Edward Twijukye, the Katunguru Primary School Head Teacher is hailed for supporting the learning of pregnant girls at the school 13-year-old Stella and 15-year-old Joy (not real names) got pregnant during the prolonged school closure as part of the COVID-19 containment measures. Upon learning that they were pregnant, they were
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St Mulumba Church in Idud Budaka district The Catholic Community of St. Mulumba Church in Idudi parish in Nansanga sub-county in Budaka district has decided to renovate the roof of their church that was destroyed by the president’s chopper after waiting for his pledge for 10 years in vain. In
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MPs on Parliament’s Committee of Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) have grilled top management of Uganda Railway Corporation (URC) over failure to remit social savings to a tune of Shs2.8bn to National Social Security Fund (NSSF) despite deducting the money from staff salaries. While appearing before the Committee, Stanley Ssendegeya, the
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The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) leader Joseph Kizza Kabuleta (pictured above) has cautioned the people of West Nile against feeling self pity due to the biting poverty in the sub region. He said the residents are not poor, but rather they just need to be economically empowered. Kabuleta made
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Left - Right: Faridah Nalubega, Manager Cards and Money Transfer; Ivan Kanyali, Uganda Country Manager at WorldRemit and Miranda Bageine Musoke, Head of Personal Banking at dfcu Bank during the launch of the partnership today at dfcu Bank Headquarters in Kampala. WorldRemit, a leading global payments company, and dfcu Bank,
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Entebbe Airport expansion works are ongoing The China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) which is carrying out works for the expansion of Entebbe International Airport, has sought two years extension to complete the contract which was expected to be completed by the end of 2022. The revelation was made by Li Quinpu, Project Manager
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Coffee ready for export Uganda’s coffee exports in January 2022 amounted to 402,212 60-kilo bags worth US$61.98 million (Shs218bn), Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) monthly report for January 2022, says. This comprised 315,265 bags of Robusta valued at US $40.07 million and 86,947 bags of Arabica valued at US$ 21.91 million,
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Hundreds of pigs in Otuke district have succumbed to suspected swine fever Over one hundred pigs in Otuke district, Northern Uganda have succumbed within three weeks to a suspected African swine fever outbreak. The cases have been reported in Olilim and Ogwete sub-counties. The disease that starts manifesting by general
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Amb. Stephen Mubiru, Head of Mission (C) Mr. Levent Davisoglu, Honorary Consul (2nd Right) Mr. Julius Mwijusya, First Secretary Economic Affairs (R)Mr. Joseph Barigye, First Secretary Consular affairs (L) The Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Turkey, officially launched the Uganda Honorary Consulate in Turkey's largest and most populous
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Workers of the Irish-founded company operating in Uganda. Tullow recorded exploration success in the Albertine Graben in Uganda Tullow Oil says it expects 264 Billion shillings “earnout” from TotalEnergies after a Final Investment Decision for the Tilenga Project in Uganda and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) The Irish-founded
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