Uganda is set to host the 4th African Tea Convention & Exhibition starting from 26th to 28th June 2019. This is a global event for the tea industry organized by the East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA) based in Mombasa, Kenya assisted by the tea umbrella organization, (Uganda Tea Association)
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Countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia and Kenya could be paying up to 30 times more than the recommended price for medicines, a new report says. US-based Center for Global Development (CDG) says that lower to middle-income countries are losing out when purchasing what it calls branded generic drugs. Report author
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Ruparelia Group of Companies has officially launched in Speke Apartments located in Kitante, a Kampala suburb. Speaking at the opening event yesterday evening, Rajiv Ruparelia the Managing Director of Crane Management Services said that the rooms are fully serviced, noting that any client will just come with personal stuff and
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Sudan’s ex-president Omar al-Bashir was charged with corruption-related offences on Sunday, as he appeared in public for the first time since he was overthrown and detained in April. Looking much the same as prior to his removal by the military, he was driven to the prosecutor’s office in Khartoum. He
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The Police Criminal Investigations Director Grace Akullo has taken control of investigations on a procurement scandal involving top officials in the Central Bank, URN reports. Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga said Akullo has been assigned to ensure that the investigation is thoroughly conducted to leave no stone unturned. He did not
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The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Elioda Tumwesigye has cautioned graduates from higher institutions of learning that if they are to solve the current and future problems of community, they should embark on using the knowledge they have received to generate technology based solutions. During the 20th graduation ceremony
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Ministers of Kampala are frustrating the passing of the amendments in the KCCA Act 2010, Speaker of Uganda’s Rebecca Kadaga has said. She accuses the Authority's political wing of playing ping pong each time the Bill is brought before Parliament for consideration. Kadaga made the remarks today while receiving a
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is in Uganda to assess the country's response to the Ebola outbreak. Tedros arrived in the country on Sunday evening from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where he had been on similar mission. As a requirement, the WHO
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By Jane Acilo Uganda’s housing deficit continues to worry government and real estate sector players. According to Uganda National Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Uganda’s population is projected to grow to 41.2 million by 2020 yet the country currently has a housing deficit of about 1.2 million units, with Kampala alone
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SAFAL Group under their roofings company Uganda Baati has unveiled a countrywide campaign aimed at preserving clean water. The campaign dubbed ‘Every Drop Counts’ was officially unveiled at Golden Tulip Hotel in Kampala on Saturday evening. According to Water.org 2019, about 61 percent of Ugandans lack access to safe water
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