President Yoweri Museveni at the site of the demolished Ndeeba church The Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP Jane Frances Abodo has withdrawn criminal charges against 14 suspects implicated in the demolition of St Peter’s Church Ndeeba in Rubaga Division last year. The fourteen include a retired army officer, Muhammad Kawooya, Richard Kasule,
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The newly refurbished Umeme power substation in Gulu City Umeme Ltd, the leading power distributor in Uganda, is stuck with over 250,000 applicants seeking free connection to the national electricity grid across the country. In 2018, Government launched the Electricity Connection Policy – EPC with the aim of connecting 300,000
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Allianz, one of the world’s leading insurers and asset managers has acquired a majority stake in Jubilee Insurance Uganda. This is part of the USD 100 million investment in the East African region. The acquisition follows the execution of an agreement signed on September 29, 2020, whereby Allianz agreed to
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The Minister of Security Maj. Gen Jim Muhwezi (pictured) is the Ugandan minister cited in the Pandora Papers as having secret offshore properties. On Monday, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists-ICIJ released the now-famous Pandora Papers where it reviewed more than 11 million documents from 14 organizations that help powerful
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Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta(pictured) has said the Pandora Papers leaks - which showed that his family secretly owned a network of offshore companies for decades - will enhance financial transparency and openness required in his country and around the globe. In a statement sent by his spokesperson, President Kenyatta said that the movement
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Ugandan delegation after meeting with Dubai Airport officials Dubai International Airport (DXB) on Monday October 4, 2021 welcomed Uganda Airlines, marking the first international route for the national carrier. In a statement, Dubai Airports said its Deputy CEO, Jamal Al Hai, met with Uganda Airlines Acting CEO, Jennifer Bamuturaki as
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Government has failed for find buyers for over 40,000 barrels of crude oil extracted from Uganda’s oil wells in Bulisa and Kikube districts. While some Ugandans have alleged that the government has airlifted some of the crude oil, it is emerging that all the test crude remains confined in containers
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The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Frank Tumwebaze (pictured) has revealed his Ministry’s plans to transform Uganda’s agriculture sector. Tumwebaze says the Ministry is going to show farmers the meaning of extension services. “Extension means a professional agriculture person going to teach a farmer or farmers on how
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Cows on a farm. The Ministry of Agriculture is struggling to find resources to test and prevent foot and mouth diseases in animals across the country/Business Focus photo The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is unable to carry out the mass vaccination of cattle against Foot and Mouth
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MPs on a guided tour of the UPIK Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Environment and Natural Resources (ENRC), and Budget Committees have expressed optimism with the progress of Uganda’s oil project that is evolving into the development phase. This followed a two-day virtual meeting held on 23rd and 24th September, 2021
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