Uganda news in pictures - November 19

Nov 19, 2019

New Vision brings you a series of pictures taken by our journalists as the news unfolds.

NANCY NANYONGA'S LENS AT NAKAWA BUSINESS PARK

The Vision Group board has thought long and hard about the future of the company and eventually zeroed on a 10year diversification drive to boost company revenues.

This was revealed at an investor briefing at the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) headquarters at the UAP business park in Nakawa, Kampala. Vision Group Managing Director, Robert Kabushenga explained that the new strategy will ensure that the company is successful in the next 10 years.

MIRIAM NAMUTEBI'S LENSE AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TAX

President Museveni assured the public that once they go electronic, the government will be able to trace them.

"I know this because in my other work of fighting when you go electronic, you can be traced, therefore I don't believe that once you go electronic, you are not traceable," said Museveni at the 4th international conference on tax in Africa (ICTA) and the African tax administration forum's 10th anniversary celebrations.

At the same event, President Museveni shares a light moment with Esther and Ezekiel the siblings who won the East Africa's Got Talent' competition.

STUART YIGA'S LENS IN TOWN

Mutaasa Kafeero closed. Traders want Police to return their seized phones.

Police deployed along Mutaasa Kafeero plaza during the operation aimed at cracking down the illegally stolen phone, Over 300 suspect were arrested and 1600 phones were confiscated in October.

EDDIE SSEJJOBA'S LENSE IN NAGURU

President Yoweri Museveni is at the Uganda Police Headquarters in Naguru to address over 250 members of the 25th Uganda Police Council.

The President has been accompanied by the state minister for internal affairs, Obiga Kania and received by the IGP Martin Okoth Ochola and deputy RCC in charge of Nakawa.

Compiled by Tracy Gwambe