The government has dispatched 90 metric tonnes of quick maturing seeds to districts in the Karamoja region. The seeds worth 800 million Shillings include tepary beans, cow peas, maize, and green gram seeds. They take about 56 days to mature. State Minister for Agriculture Fred Kyakulaga said that the intervention
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MAAIF Minister Tumwebaze handing over tractors to the Church of Uganda. Government has started the implementation of a project that should see the country equipped with 10,000 tractors in 10 years, as part of the mechanization of agriculture program. The this is expected to boost agricultural production around the world,
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The sticking issue of the secrecy around the oil Production Sharing Agreement has kept Ugandans unable to get the answer to the question of how much the country will get from the oil and gas sector. The failure by the government to disclose the details, especially of how the oil
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The death rate from the newly confirmed outbreak of the Ebola Hemorrhagic fever in Mubende is likely to be low, this is according to scientists at the Uganda Virus Research Institute-UVRI. Dr. Julius Lutwama who heads the Department of Arbovirology, Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases at UVRI explains the confirmed
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Government requires two trillion shillings to compensate war claimants who lost their livestock since 1979. This was revealed by the deputy Attorney General, Jackson Kafuuzi while appearing before the Government Assurances Committee chaired by Kalungu West MP, Joseph Ssewungu to give the status of Government pledge to compensate the people who lost their animals. Kafuuzi said
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Kabale University officials before PAC Kabale University has defended the practice of charging students Shs50,000 for late payment of tuition, saying the practice is intended to ensure timely payment of tuition to enable the University run efficiently and hit its Non-Tax Revenue targets. The top administrators of the University revealed this
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A lab official takes journalists through the processes of testing products The demand for effective, efficient and sufficient revenue mobilization continues to drive Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to innovative approaches in collecting the right taxes. This Financial Year, URA is expected to collect slightly above Shs25.5 trillion. However, to ably hit the target,
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Many traders and vendors in downtown Kampala have no idea about the disease, how it is spread and how they can protect themselves It is business as usual in Kampala Central business district despite the confirmed Ebola outbreak in Mubende District, which is about 150km away. On Tuesday, the Ministry
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Medard Sseggona, Chairperson Public Accounts Committee A section of legislators have proposed to have civil servants employed by government dedicate a portion of their salary on their pension, saying the current practice where government meets this expenditure is financially burdening to the economy. The proposal was brought to light by
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Panoramic view of Chobe Lodge on bank of Nile River. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK There is increased interest among Kenyan tour operators to venture into the Ugandan travel market as Kenya’s tourism sector goes regional. Every year thousands of Kenyans cross over to Uganda for both business and leisure tours, making
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