Trucks loaded with imported maize from Tanzania waiting to offload outside Mombasa Maize millers in Mombasa. FILE PHOTO | NMG A ship carrying consignments of white maize, sorghum and wheat docked at the Mombasa port on Wednesday as importers started shipping in the produce to ease a shortage of the
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Margaret Nattabi, one of the disqualified candidates Makerere University has come under fire for disqualifying two guild candidates for allegedly holding an illegal electoral debate at the University. On Thursday, the University’s Electoral Commission Chairperson, Levi Tshilumba said the two candidates were disqualified for holding a “Kimeza” which is contradicting 10 (b) of
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The evening of April 6, 2023 saw UAP Old Mutual host her Moslem clientele to an Iftar dinner at Hotel Africana in Kampala. The dinner held under the theme breeding brotherhood during the Holy month was graced by the Managing Director UAP Old Mutual Life Assurance, Patrick Kimathi and the Managing
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UAP Old Mutual Financial Services recognized and rewarded its best performing agents for the year 2022. This was during a Financial Wellness Workshop that was designed to equip the agents with financial literacy skills and knowledge to help them make better financial decisions for themselves and their clients. The workshop
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The URA Commissioner General, John Musinguzi The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has revised the projected revenue collection target for Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) from the Shs28.9Trn it had earlier projected to Shs29.3Trn to finance the 2023/2024 national budget. The revelation was made by Henry Musasizi, Minister of State for
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The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has deferred a vote on the Supplementary Budget Schedule No.1 for the financial Year 2021/2022, following an impasse from across the political divide. During the Thursday afternoon plenary debate, the Opposition vehemently rejected the 2.59 trillion Shillings supplementary expenditure, and the Shadow Minister
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A farmer can easily earn more from eucalyptus leaves than poles or timber! This is because there is ready market locally and internationally for the eucalyptus oil which is extracted from eucalyptus leaves. Prof Bioresearch is currently buying a litre of eucalyptus oil at Shs300,000. Prof Bioresearch is a local
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Uganda Revenue Authority – URA is concerned that it will forego up to two trillion Shillings in tax expenditures in the next financial year. The URA Commissioner General, John Musinguzi, revealed this on Thursday while appearing before Members of Parliament on Parliament’s Committee of Finance to present the tax body’s
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The head of the Civil Division of the High Court Judge Musa Ssekaana has advised unmarried couples staying together to sign agreements that will streamline the ownership of property so that when the relationship breaks down, they have some legal cover. Ssekaana was ruling in a case where Bigala Frediman
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The Bank of Uganda has decided not to further tighten money circulation in the economy by maintaining the Central Bank Rate at 10 percent. This decision by the Monetary Policy Committee was based on the fact that inflation is starting to slow down from the records registered last year and
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