Gordon Musinguzi a resident pointing to the classrooms of Gomero Primary School. The District Authorities have resolved to close it Authorities in Nakaseke district have closed a government primary school over the high pupil dropout rate. Gomero Primary School in Ngoma Town Council was constructed by parents in the early
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The banks’ weighted average lending rate has maintained a downward trajectory since February 2021 in line with the reduction in Central Bank Rate (CBR), Bank of Uganda (BoU) has revealed in its State of the Economy Report dated September 2021. “The average lending rate on shillings loans stands at 16.3 percent in
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Facebook announced over $9 billion in quarterly profits on Monday, hours after a US news collective published a deluge of withering reports arguing the company prioritises its growth over people's safety.The social media giant has been battling a fresh crisis since former employee Frances Haugen leaked
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The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has urged Government to provide an additional funding to a tune of Shs3.3bn to promote Uganda’s tourism at the ongoing Dubai Expo despite questions raised on the partial expenditure of Shs360M the Board received in the first batch of funds. While appearing before Parliament’s Trade, Tourism
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Copy of shortlisted applicants Police in Bududa district are holding two job seekers over forgery. The two, Micheal Wamula Wamanga and Julius Wafula were arrested from Bududa service commission after a tip by the service commission officials. It was alleged that the two presented themselves for interviews with documents which
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The suspected robber at the clinic door A man acting partly like a robber but also partly like an insane person was this morning found stuck at the door of King’s Dental Surgery Clinic on Mawanda road in Kamwokya, Kampala. The man appearing to be in his mid-twenties had both of
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BoU Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile Uganda’s debt exposure increased over the year due to significant spending pressures and related loan disbursements to counter the adverse effects of the pandemic, Bank of Uganda (BoU) has revealed in its State of the Economy Report dated September 2021. “The provisional total public debt stock stood
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MPs on Parliament's Tourism, Trade and Industries Committee today quizzed officials from Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) after discovering that half of the Shs360M budget was spent on travel and per diem of the officials at the Dubai expo. Lilly Ajarova, Chief Executive Officer at UTB informed Parliament that although the Board requested for Shs3.4bn
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Nile perch is on high demand A section of traders in fish maw business have scoffed at the proposal by fish exporters to ban the local consumption of Nile perch, saying the proposal if passed into law would deprive Ugandans of their lives. The remarks were made by Edward Mutebi, a member
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Captain Kennedy Udeze (pictured) is a pilot with Uganda Airlines, the country’s national carrier. A graduate from the CAE/Oxford Aviation Academy in Copenhagen , Denmark, and the South African Flight Training Academy in Heidelberg South Africa, Captain Kennedy brings to the table a strong work ethic and positive attitude. He is keen
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