Poultry farmers in Luwero have sold off part of their chicken and others have quit business over the high costs of the feeds. In Luwero town, the price of broken maize is now at 1,800-2,000 Shillings from 1,200 Shillings whereas maize bran is at 900 shillings from 400 shillings per
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Private vessels, MV Vanessa and Nathalie, have reduced the number of trips from Entebbe to Kalangala due to the rising prices of diesel. The vessels are usually used by tourists and regular travelers to Bussi Island. Run by Nyanza Evergreen Waterways, the vessels alternate and make daily trips to and
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Experts have cautioned Uganda and other East African countries to go slow on the implementation of taxation of digital services. This comes as the countries prepare to join 133 others around the world to implement the Digital Services Tax (DTS) in line with the taxation plan developed by the
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A number of road projects are handled by foreign contractors A section of lawmakers are insisting on having projects funded by taxpayers’ money and loans reserved for local companies despite protest by President Yoweri Museveni that such a provision is impractical because the international lenders tend to dictate the
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Foreign Affairs Minister, Gen. Jeje Odongo, has Friday morning launched the research report on migration governance in Uganda. This was at Fairway Hotel where he said that Uganda as a country of origin, transit and destination, attaches great importance to migration and that “We recognise there is an increasing number
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DFCU Chairman, Jimmy D. Mugerwa (right) presiding over the virtual AGM yesterday at Serena Hotel. DFCU Limited has assured shareholders that the company will continue to pay dividends despite not doing so in 2021 on the directive of the Bank of Uganda in light of COVID-19 disruptions. The Company says
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Azovstal steel plant was under Russian siege for three months The head of Ukraine's largest steel company has accused Russia of looting more than $600m worth of the metal from ports and factories. Yuriy Ryzhenkov, the chief executive of Metinvest, said Ukrainian- produced steel was now being sold
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Consumers have been protesting over rising food costs The Kenyan government says it will arrest, prosecute and charge anyone found selling a 2kg (70 oz) packet of maize flour at more than 100 shillings ( $0.84; £0.70). In a televised address on Thursday, President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered that the
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L-R: Officials from Roko including Joseph Kibuuka, Mark Koehler and Jacob Batte appearing before Finance Committee Parliament has approved the proposed government purchase of 150,000 preference shares in Roko Construction Limited worth 202 billion Shillings amidst protest from a section of MPs. On Thursday, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament
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President Museveni walks through a military parade on his arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport to attend a High Level Retreat for the Summit on the EAC Common Market in Arusha. July 21, 2022. PPU Photo The Summit of EAC Heads of State has reaffirmed its commitment to implementing the
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