Today in pictures: Friday, December 20

It is Friday! And it's a bright day. Guess what, only four days to Christmas. I hope you're all geared up for the festive season.

Anyways, today we take you through the day's news in pictures. Keep it locked here for all the Updates. Remember a picture tells a story worth a thousand words.

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President tours restored wetland Project in Pallisa district

President Yoweri Museveni yesterday took a group of envoys on a guided tour of Limoto wetland in Pallisa which has been restored back to its natural form

 

It is now being utilised to engage and train former rice growers to venture into fish farming and irrigation by utilizing the fresh waters from the wetland. The wetland is used to irrigate the nearby fields.

Fish ponds have also been established at the edges of the wetland.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The President also met and addressed rice farmers and people of Pallisa at Kalaki Primary school grounds.

 

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Kadaga briefs media on Parliament performance

Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has briefed the media on the performance of Parliament in 2019. While delivering Christmas greetings to the country, Kadaga urged Ugandans to act in moderation during this festive season.

 

< < RECAP: Parliament Party after party

Whenever you hear of End of year party at Parliament, it is basically dancing time rhyming with this year's slogan "party after party".

 

Joseph Ssewungu enjoying himself at the Parliament end of year party.

 
The event crowns the parliament calendar year activities. The event was attended by a spectrum of guests including staff and Members of Parliament.

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kabale Central Market commissioned
 
Ben Kumumanya the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Local government is in Kabale to commission the construction of the Kabale central market. It will be funded under the Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Programme (MATIP2)

Job Namanya captured this moment

 

Here is the site where the Central market will be constructed

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Huawei gifts New Vision with Christmas cake

Huawei technologies surprised New Vision stuff with a Christmas cake and wine to celebrate the festive season.

Lawerence Mulondo froze the merrymaking moment through his camera lens.

 
The cake and wine were delivered by Huawei public relations officer Allan Kyobe and Luna Cao at Vision group head offices in Kampala.

 
At the same event, Huawei presented a certificate of appreciation to New Vision for dedicated and distinguished media support to Huawei technologies.

 

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Sand Cranes off to Tanzania

Just a day after the Uganda cranes won the 15th CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup title by beating Eritrea, It now the turn for the Sand cranes to hold our flag even higher.

The Sand cranes have been flagged off by the National Teams Manager Patrick Ntege to Tanzania for the Copa Dar es salam beach soccer tournament. 

 

< < RECAP: The reign of Champions

Uganda won the 15th CECAFA title after a victory over Eritrea. The players were overjoyed, they could keep their excitement to themselves. Just like the tradition is the players grabbed their coach Jonathan McKinstry and through him to the sky a couple of times in jubilation.