COSASE Chairperson, Joel Ssenyonyi, Parliament has ordered Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to halt the purchase of 10acres land for resettlement of vendors, due to the exorbitant price quoted and the dispute on ownership of the said land in Kisenyi, a city suburb. This followed a recommendation in a report
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BAT Uganda Directors, Candy Wekesa Okoboi (L), Philemon Kipkemoi (C), and Mathu Kiunjuri (R) joined by two of the Company’s shareholders Dr. Zaalyembikke Majanja (2nd L) and Ms. Bazalaki Robinah Walusimbi (2nd R) to cut a cake as part of celebrations to mark 95 years of BAT in Uganda. This
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Parliament has ordered an audit into the cost of construction of roads by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) after a number of lawmakers said City Hall had been turned into a crime scene and den of den of corruption where deals are cut and executed at the detriment of the
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L-R: Yossra Kallali, Chaker Essid, Alain Ndayishimiye, Wala Turki, Laure Tall, Laetitia Badolo Niyel, a leading international impact-driven campaign, advocacy, and African public affairs firm, played a pivotal role in strengthening public policy and advocacy as one of the core organisers of the inaugural AfricAI Conference 2023. The conference, themed "Advancing Responsible
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Apollo Nyagamehe commonly known as Aponye (pictured), a prominent businessman in Uganda has died. Nyagamehe who was also the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Chairman for Rukiga District died on Thursday in a road crash in Ntungamo district. The accident occurred at 9:00pm at Itojo. According to Zadock Kamusiime, the Rukiga
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The monthly Stanbic Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a measure of Uganda’s private sector business confidence, saw a slight drop from 57.4 in May to 56.4 in June, but optimism remains high on the back of improving customer demand which is sustaining growth of output due to new orders. The Stanbic
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The Higher Education Students' Financing Board (HESFB) has said the Board will not receive applications for student loans for the academic year 2023/2024. In a statement dated July 6, 2023, the Board attributed the decision to 'budgetary shortfalls." "The Board will continue to facilitate in-study Loan scheme beneficiaries while engaging
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Officials from beverage industry at the PRO meeting Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU), Mukwano Industries, Harris International, Uganda Breweries Limited and PepsiCo/Crown Beverages (CBL) have joined forces with the aim of establishing a Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) in Uganda that will create a non-profit, industry-driven and financed environmental solution for post-consumer plastic bottles. The member
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Mairungi packed for sale/ courtesy photo The government is seeking to remove Khat commonly known as Mairungi in Uganda, from the list of prohibited narcotic drugs in the statute books of Uganda. Khat is a flowering plant native to eastern and southern Africa. A dried preparation of the flowering tops or
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ActionAid has raised concern about the report released by the Inspectorate of Government on the National Social Security Fund-NSSF investigations. The IGG launched a probe following more than 15 allegations involving abuse of office, corruption, and mismanagement of funds. The investigation targeted Richard Byarugaba, the former Managing Director of NSSF,
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