As farmers begin to plant in most parts of the country, many gardens in Bududa district are still idle as the owners desperately wait for Operation Wealth Creation seeds. Farmers say a few of them who have managed to plant suffered the high prices of the seeds which have shot
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Finance Minister Matia Kasaija The Ministry of Finance is set to withdraw Shs200bn from the Petroleum Fund to finance the 2021/2022 national budget, according to documents tabled before Parliament. The proposal is contained in the Appropriation Bill tabled by Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija and the money is set to contribute to the
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Government through Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has proposed a new tax on each kilogram of gold exported. The proposal is among the tax bills tabled last week by Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija in which Government is seeking to amend the Mining Act, 2003 to impose an export levy
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John Katumba and MP James Baba after selling his book Former Presidential candidate John Katumba was the center of drama at a Parliament committee meeting after he resorted to pleading with members to buy his book.Katumba was last Thursday appearing before the Parliamentary committee on Human Rights probing violence stemming
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Kenya has joined calls for an enhanced International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout for poor countries that would see the multilateral lender increase special drawing rights (SDRs) limits that would ease the balance of payments for Covid-19 hit economies. Rich countries have been printing trillions of dollars to support businesses and
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Ricky Rapa Thompson, the man behind safe boda While launching its services, Safe boda, a mobile based Boda boda service provider, promoted the cashless option. This option allows the client to pay for a ride using money from their mobile wallet. The money is topped from the client’s mobile money
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Many young girls in Uganda are dying due to abortion related complications Sixteen-year-old Loyce, a former secondary student in Mayuge district conceived during the lockdown last year. Scared and confused, Loyce decided to perform an abortion. Unfortunately, she developed sepsis and passed away seven days later. Her sister Mary Nabirye
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Kenya’s decision to re-open its market for Uganda’s produce mainly grain has eventually led to the increase in the price of other agricultural products in the country. In March, Kenya’s Ministry of agriculture suspended the importation of Uganda’s maize and other agricultural produce citing safety concerns. The ministry claimed that Ugandan’s
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Non-essential shops and restaurants will be shut France has entered its third national lockdown as it battles a surge in cases of Covid-19 that threatens to overwhelm the country's hospitals. All schools and non-essential shops will shut for four weeks, and a curfew will be in place from 19:00 to
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The Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga delivers a speech during the Ecumenical Public Way of the Cross. Photo by Olive Nakatudde The Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga’s last words to the nation were full of encouragement and appeal for behavioral change.Dr. Lwanga was found
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