Dr Rashid Yahya Ssemuddu (L) presenting his credentials a Sudanese official Like a mirror image of the amiable diplomat, portraits of a smiling Ambassador Dr. Rashid Yahya Ssemuddu, on various tours of duty, hang in an ambiently lit virtual patio, in his living room. The portraits are indelible time stamps, that
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Coffee stakeholders in a sensitization workshop organized by UCDA about the new National Coffee Act. On the Right is Catherine Nalweyiso, the Mityana District Speaker Authorities have warned farmers to desist from selling immature coffee, saying the move affects the quality of coffee in the country. Liza Luseesa, the Uganda
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Gabriel Okumu (3rd Right), the Okoro County MP in Zombo district officially launching the fertilizer distribution programme in Northern Uganda. 2nd Right is Dr. Gerald Kyalo, the Technology Development Manager at UCDA Uganda Coffee Development Authority(UCDA) has urged coffee farmers in Northern Uganda (West Nile region and Mid North) to embrace the
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More than seven tons of Cocoa and a public transport vehicle were on Thursday evening set on fire and burnt to ashes by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels at Mahu village, Bangole Mambasa territory in Ituri province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to locals, the rebels emerged
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Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga Detectives from Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID are hunting for a fraudster who has collected an unspecified amount of money but in the region of millions of shillings from a number of police officers for attending a non-existent training in Switzerland. The Fraudster targeted police officers attached to the
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The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) leader Joseph Kizza Kabuleta has said the poorly drafted 1995 National Constitution which gave a lot of powers to the President is one of the reasons why majority of Ugandans have not benefited from the country vast natural resources.He says the President has used
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Andrew Muwonge The Electoral Commission has this morning declared National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate in the Kayunga LCV by-election Andrew Muwonge winner of yesterday’s poll. According to official results released by the EC, Muwonge polled 31,830 votes. The National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Harriet Nakweede came second with 31,308 votes
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Cairo Bank Uganda organized a breakfast for staff to bid farewell to their Managing Director, Mr. Ahmad Maher Nada (pictured) who will be leaving the Bank at the end of the year following the expiry of his contract. Mr Maher will be taking on a new assignment with Banque Du
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The street lighting project for the 13 municipalities was below standard, the Parliamentary Committee on Public Local Government Accounts has observed. The committee chaired by Bardege-Layibi Division county in Gulu City, Martin Ojara Mapenduzi discovered this while reviewing the project. The Committee was interfacing with the project officials from the ministry of
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Francis Ssematimba, HeadTeacher of St Maria Gorreti Mpugwe Primary School in Masaka in compound gardens When the government confirmed the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda, Francis Ssematamba was among the teachers who thought the pandemic could be easily contained for studies to resume shortly. Little did the Head
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