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Farmers in the Bunyoro sub-region have asked Parliament to expedite the Contract Farming Bill and stop their exploitation. Dr Abed Bwanika, the shadow Minister for Agriculture was granted leave of parliament to present the Bill which seeks to regulate contract and block farming in Uganda. The bill also seeks to

The management at Uganda Railways Corporation and the Board of Directors are yet to receive communication about their dismissal more than 10-days after the president's directive to the Ministry of Works and Transport. In the letter dated October 3, 2022, President Yoweri Museveni directed the minister to sack the Managing

Poor timing in the release of funds to beneficiaries of the Presidential wealth creation initiative- also known as Emyoga has been blamed for the low recovery of the program funds in Sembabule district. Under the arrangement, the government, through the Ministry of Microfinance, mobilized groups of people with similar enterprises

University students taking oil and gas industry-related studies have expressed worry that the current controversies about Uganda’s industry could affect their future if not handled carefully. The students say that what drove them to that courses were the expectations they had about the success of the industry because, should it

Justine Nakato Nakyeyune, who is currently confined at a health facility in Saudi Arabia Alasker International Labour Recruitment Company is again under spotlight for exporting another woman now confined in Saudi Arabian Hospital days after fighting off allegations of organ theft before the media. Patrick Kiwanuka, who works in a

Ugandans who have been betting with the blocked BLQ company, are on the verge of losing over 500 million shillings, as there is no mechanism for refund, and in any case, consideration of such decisions now awaits the conclusion of police investigations. The Nationals Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board-NLGRB, says