Dr Fred Muhumuza, one of the proponents of the Parish Development Model says previous interventions have had challenges, with mixed results and the PDM attempts to overcome them. The planned full implementation of the Parish Development Model (PDM) by the government starting next financial year has drawn mixed reactions, both
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Kenyans are not getting stocks from Uganda and Tanzania The price of maize flour has breached the KSh200 (about UShs6,325) mark for a two-kilogramme packet, a move that is set to put upward pressure on inflation as Kenyans are grappling with a rise in the cost of other basic
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Raj Kumar Meena, the Bank of Baroda Managing Director Bank of Baroda (Uganda) Limited has informed its shareholders that it will pay the final dividend for the year ended December 31st 2020 following receipt of the necessary regulatory approval. It should be noted that in April 2020, Bank of Uganda
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The ongoing meltdown in the cryptocurrency industry could push an estimated four million Kenyans who hold the digital assets deeper into losses as the leading crypto Bitcoin struggles to stay above the key level of KSh2.3 million ($20,000). The crypto market, known for its wild price swings, has shed more
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To maximize tax collection, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has established mechanisms to start collecting VAT from non-resident service provider companies operating in the Ugandan economy, including Facebook. Collection of VAT from these companies is starting effective 1st July 2022 and will focus on all electronic service providers. Others
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A Ugandan farmer drying coffee beans. World coffee production is set to fall World coffee production for 2021/22 is forecast to be 167.5 million, down 8.5 million bags from the previous year, Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has revealed in its monthly report for May 2022. Quoting United States
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John R. Musinguzi, the URA Commissioner General Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) needs only Shs2 trillion to attain the Shs24.4 trillion revenue collection target for the Financial Year 2021/22. The revelation was made by John R. Musinguzi, the URA Commissioner General in his keynote address at the Post Budget Conference
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Fred Enanga, the Police spokesperson Displaying some of the recovered drugs. Police are holding four people suspected of supplying drug-laced cookies and snacks in several schools in Wakiso and Kampala. Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga has identified the suspects as Rachael Masanga, Suilaman Kasoozi, Joshua Ayo, and Jovia Mbabazi. The four
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The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) has said all migrant workers will have to undergo body organ examination before flying out of the country. Through ministry of internal affairs spokesperson, Simon Peter Mundeyi, DCIC explains that the move is intended to reduce incidents of people going for external
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Doctors will soon start undergoing an assessment every after five years to determine whether they are still competent enough to treat patients. Prof. Joel Okullo, the Chairperson of the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council (UMDPC)m says that they are still reviewing the nitty-gritty of how the exams will be
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