Drinking up to three or four cups of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee a day reduces your risk of developing and dying from chronic liver diseases, a new study found. Coffee drinkers were 21% less likely to develop chronic liver disease, 20% less likely to develop chronic or fatty liver disease,
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Parliament is set to close for two weeks starting Monday, June 28, 2021 as Uganda battles the second wave of COVID-19. This according to a June 22 communication addressed to members of parliament by Henry Waiswa, the Deputy Clerk to Parliament in charge of Corporate Affairs. "Parliament of Uganda like
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The new Government Chief Whip, Thomas Tayebwa has revealed that President Yoweri Museveni tasked him to eliminate transactional politics and warned that no ruling party legislator will be bribed to pass any Bills sponsored by Government. Tayebwa made the statement shortly after receiving a handover report from Ruth Nankabirwa, the
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The Inspector-General of Police, Martin Ochola, has ordered the arrest of all police officers who will be found driving their private cars during the 42 days lockdown. President Yoweri Museveni last Friday announced a total lockdown due to the increasing cases of Covid-19. Among the many orders, Museveni banned the
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The National Unity Platform-NUP party has endorsed the Butambala County MP, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi as their candidates for the Buganda Parliamentary Caucus Chairperson race. The caucus brings together all legislators from the Central region regardless of their political affiliation. MPs use the caucus to lobby programs and projects for the
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A new wave of oil and gas developments is expected in the Albertine Graben’s Tilenga project valued at over two billion dollars while the deal was awarded to foreign firms, Ugandans can still cash in. The participation of Ugandans depends on how prepared to take advantage of the local and
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Parliament of Uganda has clarified that the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah is working from home and not ill. On Monday, social media was awash with stories that Oulanyah was critically ill and was due to be airlifted for treatment abroad. According to Parliament’s Director of Communication and Public Affairs
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By Sharon Kyatusiimire(Content Developer, WMC Africa) Those who make the hiring decisions in many organizations will tell you that hiring a journalist into public relations (PR) or communications role can be one of the smartest decisions. Some of the best communications persons we have in Uganda have had a strong
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The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has clarified that oxygen gas cylinders are tax exempt. Traditional media and the new media platforms have lately been occupied with discussions about the tax treatment of oxygen gas cylinders with many confusing narratives. However, according to URA, medical oxygen is an essential medicine in
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Seventeen newly appointed ministers have failed to take the oath of office at Kololo Independence Grounds. Some of the ministers failed to appear because they are contacts of COVID-19 victims and are in self-isolation, others are undergoing treatment while others have lost relatives among other reasons. Some of those who
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