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Ugandans with Old Passports are left with 6 months to renew travel documents

Ugandans with old passports are left with less than six months to be able to renew their travel documents or else they will not be able to fly or travel out of the country , the Ministry of Internal Affairs has said. Following the introduction of the new East African E-passport, Government of Uganda has mulled plans to have the old machine-readable passports phased out for the new ones.

Annual Performance Review

Earlier on today the 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Cabinet Minister Hon. Rebecca Kadaga attended the annual performance review for the financial year 2020/2021. the review is meant to provide an assessment of the whole through reviewing progress across all sectors, against key performance measures between 1st July 2020- 30th June 2021.  

Burundi President Évariste Ndayishimiye roots for regional Unity

The Secretary General of the East African Community, Hon (Dr.) Peter Mathuki, together with the Speaker of the East African Legislative Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Ngoga, and the Judge President of the East African Court of Justice, Justice Nestor Kayobera paid a courtesy call on the President of of Burundi, His Excellency Évariste Ndayishimiye, at the Presidential Palace, in Gitega, Burundi on Saturday.  During the visit, the Secretary General expressed his gratitude to the President and other members of the EAC Summit...

EAC Secretary General pays courtesy call on President Salva Kiir Mayardit

The Secretary General of the East African Community, Hon (Dr.) Peter Mathuki paid a courtesy call on the President of the Republic of South Sudan, His Excellency Salva Kiir Mayardit at his office in Juba, South Sudan.  During the visit, the Secretary General thanked the President and other members of the EAC Summit for his appointment as the sixth Secretary General of the East African Community. “I am cognizant of the very heavy responsibilities inherent in this appointment. I will remain dedicated,...