Minister for Karamoja Affairs Mary Gorreti Kitutu Kimono in the dock The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded the Minister for Karamoja Affairs Mary Gorreti Kitutu Kimono to Luzira Prison for loss of public property, corruption, and conspiracy to defraud the government. Kitutu was arraigned before the Court presided over by Chief
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dfcu Bank Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Charles M. Mudiwa as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, effective 11th April 2023. The Bank confirmed the appointment Thursday morning. Mudiwa brings on board over 26 years of experience in Banking, with strong business leadership, success in turning around businesses
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A Kisansa coffee tree with ripe cherries at Ntabazi's farm in Kassanda district/Business Focus photo At first sight, you may mistake it for a jackfruit tree. It’s a giant tree, almost 10 meters high. It’s inter-cropped with Robusta coffee. However, this rare tree doesn't have jack fruits but coffee cherries.
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EU officials in a group photo with UCDA officials The Deputy Director General, International Partnerships at the European Commission, Myriam Ferran, says Uganda can continue to count on the European Union for support. Ferran was speaking to journalists after a tour of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) laboratory at
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Construction works of the hospital stand at 32% The new completion date for the controversial International Specialised Hospital in Lubowa has been set at December 2024. This has left a section of lawmakers on Parliament’s Health Committee with doubts over the revised date. While presenting the 2023/2024 ministerial policy statement
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The Minister of Health, Ruth Aceng (pictured) has revealed that there are no funds for the payment of allowances of medical interns and senior house staff in the 2023/2024 Financial Year following the reduction of budget for the Ministry of Health by over Shs75.417bn. Minister Aceng made the revelation while
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Traders in Kikubo trading centre The first quarter of the year ended with a largely positive outlook as strengthening customer demand continued to drive improvements in business conditions in the Ugandan private sector, according to the Stanbic Purchase Managers Index for the month of March, released today. The headline PMI
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A refugee watering her onion garden in Rhino Camp settlement/Courtesy Photo Refugees living in settlements in the West Nile region are calling on the government to allocate more land for agricultural production as the World Food Programme (WFP) shifts its focus to offer food assistance only to the most vulnerable
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Claire Cheromoi, the new president of Makerere University Ph.D students In a tightly contested election, Claire Cheromoi, a Ph.D. student from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences has emerged as the new president of the Makerere University Ph.D. Fellows forum. Ms. Cheromoi emerged with a resounding 65% of the vote,
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L -R: dfcu Bank’s Robert Wanok, Ruth Asasira and Marie Stopes Uganda’s Joyeuse Uwitonze and Dr. Peter Ddungu at the launch of Every Stage of Woman campaign. dfcu Bank, under its dfcu Women in Business Program and Marie Stopes Uganda (MSU) have announced a joint campaign that will allow the Bank’s female
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