Portrait of the former Speaker Jacob Oulanyah who succumbed to cancer at Parliament's Lobby. The government has signed a contract to procure a Positron Emission Tomography - PET scan to bolster detection and treatment at the Uganda Cancer Institute. The Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng revealed this
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By Martin Mugisha According to the Monetary Policy Report February 2022, the Bank of Uganda said that Private Sector Credit (PSC) growth lost momentum in the quarter to December 2021, due to the uncertainty over a pickup in economic activity, especially as the number of COVID-19 infections were on
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Coffee plantations could be at risk Climate change is to blame for the outbreak of a pest in Uganda that attacks cereals and grazing pasture, the country's agricultural minister says. The African army worm - different from the fall army worm which devastated farms across east and southern African five
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The High Court in Kenya has issued an interim order restraining government from collecting/imposing taxes on table eggs imported from Uganda. On March 25, 2022; Eggs Traders Association of Kenya petitioned the High Court at Kisumu against the Directorate of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Immigration Services, Kenya Revenue Authority, Ministry
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A group of investment companies in East Africa have reached an agreement with the Financial Sector Deepening Uganda to mobilise long-term capital for the private sector. Under the deal, the East African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EAVCA), a group of 65 companies, will identify companies in Uganda
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Lt Ivan Manzi Appearing Before the Court Martial in Kampala The UPDF General Court Martial has sentenced Lt. Ivan Manzi, a Rwandan refugee to two years in jail after finding him guilty of illegal possession of a firearm and live ammunition. The Gen. Court Martial Chairperson, Lt. General
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Long queues at pump stations in Kenya Pump fuel prices have increased in Busia district resulting from the scarcity in neighbouring Kenya. A liter of petrol has increased from Shillings 5,000 to between Shillings 5,200 and 6,000 at different pump stations. Those selling petrol in bottles have increased the
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Ronald Muyanja, the Head of Trading, Global Markets at Stanbic Bank Uganda The headline Stanbic Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) posted 51.9 in March, down from 55.7 in February, but still signaling an improvement in business conditions as the health of Uganda’s private sector continues to strengthen during the last eight
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Died of multiple organ failure: Jacob Oulanyah. A medical report has indicated that former Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, died of multiple organ failure. Oulanyah was announced dead on March 20, 2022. He was earlier admitted at a specialized hospital in Seattle, Unites States of America. While briefing a special
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Remanded: Utamuriza being led out of Nakawa Court The agent banking sector in Uganda has been hit by fraud after an agent in Kampala was arrested for allegedly stealing Shs 100Million. Asha Utamuriza, a mobile money operator with TRINTEL limited in Ntinda, a city suburb, is accused of allegedly stealing
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