Rosina Mutono carries a bundle of sisal leaves at Maiani Village in Makueni County on July 18, 2022/Pius Maundu | Nation Media Group Along Mombasa-Nairobi highway at Kibwezi township, a sisal plantation stretches as far as the eyes can see. The plants on the farm known as DWA Sisal Estate
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The IMF has set tough terms for Kenya Airways bailouts, locking further funding to turnaround results to prevent wastage of taxpayers’ money. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has set tough terms for Kenya Airways (KQ) bailouts, locking further funding to turnaround results to prevent wastage of taxpayers’ money.
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By Francis Otucu On Thursday afternoon, it came to light that Democratic Party (DP) President, Nobert Mao, had been appointed as the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs. Soon after the appointment, President Yoweri Musevni left for Arusha (Tanzania) for the Heads of State meeting on the progress of the
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The National Resistance Movement-NRM mobliser for Mukono South Constituency Richard Kateregga Mivule has appeared before court for insulting Mukono Municipality deputy town clerk on a whatsapp group. Katerega was arrested by police on Thursday and appeared before the Mukono Grade I Magistrate, Stephen Waidhuba for the mentioning of two charges
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Poultry farmers in Luwero have sold off part of their chicken and others have quit business over the high costs of the feeds. In Luwero town, the price of broken maize is now at 1,800-2,000 Shillings from 1,200 Shillings whereas maize bran is at 900 shillings from 400 shillings per
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Private vessels, MV Vanessa and Nathalie, have reduced the number of trips from Entebbe to Kalangala due to the rising prices of diesel. The vessels are usually used by tourists and regular travelers to Bussi Island. Run by Nyanza Evergreen Waterways, the vessels alternate and make daily trips to and
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Experts have cautioned Uganda and other East African countries to go slow on the implementation of taxation of digital services. This comes as the countries prepare to join 133 others around the world to implement the Digital Services Tax (DTS) in line with the taxation plan developed by the
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A number of road projects are handled by foreign contractors A section of lawmakers are insisting on having projects funded by taxpayers’ money and loans reserved for local companies despite protest by President Yoweri Museveni that such a provision is impractical because the international lenders tend to dictate the
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Foreign Affairs Minister, Gen. Jeje Odongo, has Friday morning launched the research report on migration governance in Uganda. This was at Fairway Hotel where he said that Uganda as a country of origin, transit and destination, attaches great importance to migration and that “We recognise there is an increasing number
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DFCU Chairman, Jimmy D. Mugerwa (right) presiding over the virtual AGM yesterday at Serena Hotel. DFCU Limited has assured shareholders that the company will continue to pay dividends despite not doing so in 2021 on the directive of the Bank of Uganda in light of COVID-19 disruptions. The Company says
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