminating corruption.

For a long time, Uganda’s fight against corruption has followed the same bureaucratic script. When corruption is uncovered, a report is written and forwarded to another office, which then starts its own process before any investigation begins.

The nationwide National Cleaning Day was officially held yesterday, Saturday 29th August, as passed by Cabinet. However, the SDA fellowship could not participate yesterday, being their sacred day of worship.

The late King, who became the world’s youngest reigning monarch when he took the crown in 1995 at just three years old, died at around 10:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, August 27th, according to the announcement by Tooro Kingdom Prime Minister Calvin Armstrong Rwomiire Akiiki.