He is young, determined and passionate about farming. The youthful farmer is popular on social media due to his inspiring posts accompanied by photos about the various farming enterprises he is engaged in. Brian Babeyo, 24, is changing the face of farming in Uganda. He doesn’t have a professional background
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Makerere University, under the authorization of Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe, has fired its Public Relations Officer Rita Namisango and appointed Dr Mohammed Kiggundu Musoke as the acting Manager Communications and International Relations. Dr Kiggundu, a senior lecturer in the department of Humanities and Language Education is tasked with providing
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South Sudan has begun to repair and pump oil from wells damaged during the civil war which broke out in 2013, news agency Reuters reports. The country, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011, currently produces 160,000 barrels per day (bpd) but estimates say it will rise by an additional
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Top ICT firm Cellulant is yet to come to terms following death of six employees in hotel complex terror attack in Nairobi, the Standard reports. The company which is among the 40 firms with offices at the complex said the six sacrificed their lives trying to save colleagues in the
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President Uhuru Kenyatta went on something like an adventure in Kisumu on Saturday, traversing the lakeside city without security outriders. The President, his new ally Raila Odinga and other dignitaries had attended the burial of former Youth Development Fund chairman Bruce Odhiambo in Muhoroni. As Mr Kenyatta left Mr Odhiambo’s
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China's economy grew at its slowest rate since 1990, stoking fears about the impact on the global economy. China expanded at 6.6% in 2018, official figures out Monday showed. In the three months to December, the economy grew 6.4% from a year earlier, down from 6.5% in the previous quarter.
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The government is suspending issuance of licenses to gambling and gaming companies. This was announced by State Minister for Finance David Bahati, at the closure of the 2019 Brethren Conference of the Diocese of Kigezi this afternoon. Bahati, who was representing President Yoweri Museveni at the event, said that the
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Youth from 26 districts received dummy cheques worth over Shs.8 billion for the 915 targeted projects, while women groups from 43 districts received over Shs.9 billion targeting 1,459 projects. District Local Government leaders as well as Chairpersons of the women and youth groups received their cheques at a function presided
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By AFP More by this Author DAVOS, The world's 26 richest people own the same wealth as the poorest half of humanity, Oxfam said Monday, urging governments to hike taxes on the wealthy to fight soaring inequality. A new report from the charity, published ahead of the World Economic Forum
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President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned the iconic Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Tower, with a call on the on the institutions in Government to renew their strength towards fulfilling their main mission which is to see the economy grow. “Your role is to assist the economy to grow. This is our
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