Businessmen and women are counting loses, following the Friday night fire which gutted eight shops along main Street in Southern division, in Jinja city. The affected shops were dealing in majorly stationary, sports wears, clothing, crafts and shoes. It is estimated that items worth 200 Mllion Shillings were destroyed in
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The Busia one-stop border post at the Kenya-Uganda crossing. FILE PHOTO | ISAAC WALE | NMG Kenya and Uganda have endorsed the establishment of the third point of entry and exit at their common land boundary to boost cross-border trade. The neighbouring countries’ major crossings are Busia and Malaba borders
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UCDA MD, Dr. Emmanuel Iyamulemye (Left) and British High Commissioner to Uganda, Kate Airey discuss coffee samples (on the table) at the UCDA lab at UMA, Lugogo recently. Uganda’s Coffee exports for the 12 months (Financial year 2020/21) amounted to 6,078,638 60-kilo bags worth US$ 559.26 million compared to 5,105,881-kilo bags valued
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Registrar General, Mercy Kainobwisho displays the MoU document together with Stanbic Business Incubator Chief Executive Tony Otoa after the signing. The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) and the Stanbic Business Incubator (SBIL) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see 500 micro, medium and small enterprises (MSMEs)
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The Committee of Parliament on Foreign and East Africa Community Affairs after being blocked from accessing Aswa Bridge, Uganda-South Sudan border - Photo by Dominic Ochola Members of the Parliamentary Committee of Foreign and East Africa Community Affairs were treated to a shock when South Sudan security personnel stopped them
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L-R: Mr. Charles Felix Olarker, Mr. Steven Sherura Bainenaama, Dr. Joseph Kobusheshe, Ms. Peninah Aheebwa; Ms. Betty Namubiru; Mr. Dennis Kamurasi. The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has inaugurated a Steering Committee which among other things, will provide strategic guidance to implement the African Development Bank (AfDB) Micro, Small and
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Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja has been put on spot over the alleged diversion of Shs5 billion from the Shs15 billion allocated to the Ministry of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees. The money was part of contingency budget to support areas affected by disasters. The matter
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Museveni joins Enrica Panetti and other Italians to commission the Shs900bn hospital in Lubowa. The hospital construction seem to have stalled Parliament has directed Government to provide the status report on the construction of the Lubowa Specialized Hospital as well as the eligibility of Power China International Group to undertake
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Fred Bamwesigye, the Director General at UCAA The new substantive Director General of Uganda Civil Aviation Authority Fred Bamwesigye has pledged to restore public confidence in Uganda's aviation industry. Bamwesigye took charge at UCAA today, after the Minister for Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, appointed him as the substantive
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Education Minister Janet Kataha Museveni With Uganda remaining as an island of school closures in the region, members of the diplomatic community in Uganda have been softly pushing the government to give special consideration to the reopening of international schools. However, their calls have been politely but firmly rejected by
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