Government through the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economics Development is preparing to table a supplementary budget of up to Shillings 300 billion to fund the extensive food growth project with the aim of fighting food insecurity in the country. As a means of eradicating food insecurity, the government adopted
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Economics lecturer and analyst, Dr. Fred Muhumuza Experts have faulted the government for using statistics that do not give the real picture of the state of affairs to define the performance of the economy. An example is the Debt-to-GDP ratio that the government uses to determine the safety and strength
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Coffee-growing counties in Kenya have moved to court seeking to quash regulations published in June, which assigned some licensing roles to the national government. The Council of Governors (CoG) argue in a petition that other than clawing back on devolved functions, the amendments that were published on June 9 by
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The East African Crude Oil Pipeline secured lead insurers within the country with the approval of the Insurance Regulatory Authority-IRA. The IRA Chief Executive Officer, KaddunabbiIbrahimLubega told journalists in Kampala, that the insurance question around the project was already resolved. While there have been global campaigns urging international Insurance firms from insuring
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Soroti Fruit Factory has acquired five more acres of land for its expansion following an outcry from farmers over the limited production capacity. The land acquisition is geared towards addressing limited production in the next three years. By the time of its establishment in 2019, statistics suggested that Teso sub-region
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The largest markets for rhino horns are in China and Vietnam A court in New York has sentenced a Ugandan resident to more than five years in prison for conspiring to traffic millions of dollars worth of rhino horns and elephant ivory. Moazu Kromah was extradited from Uganda to the
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An Ethiopian Airlines plane. Two Ethiopian Airlines pilots that arrived at their destination while still cruising at more than 30,000 feet in the air have been suspended by the carrier. This is according to an airline official, who said they were suspended to pave way for investigations after their
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Minister Nankabirwa said the power house flooded Lawmakers have said that corruption and connivance are to blame for the shutdown of Isimba hydropower plant. The Members of Parliament were responding to the statement by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa on the emergency shutdown of
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ASP Faridah Nampiima The Uganda police force will get 15 per cent of the total amount of money collected in traffic penalties. The increment from the current five per cent will be contained in a statutory instrument expected to be issued by the Ministry of Finance, before the end
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Isimba Dam was commissioned with over 700 snags or defects. As the debate on load shedding continues, the likely disasters of operating a defective dam have been under-looked The suspension of operations at Isimba Dam is raising questions about its safety amidst the glaring defects discovered before its commissioning
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