President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni taking oath President Yoweri Museveni has said that he doesn’t need lectures about democracy. Museveni was on Wednesday speaking at Kololo Independence Grounds after he was sworn in as President of Uganda. “It is quite comic and laughable to hear of some actors in the world
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President Museveni at his farm in Kisozi At the time of the inauguration of a new cabinet in 2016, President Yoweri Museveni, who had been in power for 30 years back then, boasted that Uganda was on the cusp of achieving lower-middle-income status. This is a term used by
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Mosquito nets Health experts are worried about the quality of mosquito nets sold on the market. The experts say that the 2018 World Health Organization approved mosquito nets are only able to offer protection against malaria for two months, after which they are likely to become ineffective. According to the
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The Health Ministry has spent over seven hundred million Shillings to test guests for COVID-19 as President Museveni takes oath for a sixth term in office. URN has learnt that the over 4000 guests at the ceremony were subjected to tests as per the COVID-19 standard operating procedures. Each PCR
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PA Deputy Chairman, Prof. Sam Kinyera Obwoya By Francis Otucu The National Planning Authority (NPA) says as of 2012-2013, Uganda’s life expectancy stood at 50.4. NPA’s deputy Chairman, Prof. Sam Kinyera Obwoya, says the authority had to set a target of 60. However, while presenting the deliverables in the 2016-2021
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Minister Robinah Nabbanja By Francis Otucu The Health Ministry says it is moving towards vaccinating 60% of the country’s population in order to spur economic recovery. Robinah Nabbanja, the State Minister for General Duties in Health Ministry made the revelation as she highlighted the sector’s performance against the 2016-2021 NRM manifesto
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The 2020 financial results for commercial banks operating in Uganda are finally out. Every year, Business Focus exclusively analyses the performance of banks based on their financial statements. In the last one month, banks have been releasing their financial results in newspapers as required by law. Currently, there are 25 banks
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New UNBS boss David Livingstone Ebiru The Minster of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Amelia Kyambbade in consultation with Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) National Standards Council (NSC) has appointed David Livingstone Ebiru as the 4th Executive Director of the standards agency effective 11th May, 2021. Ebiru holds a 1st Class
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Kayoola bus assembled in Uganda By Francis Otucu The construction works of Kiira Vehicle plant stood at 75% as of December 2020, implying that the first car plant in Uganda is nearing completion. According to the Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation (MoSTI), the plant will comprise 40,000 Square Meter Production Facilities with
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The informer reward regime has been strengthened by the decision of Honourable Justice Ssekaana Musa given in favour of URA in the matter of David Olaka Vs URA, where the reward claim of Shs241.53bn was dismissed. The informer had initially provided information to URA and about tax evasion by MTN and
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