The Secretary to Treasury, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Ramathan Ggoobi (pictured) has issued the first budget call circular, indicating that the preliminary resource envelope for FY 2022/2023 is Shs.42.980Trn. According to the Ministry of Finance, Government will implement budget cuts on travels both locally and internally to raise
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Guest of Honor, Vice President Jessica Alupo, Stanbic Bank CEO Anne Juuko pose for a picture with some of the participating students and teachers The 6th Edition of the Stanbic National Schools Championship (NSC) recently came to a thrilling climax at the Sheraton Hotel Kampala, graced by the Vice President Jessica Alupo and State Minister for Youth, Sara Mateke. More than a dozen projects drawn from all regions of Uganda faced off, in a grueling final that
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Residents of Mwolwe village in Nakasongola district have impounded 23 heads of cattle belonging to a Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) officer in protest that the animals have been eating their crops for the last two years. The heads of cattle are kept on part of the land belonging to
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The skyrocketing debt in Uganda has prompted Civil Society groups to intensify calls for Government to make legislations to tax digital companies so as to reduce dependency on loans and reduce poverty in their nations.In the Monetary Policy Report for August 2021, Bank of Uganda revealed that the stock of
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Apple farmers in Kasese District have been advised to improve on their agronomic practices to increase on the productivity and quality of their produce. They have also been reminded to make better use of information technology to have better crop, fertilizer and pesticide selection and step up their integration into
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The Government of Uganda has finalized plans to construct a Shs 135 billion sugar processing factory in Luuka district. Uganda Development Cooperation - UDC will supervise the implementation of the construction works through direct financing from the Ministry of Finance. The plant whose construction works are expected to be commissioned
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The United Arab Emirates -UAE has barred Ethiopian Airlines from operating flights over COVID-19 restrictions imposed on travelers from Uganda. Ethiopian Airlines operates Entebbe-Dubai flights via Addis Ababa. However, this arrangement is being tested by the latest UAE restrictions because direct flights to Dubai last an average of 5 and
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The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is more effective in protecting against hospitalisation compared to Pfizer and Johnson&Johnson, according to findings of a study released by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The study was carried out between March and August this year and involved more than 3600 hospitalised COVID-19
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Medical workers in Kitgum District are unhappy over the delayed payment of their allowances as frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19. The government disbursed shillings 407 million to Kitgum District in July this year to facilitate emergency responses in the fight against COVID-19. With the disbursement, the District taskforce
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The Ministry of Health is planning to reduce the age at which girls get the Human Papilloma Vaccines which protects against cervical cancer. At the moment, the vaccine is given to females aged nine years of age. However, the health ministry wants to start giving the vaccine to five-year-olds. This
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