The Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Rev. Fr. Simon Lokodo has called for the closure of schools suspected of habouring paedophiles who are sodomizing infants. He says their continued operations will see destroy more children. Lokodo (pictured) made the plea after reports that Ismail Muyomba a teacher from King Fahad
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A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Benedict Clements, visited Kenya from November 18-22, 2019, to discuss recent economic developments and the government’s reform plans. Another mission is planned in early 2020 to hold discussions on a new precautionary stand-by arrangement and undertake the Article IV
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Agriculture remains Uganda’s main economic driver, but widespread use of new and disruptive technologies can quicken the transition from subsistence to commercial farming necessary to increase incomes. The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries, Vincent Ssempija said on Tuesday, “To ensure all these technologies work to strengthen our agricultural
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President Yoweri Museveni Friday commissioned Uganda’s first ever ICT manufacturing and assembling Plant at Namanve Industrial Park. The SIMI Factory will assemble and manufacture phones, laptops and other electronic devices. A phone will cost only Shs20, 000. Speaking at the event, Museveni said: “We already have enough industries and are
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The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) plans to set up three training facilities across the country to boost skills of its staff. The revelation was made by NWSC Executive Director, Dr. Silver Mugisha yesterday during the graduation of some of the staff that took part in the re-skilling training
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Uganda is set to host a delegation of at least 22 top companies from the United Arab Emirates next week at a Trade & Investment forum on November 28th at the Sheraton Hotel Kampala. Ugandan businesses will have the opportunity to interact with the UAE delegation as they seek to
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Primrose Kobusingye has joined FINCA Uganda Limited, also known as FINCA Uganda as the Head of Marketing, Business Focus exclusively reports. This website recently reported that Kobusingye (pictured above) had quit Ecobank as the Head of Marketing, Product Development and Communications, but we hadn’t established her next destination. Kobusingye recently
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By Vanessa Moungar, Director of Gender, Women and Civil Society If you are a gender champion, then you are familiar with the discussions around the glass cliff. The story of women eager to defy the odds, accepting leadership roles at times of crisis, when the chance of failure is the
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Uganda Government through Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has confirmed that the country is set to lose five properties in Kenya as their leases will expire soon. Uganda through Uganda Property Holdings Limited (UPHL) owns twenty three (23) properties in Kenya-Mombasa and the properties are owned on leasehold
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By Patrick Kiconco Katabaazi Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development recently informed the nation that Uganda’s gross domestic product (GDP) had grown to Ush122.7 trillion ($32.8 billion) from Ush109.9 trillion ($29.4 billion) reported at the end of 2018/2019 financial year. The increase in the value of the economy arises
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