The Uganda government has so far distributed 2.2 million masks to seven districts as the country fights the spread of coronavirus. This was announced by the ministry of health on Wednesday saying the consignments include 590,606 face masks for Arua District that will be delivered on Thursday. "To-date, 2,220,601 face
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COVID-19 is set to leave over 5,000 permanently closed The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to leave about 5000 private schools and higher institutions of learning permanently closed for failing to stay afloat, the National planning Authority (NPA) has warned. Appearing before Parliament’s National Economy Committee today to submit the Authority’s
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The National Council For Higher Education (NCHE) will charge all prospective political candidates Shs2M for verification of their academic documents before qualifying for any elective positions. However, a section of MPs have expressed disappointment over this decision. Leading the criticism was Lyandro Komakech (Gulu Municipality) who informed Parliament that he
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Government through the Ministry of Works and Transport, Ministry of Water and Environment and Office of the Prime Minister is seeking for Shs45bn supplementary budget to help address the impact of rising water levels in the country a few days to the end of the 2020/21 Financial Year. Appearing before
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Government is planning to halt the current designs of boda bodas and have the players in the industry adopt new innovations before they are allowed to carry passengers again. This was revealed by General Katumba Wamala, the bMinister of Works and Transport on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday. “We
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Uganda’s Cabinet also approved the creation of nine new constituencies, the Minister of ICT & National Guidance, Judith Nabakooba (pictured) has revealed. They include Kiboga West, Buhweju West, Lamwo East, Bugangaizi South, Chekwi East, Mulanda, Buwekula South, Kwania North, Kagoma North, Buyanja East, Ngariam, Agago West, Bukanga North, Bukimbiri and
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Coffee exports in May 2020 amounted to 437,597 60-kilo bags worth US$ 42.48 million (Shs158.79bn),Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has revealed in its monthly report for May 2020. This comprised340,830 bags of Robusta worth $29.54 million and 96,767 bags of Arabica worth $12.94 million.This was an increase of 26.55% and
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Sudhir speaking to the press after Court of Appeal ruling The Court of Appeal has this morning dismissed with costs the appeal lodged by the Bank of Uganda (BoU) in the Shs397bn Crane Bank (in receivership) case against property mogul, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia. The High Court judgment has been upheld.
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NBS TV on Tuesday launched the ‘Political Command Centre’ at Skys Hotel in Naguru having put together an extensive plan to exhaustively cover the whole nation and deliver daily spot-checks across the country in the build-up, during and in the aftermath of the forthcoming elections in 2021. Speaking at the
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Sendugwa (C) and Sempala (L) addressing the press In a bid to be increase voter turn up and enhance public trust in electoral processes during and after the 2021 general elections, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have urged government to ensure full access to Information for the electorate to make informed
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