President Yoweri Museveni Ikwera Girls secondary school in Kwania district wants President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to fulfil a pledge he made to the school 16 years ago. In 2006, the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) used a Lorry Reg No. UG 0753G belonging to Ikwera Girls SS to
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By Yan Carrière-Swallow, Pragyan Deb, Davide Furceri, Daniel Jiménez and Jonathan D. Ostry The sea carries more than 80 percent of the world’s traded goods, most of which sail inside 40-foot-long steel containers stacked by the thousands atop some of the largest vessels ever built. The shock of the pandemic
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Mbale city authorities have closed over 200 business premises over tax evasion. The affected businesses were closed in an operation in Nkoma and Namakweke in the Northern Mbale City Division on Monday. According to the Northern City Mbale Division Town Clerk, Martin Busiku, most of the affected business people
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Coffee wilt resistant variety The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has started the process of introducing a new Coffee Wilt Disease Resistant (CWDR) variety in the Kitgum and Lamwo districts as one of the measures to increase coffee production by farmers. Coffee growing was introduced in Kitgum in 2015.
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Energy losses remain a big challenge to Umeme Uganda’s leading power distributor, Umeme Limited has registered a net profit of Ushs139.15bn in 2021, up from Ushs43.08bn in 2020. According to the company’s audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 released today, “The main drivers of the financial performance
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A Mobius car at the launch in Nairobi in 2014. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG Kenya’s only home-grown automaker, Mobius Motors, plans to ramp up production of its second generation model with an eye on the regional market including Uganda and Tanzania. The automaker, which in 2014 pioneered production
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Irish potato production in Kigezi has declined The drop in Irish potato production in Kigezi sub-region has raised concern among farmers and agriculture experts. Irish potatoes are both a staple food and a source of income for farmers in the region. Kabale, Rubanda, Rukiga and Kisoro districts produce at
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A telecom mast/ Courtesy photo Telecommunications firm Airtel Africa has stopped investing in tower infrastructure in Kenya, Uganda and other markets in the continent, with the company intending to sell most of its existing assets. The company’s strategy of reducing ownership of infrastructure in favour of leasing has been disclosed by
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Oulanyah's unfinished mansion. Courtesy Photo The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF Engineering Brigade has started refurbishing the house of former speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah at his ancestral home in Ayom Lony village, Lalogi Sub-county in Omoro District. The team embarked on the works shortly after President Museveni made commitments
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Carine Dikambi Technology has predominantly been a male-dominated sector; the lack of equal representation has made certain tech spaces become a breeding ground for gender biases and discrimination and the cryptocurrency industry is not left out. Although crypto was made to promote freedom from repression, there is an evident gender
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