Rwenzori International University has opened its doors for the first students Kasese district has received its first private university with the hope that it will fix the higher education challenges in the region. Rwenzori International University (RIU) is the brainchild of Dr. Nathaniel Mumbere Walemba, a senior educationist together with three others.
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By Denis Jjuuko On a recent trip to west Africa, some young people argued that to get opportunities is very difficult as they have to write proposals for funding, jobs etc. yet they don’t have the skills to do so. Somebody shot back that it is easier to fill an
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Uganda’s Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa (pictured) has summoned a meeting with the top leadership of Parliament to discuss how the latest five bills aimed at tightening regulations on money laundering will be handled within two weeks. This is a result of fears that Uganda would be blacklisted over failure to tackle money
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Kenya Airways last made a profit in 2012 Kenya Airways (KQ), Kenya’s national carrier reported a loss of KSh9.88 billion (UShs314.8bn) in the first six months of 2022, narrower than the KSh11.48 billion loss it reported in the same period a year earlier. According to the financial statements of KQ
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Robert Migadde presenting the committee report to the House urging government to cap her loans for maximum benefit Parliament’s Committee on National Economy proposed in a report to cap the minimum amount for external borrowing to above US$20 million (Shs76bn) to minimise costs related to contracting loans and maximising the
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UNBS recently closed more than 50 Maize mills over poor standards Jackson Atima, the Arua Central Member of parliament has asked the government to give the Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS, the same attention it gives to the Health Ministry. He said this when he raised a matter of national
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Experts have asked the government to compile public a ‘Domestic Arrears Register’ to improve accountability in debt management. This, according to the experts would also help the public and suppliers to track the unpaid government financial obligations. In February, the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development reported that there
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Coffee is Uganda’s top foreign exchange earner Uganda’s coffee exports in July 2022 amounted to 576,468 60-kilo bags worth US$ 83.52 million (UShs320.9bn), according to Uganda Coffee Development (UCDA)’s monthly report for July 2022. The report says this comprised 528,235 bags of Robusta valued at US $71.53 million and 48,233
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The Ministry of Finance has said that the Parish Development Model (PDM) funds will be released in installments due to cash flow challenges. Amos Lugoloobi (pictured), the Minister of State for Planning told Parliament’s Finance Committee on Tuesday that each of the parishes across the country is to receive 100 million
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Andrew Byakutaaga Ateenyi, the Prime Minister of Bunyoro Kingdom (with kingdom flag) is joined by other kingdom officials and representatives from CNOOC, Joint Venture Partners to officially launch the training programme for this cohort CNOOC Uganda Limited, an oil and gas company has Tuesday launched the Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV)
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