AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAdjumani West By-Election: The Electoral Commission declared NRM’s James Leku Pili winner after polling 12,432 votes, with independent Jasper Draga getting 2,559; turnout was low at 15,216 voters out of 51,437 registered, and EC chair Justice Simon Byabakama praised the calm, orderly process. Besigye Treason Trial: Uganda’s prosecution told court the state paid Makerere University’s language services Shs59.32m to transcribe audio and video recordings from a flash disk, while a key witness, Andrew Wilson (alias Orlando), said he was working for the Ugandan government and described the Nairobi meeting as stage-managed. UPDF Health Infrastructure: Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa inspected Mitooma District health centre upgrades and commended UPDF Engineers for resuming works after delays, including plans to push progress within six months after access issues were addressed. Oil & Fuel Security: President Museveni commissioned the Kampala Storage Terminal, a 320-million-litre facility by UNOC meant to boost strategic fuel reserves and storage capacity beyond Jinja’s 13-million litres. Housing Crisis: Government says Uganda needs about 2.48 million homes and is turning to developers, banks and investors ahead of UREHE 2026 to showcase faster, cheaper construction and alternative financing. Health Systems & Medicines: GCOF members visited National Medical Stores to learn the medicine supply chain, while State House’s Moses Byaruhanga urged higher procurement from local pharmaceutical manufacturers to create jobs and save foreign exchange. Regional Politics & Governance: Parliament Speaker Jacob Oboth met the UK House of Commons Speaker to seek deeper parliamentary ties and lessons for Uganda’s legislature reforms.
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