Government will register all coffee farmers across the country/Courtesy photo Parliament Thursday reconsidered and passed the National Coffee Bill, 2018 as returned by the President in accordance with Article 91(3)(b) of the Constitution and Rule 142 of the Rules of Procedure. President Yoweri Museveni last month returned the bill to
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On Wednesday evening she had the task of announcing to Tanzanians that President John Magufuli had died and on Thursday Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan is due to take his place as the country's head of state. First elected as Magufuli's running mate in 2015, she was re-elected last year and
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St Joseph`s College Layibi. Internet Photo Two students of St Joseph’s College Layibi School in Gulu City have been killed and another critically injured in a suspected robbery at a neighbouring school. The deceased students have been identified as Brian Rubangakene and Emmanuel Okeny while the injured is Kenneth Rubangakene.According
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Elephants are a major tourist attraction in some African countries but are under threat by poachers High poverty levels in Uganda have seen poachers accept payments as low as Shs200,000 to kill an elephant that weighs 400-600Kgs, a study conducted by Alliance for Finance Monitoring (ACFIM,a Civil Society Organisation, has revealed. Unveiling
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President Yoweri Museveni President Yoweri Museveni has finally made good his threat and sued the Monitor Publications Limited for alleged defamation. Through his lawyers of K and K Advocates, Museveni contends that on February 23, 2021 Monitor Publications Limited falsely and maliciously caused to be written, printed and published an article
Read MoreThe banking sector, on aggregate, held strong capital buffers in the year to December 2020, maintaining resilience to potential shocks, Bank of Uganda’s Quarterly Financial Stability Review December 2020 released in March this year has revealed. According to the report, the aggregate core capital-to-risk-weighted assets ratios for commercial banks, MDIs
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Housing Finance Bank Executive Director, Ms. Peace Kabunga “Financiers are an important part of the housing value chain.” These were remarks made by Housing Finance Bank Executive Director Ms. Peace Kabunga, during a training on mortgages held at Kabira Country Club in partnership with Enwealth Financial Services. The training that
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Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye (right), Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, H.E Jules-Armand Aniambossou (Center), Ambassador of France to Uganda, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng (left), Dr. Misaki Wanyengera (extreme left), Director at the Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University unveiling the Anti body Rapid Covid-19
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Donald Trump's net worth dropped by about $700m to $2.3bn (£1.65bn) during his time as president, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The Covid-19 pandemic hit his fortunes hard, with Mr Trump's office buildings, branded hotels and resorts losing revenue and falling in value. His fleet of planes and golf
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John Pombe Magufuli, the son of a peasant farmer who became Tanzania's president in 2015, has died aged 61. Once praised for his no-nonsense approach, he went on to become a controversial leader, especially over his response to the coronavirus pandemic. He was elected for a second term in 2020
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