Breathalyzers have been reintroduced on the road to curb drunk driving following a three years halt effected at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday, Dr Henry Mwebesa, the Director General of Health Services said while testing alcohol use by
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Ahmed Bin Abdul- Aziz Kattan and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met and held discussions with Ahmed Bin Abdul- Aziz Kattan, the Royal Court Advisor in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During the meeting at State House Entebbe, the two leaders discussed trade and investment opportunities that
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Front Row (2nd Left to Right) – Marietta Mwesigwa (Chief Risk Officer, Housing Finance Bank), Anne Abeja (Company Secretary, Housing Finance Bank), Kato Muhumuza (Dean of Students, Ndejje University) and Doreen Nyiramugisha (Head of Marketing & Communications, Housing Finance Bank) with Ndejje Angels team. In a strategic move towards building
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Kingstar General Hardware Limited Directors of Kingstar General Hardware Limited located in Hoima have been arrested for evading taxes. Both Sohil Kumar and Amarshibhai Andani, directors of the hardware in question were arrested following intelligence reports about their continuous issuance and selling of fictitious invoices to different companies. Reports verified by URA officials indicate that these
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Nakabiri with the kitchen appliances she won After six weeks of intense culinary competition, the stage was set for the grand finale of the Royco Cook-Off, where four talented contestants went head-to-head to determine the ultimate kitchen champion. The Royco Cook-Off began on June 27, giving Ugandans a chance to
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Kenyan banks are aggressively going after high-profile clients, including giant corporations and prominent billionaires, amid a fresh wave of corporate defaults that are leaving lenders with a pile-up of bad loans. Ecobank is the latest to tap the services of auctioneers as it moves to sell properties belonging to Kenyan
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Patrick Kiconco Katabbazi, the proprietor of Pathways Advocates has been given a five-day ultimatum to account for 39 billion Shillings advanced to his law firm to compensate 142 Kigezi tea nursery bed farmers. The affected tea nursery operators in the districts of Kabale, Rukungiri, Kanungu, Kisoro, Rubanda, Rukiga, Ntungamo, Mitoma,
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There is concern that the suspension by the World Bank of new loans to Uganda could influence other development finance institutions to take similar actions. If that happens, the country could be forced to take drastic measures and options to avoid the possible impact. The World Bank is Uganda's biggest
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By Jacques Vermeulen Africa’s large informal economy a key element of strategies to eliminate plastic waste Jacques Vermeulen- CEO, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Plastic waste is a growing problem globally, with up to 12.7 million metric tons of plastic entering the oceans each year1. Plastic packaging is also an essential part
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UNBS staff with other stakeholders from Acholi in a group photo The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has rallied stakeholders in the Acholi Sub-region to join hands in the fight against the production and sale of substandard goods in a bid to promote food safety. This call was made
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