President Yoweri Museveni has appointed former Electoral commission chairman Dr. Eng. Badru Kiggundu (pictured) as the new Board chairperson of National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC). He replaces Christopher Ebal whose term of office expired. Kiggundu’s appointment was announced by State Minister for ICT, Peter Ogwang who noted that on
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Uganda dairy processors are incurring major losses due to unfair terms slapped on their products by East African Community (EAC) Member States. With capacity to process more than 2.4m liters daily capacity, processors had to source an expanded market in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and other countries since domestic demand couldn’t
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The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has spoken out on a scandal involving Lato milk that is produced by Pearl Dairy, Uganda Police and the standards agency itself. A story has been making rounds on social media indicating that Lato Milk sold expired milk to a customer who then
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The local currency hit a volatility patch, trading on the back foot undermined by elevated demand but later in the week as appetite for the dollar diminished, the shilling found its level at 3685/95. In the interbank money market, overnight quotes stood at 3% while one week funds were at
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By Amos Wekesa One of the challenges I see for Uganda is that many people especially those in position of responsibility think we need very complicated solutions to our problems or to grow our economy. People will air out very complicated suggestions when asked what Uganda needs especially when it
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Uganda Tourism Board officials touring some facilities at Entebbe International Airport guided by UCAA boss Bamwesigye The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) Ag. Director General, Fred Bamwesigye has revealed that there are plans to improve and upgrade facilities of some of the thirteen upcountry aerodromes managed by UCAA. He also
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Young Africa Works Uganda Ainembabazi Catherine Youth Agriprenuer Producer Gudie Leisure Farm KAMPALA, Uganda, July 23, 2020,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Mastercard Foundation today announced its Young Africa Works strategy in Uganda, which has set a goal to enable more than 3 million young people in the country to access
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Health officials addressing the press Uganda has confirmed the first COVID-19 death. The deceased is a 34 year old Ugandan female, resident of Namisindwa District who presented with COVID-19 like signs and symptoms: fever, dry cough, headache and difficulty in breathing. Dr. Henry Mwebesa, the Director General-Health Services at Ministry
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Connecting to the internet is relatively more expensive in Africa compared to the rest of the world/Getty Images American social media giant Facebook says its investments in internet connectivity in Africa will see the continent’s economy grow by nearly $60bn (£47bn) by 2024. A report released by the company shows
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MPs interfacing with officials from Ministry of Finance The Minister of State Planning, David Bahati and the technical team from Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development today appeared before Parliament’s Committee on Finance to discuss tax and revenue bills. These are the Income Tax (Amendment) (No.2) Bill,2020 and the
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