Prof Samwiri Lwanga Lunyiigo in an interview with URN The revelation by government that its preparing to amend the land laws has triggered anxiety in Buganda over the possibility of abolishing mailo land, a system of land ownership common in central region which the president has described as evil. But
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NMS officials including board members and General Manager Moses Kamabare (in orange coat) receive members of Parliament at the Kajjansi warehouse construction site Members of Parliament on the Committees of finance, budget and health say there is a need to increase the annual budget of National Medical Stores - NMS
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Police say taxis and boda bodas dominate 3rd Party Insurance fraud Uganda’s insurance industry is struggling to deal with the high levels of evasion of the Motor Third Party Insurance, a compulsory insurance policy for all motor vehicle or motorcycle owners. The insurance industry players say bodaboda riders or owners,
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Kenya’s Public Debt Management Office Director General, Haron Sirima. FILE PHOTO | NMG Kenya is considering using funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to repay Chinese loans after it dropped an earlier request to defer debt payments. The Treasury says it could use its additional allocation of IMF reserves in
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MPs interacting with Housing Finance Bank top management The Parliamentary Committee on Finance has hailed Housing Finance Bank for the good performance over the years and the important role played in reducing the housing deficit in Uganda. This was during a meeting held on 16th September 2021 in which the Housing
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The Secretary to Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi (pictured) has assured Ugandans in the diaspora that Government has no intentions of taking over or even taxing unclaimed balances in dormant Bank Accounts or Mobile Money Accounts. Ggoobi made the remarks while addressing members of the Uganda North America Association (UNAA), a body formed by Ugandans in
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The Parliament Committee on Education has approved a 529 billion shillings loan for the Ministry of Education to construct schools in several sub-counties. According to the Ministry, 116 schools will be constructed out of which 84 schools will be in non-refugee hosting districts while 32 new schools in the refugee-hosting
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The Managing Director of Absa Bank Uganda, Mumba Kalifungwa (pictured) has called for creativity of purpose driven innovations to enhance equitable service delivery for sustainable growth in the banking sector. Mumba said this during the 12th Edition of the Annual CEO Forum 2021 held under the theme ‘Innovating for Shared Value –
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The ministry of education says there is nothing new to benchmark about from Uganda's neighbours that have been able to reopen schools apart from mobilizing and scaling up on the uptake of the Covid-19 jabs for the targeted groups.Several educationists and some members of the public have been blaming and
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David B. Ofungi Energy is a key driver for economic growth and development across all economies. It is the catalyst through which real transformation can be achieved due to its multiplier effects across many aspects of our lives. It is against this background that The Mkutano and Ministry of Energy
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