Uganda says foreigners illegally benefiting from maize exports Foreigners are establishing illegal stores in Uganda and exporting maize to others countries, State Minister for East African Affairs, Julius Maganda has revealed. While updating Parliament on Uganda’s maize ban into Kenyan market, Maganda said Government has now resolved to regulate all foreigners with grain stores within Uganda
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The town council leadership says there will be co-existence between the new company and local artisan miners Rwenzori Shining Stars Limited-the Chinese-Ugandan consortium is investing 2.7 Trillion Shillings to revive Lake Katwe Salt Project in Kasese District.The company will use salt brine as a raw material to set up a plant
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One of the numerous potholes along the Gulu-Atiak-Nimule highway in Amuru District - Photo by Dominic Ochola The Gulu-Atiak-Nimule highway has developed several potholes six years after it was commissioned in 2015.The road spans 106km from Gulu City up to Elegu Town Council connects Uganda to the Republic of South
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Vincent Ssempijja, the Minister of Agriculture The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries have set out stringent measures against poor practices of handling crops during and after it is harvested.Vincent Ssempijja, the Minister of Agriculture, says that whoever dries any crop on bare ground will be arrested. He says
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A farmer pours milk in a drum, brought to the cooler at Nabiswera Livesstock Cooperative Society Smallholder livestock farmers in Nakasongola district are struggling to access basic necessities due to a drop in milk production resulting from the prolonged dry spell. Several parts in the country including the Greater Luweero
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Minister of State for Gender and Culture Affairs, Hon. Mutuuzo Peace Regis (R) interacting with former Minister, Hon. Geraldine Namirembe Bitamazire As the country continues to observe the Women’s Month, the Minister of State for Gender and Culture Affairs, Hon. Mutuuzo Peace Regis on Monday paid courtesy calls on former
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Carrefour, owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim in Uganda, today opened a second store in Naalya, along the Northern Bypass. Spanning over 2,050 square meters, the new store seeks to address the immediate shopping needs of shoppers who live and work in Naalya, Ntinda, Namugongo and its vicinities. The
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The port of Mombasa is the busiest in the region Kenya's Finance Minister Ukur Yatani has denied reports that the country risks losing its main port to China should it fail to pay huge loans advanced for the construction of a new railway line. The new 472km (293 mile) railway cost
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Farmers have been urged not to use toxic feeds Farmers have been cautioned against producing animal and poultry feeds out of toxic maize that has been rejected on the market.Uganda's maize products received strong criticism this month after the Agriculture and Food Authority-AFA in Kenya banned imports from Uganda on
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Image of a pregnant school girl/Courtesy photo The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB reports that six candidates have so far given birth during the ongoing Uganda Certificate of Education -UCE examinations. The six, according to UNEB, are from northern and eastern districts of the country. These are among the hundreds of learners
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