Dozens of traders in Arivu market in Arua district are counting losses following a suspected arson attack on Tuesday night. The unidentified arsonists torched a four-roomed store where the traders have been keeping their merchandise. The fire destroyed several items including sewing machines, sacks of produce, clothes and gumboots among
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The High Court Land Division has dismissed a case in which City businessman Fulgence Kalibbala had claimed ownership of land belonging to the family of the late Prince Badru Kakungulu. The land in contention is located on block 208 plot 4579 at Kawempe Ginery. Kalibbala through his Lawyers Jamiru Mujurizi
Read MoreCovax has not been able to procure enough vaccine doses for African countries Only 14 out of the 54 African countries have met the global target of vaccinating more than 10% of their populations against coronavirus by end of September, the World Health Organization has said. That's largely because Covax,
Read MoreLabour Committee Given 10 Days To Process NSSF Bill As Kasaija Promises To Support Mid-Term Access
Finance Minister Matia Kasaija Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has given Parliament's Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development 10 days to process the NSSF amendment bill 2021 and report back to parliament. This is as the government Wednesday tabled six bills before parliament for assessment including the landlord and tenants bill,
Read MorePrivate laboratories that had set up COVID-19 testing centres at Entebbe International Airport are seeking a refund for all the funds paid as rent and security deposits to Peniel Beach Hotel. The labs that include City Medicals, Case Medical Centre, and Medipal Hospital are each demanding a refund of USD
Read MoreVP Alupo (2nd Right) with Ministers incharge of Agriculture Vice President Jessica Alupo has blamed the low agriculture productivity in the country to low extension services provided to the farmers, a situation that has hindered development of the sector. Ms Alupo said that currently farmers are increasingly facing
Read MoreGen Muhoozi listens to the reaction from MPs on the arrest of the opposition MPs Internal Affairs State Minister, Gen David Muhoozi has apologized over the delayed notification to Speaker Jacob Oulanyah on the rearrests of MPs Allan Ssewanyana (NUP, Makindye West) and Muhammad Ssegirinya (NUP, Kawempe North). Speaker Jacob
Read MoreGov’t Should Invest In Marginalized People To Reduce Income Inequality, Vulnerability- Oulanyah
The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah (pictured) has called on the government to invest in the marginalized people so as to reduce on the increasing number of vulnerable people country wide. Oulanyah made the remarks while receiving the eighth annual Report on the State of the Equal Opportunities In Uganda for the year 2020/2021
Read MoreRegistrar General, Mercy Kainobwisho addresses the Bogezi and other delegates during the event. The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), the body in-charge of marriage registration in Uganda, together with the Buganda Kingdom have partnered to support traditional marriage registration and practices across communities. The two institutions are currently training a
Read MoreGen. Jeje Odongo, the Minister of Foreign Affairs addressing participants The first ever Uganda-Saudi Arabia coffee expo 2021 took place today September 29, 2021, with calls for Uganda to tap into the virgin Middle East coffee market. Themed “The Uganda Coffee Industry Perspective: farming, processing and export”, the virtual event
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