More than 3000 residents of Nsanvu village in Butoloogo sub-county in Mubende district are living in fear of eviction following the sale of their land by the area LC I chairperson to a private developer. The residents were shocked to learn that their village chairperson, Lawrence Kyambadde sold off the
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The 61-year-old president died from heart complications on Wednesday Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country's vice-president has announced. He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Samia Suluhu Hassan said in an address on state television. Magufuli had not been
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State Minister for Higher Education John Chrysostom Muyingo Parliament’s Education Committee has learnt that 23 billion Shillings that was recently recalled from the various districts has been earmarked for the procurement of more learning materials for pupils.State Minister for Higher Education John Chrysostom Muyingo told the Committee today that the
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Edith Tusubira ED UMRA/URN photo The Finance Committee of Parliament has tasked Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority-UMRA to crackdown on unscrupulous money lenders illegally operating in the country. This came up when the UMRA boss, Edith Tusubira appeared before the committee on Wednesday alongside the Microfinance State Minister, Haruna Kasolo to
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BoU Deputy Governor, Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has rejected the proposed amendments to Article 161 of the Constitution regarding the composition of the Central Bank's Board of Directors. BoU officials led by Deputy Governor, Michael Atingi-Ego Tuesday appeared before Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee that is scrutunising
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Mohawk/internet photo Jessy Lukwago, a university student wears a Mohawk hairstyle, a trendy style where more hair is left at the center of the head with shorter ones on the sides. Every month he dashes to a salon to trim his fair and maintain his favourite hairstyle.His only consideration when choosing
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By Denis Jjuuko Last week, I was invited by my alma mater, Makerere University, to speak to journalism and communication students in their freshman year. Here is an abridged version of my talk. Some other students may find it useful. Nearly 22 years ago today, when some of your parents
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President Yoweri Museveni President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is yet to share detailed information revealing how pop-star turned politician Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, the former National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate engaged in rigging the January 14th, 2021 polls. Speaking during his nationwide address on Sunday evening, Museveni said “everybody
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Coffee ready for export Coffee exports in February 2021 amounted to 563,763 60-kilo bags worth US$50.55m (Shs185.4bn), Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) monthly report for February has revealed. This comprised 500,685 bags of Robusta valued at US$40.96m and 62,078 bags of Arabica valued at US$9.59m. This was an increase of 18.89%
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) on February 3, 2021 launched a tax compliance campaign dubbed KAKASA-’You’re in charge’, an Integrated Communication and Marketing Campaign where the tax body will help usher in a new approach to doing business, allowing business men and women across Uganda to take full charge of their business destiny
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