Agriculture Minister Frank Tumwebaze while commissioning an agro-processing machinery in Kamwenge district. The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Kagyigyi Tumwebaze has commissioned agro-processing machinery and provision of agro-inputs to 4 farmer organizations and 8,628 individual farmers in Kamwenge District respectively. In partnership with the World Bank,
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The Kabaka of Buganda has requested government through various avenues to help improve coffee production in the country. Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II said this on Sunday during the Kabaka's 29th Coronation anniversary at the Mengo Palace. He said that because coffee production is able to get people out of
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A section of lawmakers have raised alarm on the rampant cases of the dubious salary deductions effected on salaries of public servants to service ghost loans the employees neither obtained or are aware of. The alarm followed an audit query raised in the June 2021 Auditor General’s report against
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Oleksiy Vadatursky was worth $450m (UShs1.7 trillion), according to a 2020 estimate by Forbes One of Ukraine's richest businessmen has been killed with his wife in "massive" Russian shelling of the southern city of Mykolaiv. Oleksiy Vadatursky, 74, and his wife Raisa died when a missile hit their home
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The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has directed banks and microfinance institutions to seize dealing with payments technology firms Flutterwave and Chipper Cash. In a letter to chief executives, the regulator has directed banks to end links with the fast-growing payments unicorns which could mean closing all accounts and
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Tapac residents blocking the road. Hundreds of people affected by the construction of Lokitanyala – Kitale Highway have blocked the road protesting the delayed compensation by the government. The angry residents on Sunday blocked the road at the junction between Tapac trading center and Kosiroi demanding for the compensation of
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At least three people have been confirmed dead and several others are missing after floods cut off Mbale city. The rains that started on Saturday at 8:00pm till about 7:00am on Sunday Morning. The areas affected areas include; Namabasa, Busajabwankuba, Busamaga, Nkoma, Milo taano among others. Ahamada Waashaki, the Mbale
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African Queen officials receiving the company’s award African Queen, popularly known as the No. 1 distributor, emerged as one of the most preferred companies by Ugandan consumers in annual Consumer Choice Awards held on July 29. While speaking at the award ceremony which was held at the Golf Course Hotel in
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The solid organ transplant programme should be separated from the bone marrow transplant, an International bone marrow transplant and cellular therapies expert has advised Uganda as plans to establish this tertiary health service in the country are underway. Dr. Gaurav Kharya, the Director Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy at
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A section of the recruited technical staff in Namisindwa district have raised complaints against the Chief Administrative Officer for failing to register them on the district payroll since they were recruited. The over 20 staff members mainly Assistant Agricultural Officers and Assistant Animal husbandry officers commonly known as Extension workers
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