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Govt Plan To Have Lord Mayor Elected By Councilors Collapses As MPs Trash It

 Government’s proposal to change modus operandi for election of Kampala Lord Mayor from universal adult suffrage to an electoral college of councilors has collapsed. MPs on the Presidential Affairs Committee rejected the proposal, warning that the move would create anarchy in already politically porous Kampala. Thee Kampala Capital City Authority

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Barclays Launches SMEs Academy, Promises To Grow Budding Entrepreneurs

Barclays Bank Uganda, a subsidiary of Absa Group has announced the launch of the Absa Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Academy with the promise of helping blossoming entrepreneurs grow sustainably. The pioneering programme is based on providing capacity building, training and professional support to new and existing SMEs in Uganda.

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Museveni: Government To Invest In Solar Powered Water Pumps

President Yoweri Museveni has disclosed that the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government will work to enable the manufacturing of solar powered water pumps to ensure the realization of both sustainable irrigation and agro-production. The President said this while addressing leaders from Kigezi Sub-Region at Kigezi College  Butobere in Kabale Municipality. Museveni

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Min. Kasaija Warns MPs Against Probing Lubowa Hospital Saga As More Rot Emerges

The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija has reportedly warned Parliament’s Committee of National Economy against investigating the Lubowa Hospital saga. Government approved the construction of the international Specialised Hospital in Lubowa pursuant to a Project Works investment Agreement(PWIA) signed in October 2015 and in March 2019,

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