Cartels formed by major sugar millers are exploiting desperate farmers by defrauding them of billions of shillings under the watch of the government. According to a new report by the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), while some have described sugarcane as a poverty crop, the millers seem to be making
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Some of the Cracks at already tarmacked area. Top cabinet ministers have been shocked at the rotting state of Uganda's newly constructed one-stop border post of Katuna while the Rwanda side Gatuna is sparkling and meticulously maintained. Stunned by the disintegrating though yet-to-be-completed Ugandan side compared to the crisp, well-maintained
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A money lender in the Kiruhura district is blamed for capitalizing on his clients’ pressing need for credit facilities, to dupe them into paying over and above the agreed amount. Several people have allegedly fallen prey to this moneylender’s actions, and the current batch of claimants has up to 15
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Households and businesses in the West Nile region will access clean energy products and information on their usage at the upcoming week-long Clean Energy Fair in Arua City. The theme for the Fair scheduled for September 28 to October 1 at the Market Grounds in Arua City is “Clean Energy
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The Minister of State for Health, Anifa Kawooya has asked lawmakers to stop the purchase of ambulances for their constituencies, without seeking for clearance from the Ministry of Health, arguing that purchasing ambulances that have been modified from normal vehicles puts lives of patients and care workers at risk, during
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A section of legislators have asked the administration of Parliament to organize a trip to the United Kingdom for them to bury Queen Elizabeth II. The request was made by Julius Ekudo (Gweri County) during a special sitting held by Parliament to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth who died on
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Irene Nandyose crocheting. She was empowered to commercialise the practice during her training in the MTN Foundation Youth Skilling Program Local startups need to focus on niche markets that they can tap into to excel for better survival and longevity of their businesses, according to Mackinon Kabarole, Senior Manager, Business
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Makerere University main gate Four Makerere University students have sued the University Council over the suspension of the guild elections. In July, the university council suspended the students’ guild and indefinitely deferred elections for the university’s 88th guild president after Betungura Bewatte, a student at Uganda Christian University (UCU) was
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The first deputy prime minister, Rebecca Kadaga, waves to the congregants. The first deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga, has stressed that leaders fighting against the Nyege Nyege festival to start on Thursday at the Itanda falls in Butagaya sub county in Jinja district want to economically sabotaging Busoga sub region.
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Kikuubo is a popular hub for traders in Kampala. Many Ugandans are ignorant of taxes levied by Government The majority of Ugandans don’t know the number of taxes levied by the government, this is according to the latest Twaweza’s Sauti Za Wanainchi Survey. Taxes enable the government to reduce donor
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