The Executive Director Shumuk Investiment Limited , Mukesh Shukla Appearing at Buganda Road Court The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has convicted businessman cum politician Mukesh Shukla Babubhai on six counts of uttering a false document. Mukesh was on Monday evening convicted by the Court presided over by Grade One Magistrate
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Repatriated Ugandans at NUP offices/courtesy photo The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) has revealed that 75,000 out of over 100,000 Ugandans living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were trafficked. Simon Peter Mundeyi, the spokesperson of Ministry of Internal Affairs including DCIC said these Ugandans have been trafficked
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Nakumatt Supermarket is one the several companies which have been put under ministration as the end of last year. As companies collapse from tough economic times the fate of their workers and whether they get paid their benefits has come into sharp focus. With the outbreak of Coronavirus, companies across
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Part of the wall is already finished, this is down at Makerere Rugby grounds. Photo by Fahad Muganga The ongoing construction of the Makerere University perimeter wall will cost more than 7 billion Shillings, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has revealed. Speaking to our reporter, Prof. Nawangwe said that
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Residents of Nakigga, Kasanje and Birinzi in Bukakata sub county, Masaka District who are fearing eviction ahead of Palm Oil Growing project in the area. They were attending a meeting The planned expansion of the Palm oil growing project has sparked off sharp land disputes in Masaka district. The dispute
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Jennifer Kalule-Mulumba, the UNEB spokesperson. The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has finally resolved to disqualify a senior four candidate whose aunt had hired someone else aka 'mercenary' to write for her exams. On Tuesday last week, an examination supervisor at Kawempe Standard Secondary School spotted a boy using a
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The EU has mobilised further emergency funding of €3 million (UShs11.2bn) to support the response to the Ebola outbreak in Uganda. A statement from the EU delegation in Uganda says part of the funding (€1.5 million) will support the World Health Organisation in its coordination and surveillance activities, safe and dignified burials,
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In September 2022, Uganda government collected revenues and grants amounted to Shs2,056.49 billion against a target of Shs1,922.98 billion, resulting into a surplus of Shs133.50 billion, says the Ministry of Finance’s Performance of the economy macroeconomic policy department monthly report for September 2022. “This was attributed to a surplus in
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Uganda Baati officials receiving the award Uganda Baati Limited was honoured to receive the 2022 People’s Choice Quality Award for providing the Best Quality Iron Sheets on the market. Uganda Baati Limited (UBL) is a member of the Safal Group and is Uganda’s leading provider of superior quality building solutions that include a
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The African Development Bank has launched a multinational project to create jobs and improve livelihoods for youth in three African countries. The Creating Sustainable Youth MSMEs Through Urban Farming (SYMUF) initiative will support young farmers in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, who are attracted to
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