Grasshoppers are a popular delicacy in Uganda Several people in Fort Portal City are battling stomach complications after consuming grasshoppers. During the months of November and December Uganda receives grasshoppers commonly known as “Nsenene”, a popular delicacy in some parts of Uganda. Grasshoppers are highly nutritious with 40 percent protein, 43 percent
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President Museveni (in white shirt) in a group photo with Uganda Bankers' Association members at State House Entebbe yesterday President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged banks to lend cautiously. “On the issue of land evictions, I'd like to clarify that if a bank foolishly or in connivance with tricksters accepts to lend money
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Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa (3rd Right) attending the ACP-EU) Joint Parliamentary Assembly The Africa, Caribbean, Pacific —European Union (ACP-EU) Joint Parliamentary Assembly sitting in Maputo City, Mozambique has on Wednesday November 2nd voted to let Uganda proceed with developing the much sought-after East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP). The ACP-EU
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Nyendo Town which used to brings a whirlwind of activity in the season of grasshoppers is also having few numbers of vendors. The Ebola Surveillance Team at the Masaka Regional Referral Hospital is concerned about the current grasshopper season given the Ebola outbreak that has affected several districts in central
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Hon. Musasizi (R) accompanied by the Government Chief Whip, Hon Hamison Obua appeared before the committee on the loan request Parliament’s Committee on National Economy has asked Finance State Minister, Hon. Henry Musasizi for details on the actual intended disbursements of the loan before they can give their nod of
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Uganda Baati and NFA officials in a group photo after a tree planting exercise at Bajo Forest Reserve in Kayunga district Uganda Baati Limited (UBL), a member of the Safal Group of Companies and Africa’s pioneer manufacturer of building solutions, has signed an MOU with the Government of Uganda’s National
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L-R: Musa Jallow - Absa Retail Director, Michael Segwaya - Absa ED & CFO, Enid Zawedde - Absa Customer Experience Executive & Sumit Kumar - Jubilee Insurance MD A staff of Absa Bank Uganda Wednesday morning returned home driving after winning a car, a gift from her employer and Jubilee
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Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng together with donors during a field tour to Ebola affected Kassanda and Mubende districts on Tuesday The United States Ambassador to Uganda, Natalie E. Brown has defended their decision to provide funding directly to other donors and agencies involved in activities to curtail the further
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Coffee being dried on raised beds at Mugamba Farm in Kabarole district. Marketing coffee by origin will improve quality/Business Focus photo The coffee farmers and dealers in the greater Masaka sub-region want the government to consider marketing coffee by its specific regions of origin to safeguard quality. Fred Luzinda Mukasa,
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By Denis Jjuuko Somebody who had spent half the year planning for an event with many visitors expected in the country told me that most of his delegates had decided not to come for health reasons. They feared the outbreak of Ebola in the country and decided that they would
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