President Yoweri Museveni has said government is considering introducing project centered SACCOs to support grass-root initiatives aimed at creating jobs and improving incomes for the rural poor. “We have experimented this in Kasandha and realized that if we encouraged wanaichi to join SACCOs that promote their interests, it would be
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Uganda's opposition leader Kizza Besigye once grabbed the headlines as he led mass protests and frequently got arrested. But over the last two years musician-turned-MP Bobi Wine has garnered more attention as the voice of the opposition to the long rule of President Yoweri Museveni. He has led a series
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The President of the Uganda Parliamentary Press Association-UPPA, Moses Mulondo wants parliament to pay journalists a monthly allowance. Mulondo, who led a delegation of UPPA members, made the request during a courtesy call to the Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga following her return from sick leave. At least 265
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Uganda’s public debt is slowly but surely moving towards hitting the Shs50 trillion mark. The latest is that Government is seeking to borrow USD456.4m (about Shs1.720 trillion) to fund the upgrade and construction of national oil roads within the Albertine Graben. This was revealed by State for Planning, David Bahati
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A section of Ugandans are bitter after Parliamentary Commission awarded MTN Uganda a contract worth Shs197m to provide monthly 5GB data for each MP amounting to Shs30,000. MTN will also to provide monthly Over The Top Tax (OTT) aka Social Media Tax worth Shs6000 for each MP. However, Ugandans and
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Hotel owners and Managers have been encouraged to embrace standards if they are to improve the country’s competitiveness as a destination as well as attract more travelers. This was one of the conclusions that were drawn up during a Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and Uganda Hotel Owners Association (UHOA) training
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Muslims have been urged to stay away from alcohol after the holy month of Ramadan. The call was made today by Sheik Mohammed Kigozi, the Secretary General in the office of the Supreme Mufti while receiving food items donated by Premier Recruitment Ltd, a labour exporting agency. The items were
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Flamboyant Kenyan businessman Jared Otieno has been arrested for allegedly defrauding foreigners in fake gold deals, local media reports say. The head of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti told privately-owned newspaper The Star that Mr Otieno had been arrested at his palatial home in a suburb of
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The head of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has heaped praise on Tanzania's President John Magufuli after the country posted annual economic growth figures of 7%. AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina, who was visiting the head of state on Wednesday in Dar es Salaam, said the country's growth rate is one
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The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament has opposed the decision by Parliament’s Contracts Committee to award contract to MTN Uganda to supply Over the Top Services (OTT) for MPs. Rebecca Kadaga made the remarks today during a meeting with journalists at Parliament. She said her office shall scrutunise the contract, arguing
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