L. Kijjanebarola in which the government has delayed to restock Nile tilapia The proposed restocking of Lake Kijjanebarola with Tilapia to boost fish production in Rakai district has stalled for nine years. In 2013, President, Yoweri Museveni directed the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal, Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF) to restock Lake
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Captain Clive Okoth (pictured above) is a decorated pilot working with Uganda Airlines. Captain Okoth graduated from the East African Civil Aviation Academy in 2007 with a Commercial Pilots License. He went on to join Air Uganda initially as a First Officer on the MD 87, then on the CRJ200 before checking out as
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On 14th November 2021, Amb. Kintu Nyago, Uganda’s Ag. High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa led a Team of Ugandan Companies to Durban to participate in the second edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2021.The Ag. High Commissioner was accompanied by his staff; Sarah Nakamya - Counselor
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East African Community flags The East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers has recommended the admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the East African Community. The decision follows DRC’s request to join the block that was followed by the EAC technical expert’s successful verification of the readiness of
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Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga addressing journalists At least 80 children have been rescued by the counter terror security teams through raiding suspected terror recruitment centers since last week, according to Police.The joint Anti-Terrorism Task force and the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence raided some of the suspected recruitment home centers in Kalule-in
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Medical workers demonstrate how pre-mature babies are handled to survive Uganda is to get its first Human Milk Bank. The facility to be hosted by Nsambya Hospital will also be the second in East Africa with one in Kenya. The 3.5 Billion Shillings innovation is being mooted as a solution
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Illegal miners will be fined Shs2bn and jailed 10years if found guilty of mining minerals without licence from Government, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has proposed. This is contained in The Mining and Minerals Bill 2021 that was tabled before Parliament and sent to Environment and Natural Resources
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NSSF Managing Director, Richard Byarugaba explaining NSSF performance recently National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has won Gold and two Silver accolades at the International Customer Experience awards 2021, held in London, United Kingdom last evening. The Fund was recognized as a Gold winner in the category of Best Use of
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Faridah Nalubega - Manager Cards and Money Transfers, dfcu Bank As part of a new offers campaign, dfcu Bank customers are set to enjoy a myriad of exclusive deals, offers and benefits when they transact with their dfcu Bank VISA Cards to pay for goods and services at select outlets across Uganda.
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Michael Atingi-Ego, the BoU Deputy Governor The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has asked all Supervised Financial Institutions (SFI) to continue providing credit relief for one more year to borrowers in education and hospitality sectors who are still negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The credit relief measures that the BoU
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