President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged educational institutions to prioritise Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), alongside practical vocational skills, to prepare young people for Uganda’s changing economy.
The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury (PSST) has called for a stronger focus on results, value for money and national impact in the management of Uganda’s public finances, saying the country must move beyond measuring budget performance by the amount of money spent.
Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has urged the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) to strengthen its commercial operations and pursue sustainable alternative financing as the country’s oil and gas projects move closer to production.
Finance Minister Hon. Henry Musasizi today chaired a high-level ministerial and stakeholder meeting to review progress on the Kabale–Lake Bunyonyi and Kisoro–Mgahinga Road Upgrade Project and agree on immediate measures to address implementation delays that have generated concern among residents of the Kigezi Sub-region.
The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Henry Musasizi, has called on the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) to strengthen the production and use of credible statistics to guide national planning, budgeting, policy formulation, and monitoring of development outcomes.
Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has commended Huawei for making digital access and services more affordable and contributing to Uganda’s digital transformation agenda in line with the Tenfold Growth Strategy.
