Muwanga Kivumbi A section of Opposition MPs have clashed over the proposal to stay the allocation of Shs26bn to purchase tractors until a criteria is established on who should benefit from the tractors meant to boost agriculture mechanization. This is after complaints that the tractors are only benefiting regime supporters.
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The participants in SGBV Session Work Shop in Kampala. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Lilian Doris Mutesi, the head of DNA and Serology in the Police has appealed to the government to allocate more resources to Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) analysis. She made the request at a two-day workshop involving key players and
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A photomontage of bank Chief Executive Officers and Managing Directors Commercial banks extended loans to customers totaling Shs19.1 trillion in 2022, up from Shs17.14 trillion recorded in 2021, Business Focus exclusively reports. This represents a growth of 324.99%. It’s important to note that commercial banks are required by law to publish
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CSBAG Executive Director, Julius Mukunda Civil society organisations in Uganda have warned that the 2023/24 national budget will not be achieved and neither does it respond to the current needs of the country. The parliament has approved a budget worth 52 trillion Shillings, which is bigger than the outgoing budget
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Sylvia Mulinge, CEO MTN Uganda hands over a dummy check worth shs31.5bn as dividend payment to Patrick Ayota, NSSF Ag. Managing Director (2nd from right) Looking is MTN’s CFO Andrew Bugembe(extreme left) and NSSF’s Gerald Kasaato Chief Investment Officer (extreme right) The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has earned a total
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Winners of the Mom’s Cute Moments With Baby campaign pose for a group photo with the Baby Junior Brand Specialist, David Beinomugisha after receiving their prizes. Movit Products, the leading manufacturer of personal and body care products in Uganda has rewarded winners of the Baby Junior campaign with several gifts.
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Kenyan maize millers have expressed concern over a new directive by neighbouring Tanzania banning the purchase of produce directly from farms by foreigners. This, they said, will affect their supply, with Tanzania being a key supplier of the grain. In a statement published by its Ministry of Agriculture on May
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Committee chairperson, Hon. Ikojo Government's request to borrow up to US$96 million (Shs358bn) to finance the Investment for Industrial Transformation and Employment (INVITE) project has been authorised by Parliament. The loan will be issued by the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank. During the House sitting on Thursday, 25 May
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Some of the young mothers interacting with the Kyarumba SC LCIII A group of 31 young mothers in Kyarumba Sub County, Kasese district, are facing numerous challenges in raising their babies. These girls claim to have been impregnated by workers of VS Hydro Uganda Limited, a company co-owned by Sri
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The trials for the anti-tick vaccine kicked off in October 2022 On October 27, 2022, the Government of Uganda officially flagged off NARO’s anti-tick vaccine for on-farm field trials at Mbarara ZARDI, Isimba Prison Farm in Masindi district, Kiburara Prison Farm in Ibanda district, Maruzi Research Station in Apac district,
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