Panelists that graced the 2021 Women's Conference organized by URA As Uganda prepares to join the rest of the world to commemorate the International Women’s on March 8th, URA Saturday organized a special conference for women to join hands and empower each other irrespective of their different business areas. The
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Construction works at Old Taxi Park. Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has for the third time in a row failed to beat its own target to complete the works in the old Taxi Park.When the construction started in May 2020, KCCA said Sterling Construction Company and Kiru Technical Services limited would
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Solar Irrigation Scheme along Ntungwa river in Kihihi sub county,Kanungu district (Photo Credit Samuel Amanya) The solar irrigation scheme built along Ntungwa River in Kanungu district has failed to make any positive impact on agriculture in the area, the farmers have revealed. The government completed the scheme, which is found
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Maize imports from Uganda were found with aflatoxins Kenyan authorities have stopped corn imports into the African nation with immediate effect, saying tests on the grain from two neighboring nations revealed high levels of mycotoxins. The results of tests conducted on maize imported from Uganda and Tanzania showed toxin levels
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Ian Rumanyika, the Ag. Assistant Commissioner Public and Corporate Affairs at URA Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has collected Shs18.6bn in tax revenue from Voluntary Disclosure Program in just five months. This means that taxpayers are beginning to appreciate the importance of the program. According to URA, Voluntary Disclosure is a process
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Ministers Ssempijja and Bagiire inspect desert locusts items donated by FAO and JICA in Soroti. The Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Ministry has received a donation worth US$ 11 Million approximately Shillings 39.6 Billion in preparations for the anticipated second wave of Desert Locusts in the country, URN reports. The
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NWSC officials looking at a prototype of the new NWSC prepaid meter under development by NWSC Engineers National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has urged engineers across the country to protect their innovations by registering for their patent, saying there is a lot of theft taking in the country that
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By Lindah Nalubanga Research has proved that greater representation of women’s voices is vital for advancing sustainable development for any given community. It is further demonstrated that gender equity and inclusivity in the labour force can drive productivity and innovation, enhance engagement with local communities and ultimately raise profits for
Read MoreThe bill seeks to penalize unauthorized real estate agents The West Budama North Member of Parliament, Richard Okoth Othieno has tabled the Real Estate Agents Bill 2020 in parliament, which seeks to criminalize authorized real estate agents. The bill generally seeks to regulate the sector, which is currently dominated by the
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Idris Ali Elgadhi, the Managing Director of Pearl Meat Industries pointing state of art machinery installed in thier abattoir located in Migeera town , Nakasongola The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries plans to close abattoirs in cities after failing to maintain hygiene and sale of quality meat, URN
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