UPDATE: Cabinet Decisions On National Issues
BRIEFING TO THE MEDIA ON CABINET DECISIONS TAKEN DURING THE MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 30TH JULY, 2018. Cabinet sat on...
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CABINET DECISIONS ON ISSUES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE
PRESS BRIEFING: CABINET DECISIONS ON ISSUES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE MONDAY 16TH JULY, 2018 AT STATE HOUSE, ENTEBBE Cabinet sat yesterday...
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Kadaga Wants NSSF Act Reviewed
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Uganda seeks USD340m For Uganda Airlines Planes
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