The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija (pictured) Tuesday, June 14, 2022 presented the Budget for FY 20222/23 at Kololo Grounds in Kampala. Below is his speech (verbatim); Your Excellency the President, Your Excellency the Vice President, Right Honourable Speaker of Parliament, Your Lordship the Chief Justice,
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Members of Parliament have each been given 40 million Shillings, for unknown reasons, at a time when the country is riling from the ever-increasing commodity prices. Speaking to our reporter, a dozen of MPs majority of whom asked for anonymity to speak freely on the issue, said that the
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The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija (pictured) has made a national admission that lenders within the international community are fed up of his huge appetite for loans, to the extent that some have started sending him away when he knocks on their doors for more loans.
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PR practitioners in a group photo The Public Relations practitioners in Uganda have been urged to create safe working spaces within the companies they work for so as to create strong mental health amongst staff. The call was made by Samuel Apedel, the Senior Manager Public Relations at
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Government through the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija has revealed that despite criticism from sections of the public, the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is expected to commence in the coming financial year. “While there have been negative campaigns against the development
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Kasaija arriving to read the 2022/23 budget The Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija has revealed that Government will not implement any economic measures to curb the rising commodity prices because such actions would cause long term effects on Uganda’s economy. The Minister made the revelation during the presentation of the
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Since last week, controversial local businessman Eriya Mubiru (pictured) has been in the news following his arrest in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Mubiru was arrested after allegedly extorting Shs2 billion from a UAE businessman. He is still under detention pending investigations into fraud allegations. Mubiru known for
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Participants in the soil mapping training course in a group photo with officials from FAO and Makerere University Uganda should invest heavily in sustainable soil management practices if food production and productivity is to be guaranteed. Dr. Janet Nabwami, a Soil Management Specialist at Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Uganda,
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The suspended ULC Chairperson Beatrice Byenkya Nyakaisiki Another witness in the ongoing probe into the affair of the Uganda Land Commission - ULC has pinned the embattled chairperson, Beatrice Byenkya Nyakaiski for demanding a bribe of Shillings 3 billion to facilitate the compensation for her land. Dr. Annetie Kezaabu
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Some of the bags of cement impounded at Jinja taxi park police post. Police have burst a racket of suspected fake cement dealers in Jinja city and its surroundings. Consequently, the suspected ring leader of the dealers, Abdul Kyewalyanga has been arrested. He was arrested Tuesday morning at a
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