Hass Avocado seedlings The Ministry of Agriculture has intensified research on the viability of Hass avocado farming in the different parts of the country. Hass Avocado is a variety said to be incredibly nutritious and containing potassium, heart-healthy acids as well as fibre. The variety with a dark green coloured
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Jothan Yamureebire Burobuto For nine years, Jothan Yamureebire Burobuto has been at Makerere University pursuing a Bachelors Degree, which would ideally take him four years to complete. He is now one of the students who graduated during the concluded 71st graduation ceremony that ended on Friday. The 27-year-old student enrolled
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Fruits and vegetables Ugandans are consuming fruits and vegetables heavily contaminated with pesticides, says a Senior Agriculture Officer in Charge of Food security at the agriculture ministry. Heavy pesticide use on fruits and vegetables is leaving behind heavy residues, thereby poisoning consumers slowly, warns Sunday Bob George also the organic
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Michael K. Mugabi, Managing Director, Housing Finance Bank Housing Finance Bank (HFB), an indigenous finance institution is famous for its mortgage product in the banking sector. Herewith, the Bank’s Managing Director, Micheal K. Mugabi shares some of its milestone achievements in the implementation of National Development Plan (NDP II) which spanned
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The approach to national politics and regional affairs by Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has created a renewed hope for Tanzania’s interest in the integration process of the East African Region. Since taking office in March, President Suluhu Hassan has presented herself as an outgoing Pan-African and integrationist interested in
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A rift has emerged between shareholders of Kisita Mining Company over management and mining operations in the gold-rich Kassanda district. The emerging contest involves a group of 2,000 Artisanal and Small scale miners initially operating under the Kitumi Small Scale and Artisanal Miners’ Association, a United Arab Emirates-based investor, several
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A Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) soldier has been sentenced to 35-years in prison for killing a civilian in Hoima district. Private Solomon Baker Bakobe, of the 11th Battalion, was convicted by the first division infantry court-martial presided over by Col. Sam Mugyenyi during a session held at St Paul
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After flying Uganda Airlines to Tanzania for the signing of oil agreements, President Museveni said corrupt officials in the management and board of the airline “must face consequences.” The president’s flight on Uganda Airlines came at a time when it has attracted a lot of negative publicity because of alleged
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Pius Wakabi, the Permanent secretary MAAIF,Juuko from Pure Grow Africa,Otoa from Stanbic Business incubator and other officials inspecting Agricultural produce grown by some of the farmers in Bunyoro after signing the MoU. Stanbic business incubator, an entity that provides business development services for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), has
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General Haji Abubaker Jeje Odongo, the Internal affairs minister Orungo County Member of Parliament Jeje Odongo has said that Government cannot simply act on requests to release suspects being held in relation to the 2021 election. Odongo was asked by journalists at Parliament on the calls by the former Mufti
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