Month: December 2024

MT Kabaka Mutebi II starts commercial operations next week. The recent start of fuel transportation by the MT (Motor Tank) Kabaka Mutebi II along the Kisumu-Entebbe route is a potential disruption in the entire delivery chain, according to experts. The ship which is said to have the capacity to carry

Police in Kwania district is investigating leaders of Ikwera Savings and Cooperative Society (SACCO) following the loss of 114 Million Shillings. The SACCO leaders are accused of swindling the members’ savings, leading to the temporary closure of the SACCO. It is alleged that between May and October last year, the

Veterinary artificial insemination is a technique of breeding cattle that is yet to be appreciated in Uganda despite its benefits. The technology which improves the genetics and reproduction of farm animals is one of the most effective techniques available to cattle producers. Although it has been practised in Uganda for

Local telecommunication devices and airtime solutions provider Simba Telecom has confirmed plans to enhance its market presence and effectiveness by improving its retail distribution capacity. The Simba Group operating subsidiary, which is also integrated telecommunications firm MTN’s lead distribution partner, is investing more than US$1, 000, 000 in a strategic

 Pius Bigirimana, the Judiciary Permanent Secretary The Appellate Court (Court of Appeal) has dismissed a case filed by Daily Monitor seeking to overturn an earlier ruling in which the Newspaper lost a defamatory case against Pius Bigirimana. The Court also directed Daily Monitor Newspaper to pay a total sum of Shs450

A meeting convened to scrutinize the National Budget Framework Paper at Parliament has flopped after a no-show by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Matia Kasaija. A proposed 49.9 trillion Shillings National Budget Framework Paper, detailing financial proposals and estimates for the next financial year was tabled before

Ethanol from waragi is an environmentally friendly way of fighting black coffee twig borer, a relatively new pest ravaging coffee plants in Uganda, according to researchers at the National Coffee Research Institute-NACORI. The researchers say that ethanol attracts the black coffee twig borer into the traps and it gets killed