Guests including Hon. Thulagano M. Segokgo, Minister of Communications, Knowledge and Technology of Botswana (second from the left), Debswana's Head of Information Management Molemisi Nelson Sechaba (third from the left) and Xu Jun, Chief Technology Officer of Huawei Mine BU (first from the left) attended a media roundtable themed on
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Speaker Among (L) interacting with lawmakers Speaker Anita Among has admitted receiving the controversial OPM iron sheets but she has put the blame on the embattled Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Mary Kitutu. The Speaker says Kitutu should not drag other Ministers and government officials into the theft and disappearance of relief iron sheets
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Speaker Anita Among (pictured) has claimed that Uganda isn’t in need of money brought into the country to promote homosexuality and announced plans to introduce yet again the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into Parliament tomorrow. The Speaker made the remarks during the Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service held at Parliament where she announced plans
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Banks are lending more to customers/Courtesy photo The value of credit approved by banks for disbursement in December 2022 amounted to Shs1.58 trillion, an increase from Shs 1.139 trillion the previous month, Ministry of Finance’s Performance of the Economy Monthly Report for January 2023, says. “This represents an approval rate of 77.6% in comparison to
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Professor Eraibu Lugujjo Professor Eraibu Lugujjo, a distinguished educationist, has suggested that the education policy review commission ought to eliminate the prevailing fixation on marks and scores in the education system. According to Prof. Lugujjo, who previously served as the vice chancellor of Ndejje University and now the Executive Director
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By Nadeem Anjarwalla For the cryptocurrency industry, 2022 was a year of immense upheavals, causing governments, consumers, and other associated stakeholders to question the debated topics of trust, credibility, and user protection in the cryptocurrency industry. Overall, this has created a need for organizations and leaders within the space to
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Women stripping leaves from the tree to boil as food Residents in Karamoja sub-region are resorting to eating leaves from wild trees as they burn charcoal for survival as hunger continues to bite their region. The residents say the ongoing drought has worsened the hunger situation forcing them to resort
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Coffee is Uganda’s leading cash crop and top foreign exchange earner Uganda’s coffee exports in January 2023 amounted to 494,226 60-kilo bags worth US$ 67.35 million (UShs250.4bn), Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has said its monthly report for January 2023. This comprised 412,282 bags of Robusta valued at US $49.57 million
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Deputy Governor Michael Atingi-Ego addressing media in Kasese. He wants farmers to utilize the ACF The Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor, Michael Atingi-Ego has tasked commercial banks and other financial institutions to sensitize farmers about the availability of the Agricultural Credit Facility (ACF) to enable them access favorable loans. He also wants commercial
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The Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development is stuck with Shillings 15 billion that was recovered from women groups across the country under the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Program (UWEP). Winfred Matsiko, the UWEP National Coordinator, says that the money is part of the Shillings 34 Billion they have recovered
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