Chairperson Finance Committee Chairperson, Keefa Kiwanuka MPs on Parliament’s Finance Committee have requested Parliament to approve Government’s proposal to buy shares worth Shs202.13bn into Roko Construction Company. However, MPs say the Company shouldn’t use taxpayers’ money on special meals and travelling business class as has been the norm. While presenting the
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In the past, the currencies of some of the most powerful countries had their values directly linked to gold. Their currencies could be exchanged for a specified amount of gold determined by its international value. However, as world governments have moved on from the gold standard, they have since developed
Read MoreSimon Peter Mundeyi For the past five weeks, the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC), has been deploying covert security operatives to arrest passport fraudsters operating in the ministry of internal affairs but the vice persists. In fact close to 20 people, according to the ministry of internal
Read MoreMaj Betty Akello Otekat, the RDC Amudat handing over some of the Galla goats to the beneficiary in Looro sub county Residents in Lotisan sub-county, Moroto district have been forced to relocate their goat sheds next to the army detachment for protection as cattle rustlers intensify their hunt
Read MoreMuslim lawmakers have tasked Parliament to ensure that Immigration Office and school administrators end the practice of forcing Muslim women to remove their veils, saying the practice violates their religious freedoms. The call was made by Aisha Kabanda, the Butambala District Woman MP, who cited Chapter 26:31 of the
Read MoreL-R: Patricia Onyango and Adrew Otengo - ICEA LION Life Directors with AlHajj Ibrahim Kaddunabbi - CEO of the Uganda Insurers Association and Rita Nansasi - URBRA Director Legal Services ICEA LION Life Assurance Company (U) Ltd has today announced the introduction of the ICEA Annuity Plan for retirees
Read MoreA Kenyan passport The Kenyan passport has maintained its strength this year to remain ninth in Africa and 76th globally, with the number of countries a Kenyan with passport can travel to without a Visa, or be required to obtain one on arrival staying at 72. This is according
Read MoreLuwero LC 5 Chairman Erastus Kibirango (in suit) touring the affected pineapple farmers at Nabigoza village in Butuntumula sub county More than 50 pineapple farmers are facing eviction from a 500-acre piece of land at Kaaya ranch in Luwero district. Last year, the farmers rented pieces of land
Read MoreFive East African Countries To Benefit From Shs4.2 Trillion African Dev’t Bank Emergency Food Production Plan
The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved 24, fast-track programs to help Africa mitigate rising food prices and inflation caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine, climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic. The first round of approvals is part of the Bank’s $1.5 billion African Emergency Food
Read MoreMPs have passed and approved the the Public Health Amendment Bill 2022 with a provision that bars unvaccinated students from being administered in schools while individuals found guilty of the same to be fined Shs4m or serve a jail term of six months. This followed a new clause introduced into
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