Prices of food commodities in Karamoja sub region has gone up after traders suspended supplying food to the drought-stricken region. The suspension of food supplies to Karamoja by traders follows continuous attacks by so-called Karimojong cattle rustlers on traders. Karamoja region gets 97% of its food commodities from the neighboring
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Uganda Investment Authority-UIA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Federation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises-FSME to improve competence of domestic investors in the country. The MoU offers room to small local investors to improve working competence to the level of foreign investors in the country by securing for
Read MoreVictoria Ssekitooleko the Vice Chairperson of PSFU testing Sweet Wine made by women at Trade show organised at Kasana Playground As the country prepares to celebrate International Women's Day on Tuesday, URN survey finds that Ugandan women engaged in small scale enterprises are struggling to access financial services so as
Read MoreMr. Bagiire Vincent Waiswa, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs- Uganda (L) wit Amb. Dr. Avv Hersy Hagi Olosow Director General of Protocol and Ag. Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia Uganda and Somalia have committed to strengthening bilateral cooperation. Bagiire
Read MoreAfrican apefly in its pupae stage The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries together with Kasese District local government with help of Makerere University entomologists have identified the suspected new pest that broke out in Kasese last week as African apefly –AAF. Its scientific name is Spalgis lemolea.
Read MoreNew Survey Reports Further Improvement In Uganda’s Business Conditions, Rise In Private Sector Activity
Ronald Muyanja, the Head of Trading at Stanbic Bank Uganda A return to normality in the Ugandan economy helped lead to a further improvement in business conditions in the private sector during February, according to the Stanbic Bank sponsored Purchase Managers Index produced by IHS Markit. According to the index,
Read MoreBillions of shillings have been recovered The Criminal Investigations Directorate -CID has recovered another 7.8 Billion Shillings in the ongoing probe of mass embezzlement that hit the teachers’ revolving fund. President Yoweri Museveni pledged and ordered for release of Shillings 25 billion purposely to improve primary school teachers’ welfare.
Read MoreUganda Bankers Association Chief Executive Wilbrod Owor Banks and other financial institutions that have fully adopted the electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) system are able to eliminate or prevent more than 90 percent fraud from their operations. The electronic system that enables the user to verify the identity of
Read Morehe latest directive by President Yoweri Museveni stopping rice growing in wetlands threatens the livelihood of more than 40,000 Ugandans, mainly farmers, but also processors and traders. Museveni recently heightened his opposition to the practice with directives issued as early as 2019, though they were hardly implemented. But in July
Read MoreRetired Politician Settles Into Farming, Says You Need To Build Stamina To Make Money
John Baptist Okello Okello is growing vegetables including cabbages for commercial purposes Retired politician, John Baptist Okello Okello, has settled into farming – making way for young politicians to take up political offices. Okello Okello was Member of Parliament for Dokolo North County and LCV Chairperson for Dokolo district. However, he called it quits
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