Parliament has passed a motion commending the Japanese Government through their investment arm of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the commendable contribution towards the development of Uganda. This followed a motion tabled by Charles Onen (Gulu East) seeking Parliament to commend JICA for the commendable contribution towards the development
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Electoral Commission Spokesperson, Paul Bukenya, Polling in by-elections to fill two hundred and one (201) vacant Chairperson and Councillor positions in various Local Government Councils countrywide takes place today, Thursday 16th December 2021. According to Electoral Commission Spokesperson, Paul Bukenya, the vacant positions include the District (LC.V) Chairperson, Kayunga, and
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By Vitor Gaspar, Paulo Medas, and Roberto Perrelli Policymakers must strike the right balance in the face of high debt and rising inflation. In 2020, we observed the largest one-year debt surge since World War II, with global debt rising to $226 trillion as the world was hit by a global health crisis
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UCDA legal manager, Eunice Kabibi addressing the coffee sub sector stakeholders at Peaceful Gardens in Nakaseke on Wednesday Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has started a countrywide sensitisation drive of coffee farmers on the new law – the National Coffee Act No. 17 of 2021. The Act repealed and replaced
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Government has tabled a proposal seeking approval of Parliament to borrow USD 108,323,942 (Shs384.98bn) to construct oil roads. The motion was tabled by Thomas Tayebwa (Government Chief Whip) who informed Parliament that the funds are going to be borrowed from China Construction Bank Corporation and will go towards the construction of
Read MoreStanbic Bank customers who pay using their debit or credit Visa cards when shopping during this festive season, stand a chance of winning big daily and weekly cash prizes in a new promo dubbed “Kiri Heavy-this Christmas.” The promo which runs through December 31 will see over 600 customers win Ugx50, 000 in daily prizes and up to Ugx1Million in weekly cash prizes. It targets customers who do online or offline shopping but use their Visa debit or credit cards to pay for their shopping bills. “Cashless payments are not
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Captain Phillip Ssebunya (pictured) is a Captain at Uganda Airlines. He graduated from the East African Civil Aviation Academy in 2009 with a commercial pilots license, getting his first break in Aviation with Auric Air based in Mwanza Tanzania on the Cessna Caravan 208 in 2010. He went on to fly in general aviation for
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Housing Finance Bank team pose with CRANE children after handing over the hampers Housing Finance Bank has handed over 60 Christmas food hampers to the Children at Risk Action Network (CRANE) as a contribution to their ongoing initiative that aims at supporting 500 children by offering them hampers of assorted
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A photo montage of Kabuleta and Museveni The locals of Sebei Sub region have resolved to drag President Yoweri Museveni along with his government to the East African Court of Justice over illegal land evictions and failed compensation. The mineral-rich region is made of three districts namely;-Kween, Bukwo and Kapchorwa.
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Minister Rwamirama (2nd Left) launching the fertilizer distribution programme in Bunyoro The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has launched fertilizer distribution under the coffee rehabilitation programme in Bunyoro region in a move that will see under productive and old coffee become more productive. In Western Uganda, the programme will
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