The Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka The Attorney General has asked High Court to dismiss with costs an application by two lawyers challenging the controversial coffee deal between the government of Uganda and Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited. Henry Byansi and Micheal Aboneka petitioned the High Court in April 2022
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Tuesday prices at City Oil Kamwokya station The increase in fuel prices and the eviction of street vendors have combined to reduce the volume of traffic in Kampala. For more than a month now, there has been an apparent reduction in traffic on the streets, with even the rush hours
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Nasser Mutesasira (Right), the brain behind Sipi Hills Coffee, tasting coffee inside his lab Organic farming, an environmentally friendly system of farming which uses pesticides and fertilizers of organic origin such as compost manure, is slowly picking up globally and, in the process, helping farmers to earn premium prices. Certified
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City lawyers Kyle Lubega (pictured) and Richard Buzibira have been arrested by Parliament Police. This was after it was revealed that they hatched the plan for the sale of compensation interest for land purportedly owned by Namuli Nantalia at Shs318M to businessman Warren Mwesigye, who ended up being paid by
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Bishop Joseph Eciru Oliach being welcomed to Soroti The Bishop of Soroti Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Joseph Eciru Oliach has issued new guidelines for the Church ceremonies in the diocese. Bishop Oliach, who has been at the helm of the Catholic faith in Soroti for three years now, has
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Cuba minister in a group photo with Museveni President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda and Cuba would benefit a great deal if they exchanged each other’s goods and services. Museveni made the remarks while meeting with a Cuban delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez. In
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Prof. Wasswa Balunywa - Principal of Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Many government regulations are hindering the growth of small businesses, according to Prof. Wasswa Balunywa - the Principal of Makerere University Business School (MUBS). While speaking to SME owners at Onomo Hotel during a forum commemorating World Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises
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Finance PS, Ramatha Ggoobi Uganda’s GDP growth rate is expected to be at between 9 and 10% in five years. This was revealed by Ramathan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary - Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development at the 3rd Annual National Content Conference happening at Serena Hotel in Kampala.
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Panelists at the 6th Annual NSSF Suppliers Forum The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has put in place initiatives to support local firms’ capacity, growth and competitiveness for better business opportunities. The initiatives that are already in practice include, the NSSF Suppliers Forum, access to finance through advance payments for
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Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa addressing participants at the Conference. Energy and Mineral Development Minister, Ruth Nankabirwa, has tasked the oil and gas stakeholders to ensure that the country’s first oil flows out of the ground by June 2025. Nankabirwa was Tuesday morning speaking at the opening of the 3rd Annual
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