Kenyan avocado exports to China hit Sh9 billion in the three months to May, defying steep competition in the market from Chile — a top producer of the fruit globally. Crops agency -- Kenya Plants Inspectorate Service (Kephis) -- says the number of exporters who have been licensed to access
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Ibrahim Bbossa, the Assistant Commissioner, Public and Corporate at URA The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has adopted a lifestyle audit policy in an effort to fight corruption within the tax body. The revelation was made by Ibrahim Bbossa, the Assistant Commissioner, Public and Corporate at URA during a media engagement
Read MoreJanet Kataha Museveni, the Minister of Education and Sports, has said that Friday's attack on a school in Kasese may be linked to a dispute over ownership. Without going into details, the minister said that initial investigations conducted by her ministry and security agencies suggest a potential connection between the
Read MorePresident Yoweri Museveni's comments at the presentation of the 2023/2024 Budget Speech this week continue to cause debate among experts, technocrats and the general public. Notably, the president rapped Uganda Revenue Authority for what he called underperformance in revenue collections, as well as the condemning the high borrowing rates of
Read MoreThe IGG, Betty Olive Namisango Kamya The Inspector General of Government, Beti Olive Kamya maintains that ordinary Ugandans should be at the forefront of fighting Corruption. Kamya, a former Presidential candidate said citizens who don’t hold political power are more affected by the impact of the corrupt practices because if
Read MoreNew Accelerator & Fund Program To Support Agroecological Enterprises In Uganda, Kenya
Joachim Ewechu, SHONA Group Co-founder and CEO SHONA and Biovision Foundation have launched The Neycha Accelerator & Fund (Neycha) to identify and partner with growth-oriented Agroecological Enterprises (AEEs) in Uganda and Kenya, providing them with the capacity, capital, and connections they need to grow their impact and businesses. By supporting
Read MoreUBL staff ready to plant trees in Nakaseke A section of Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) staff in partnership with Tree Adoption Uganda and the Nakaseke community yesterday planted 5,000 trees in Nakaseke District as part of their commitment to contribute to environmental sustainability and to support the government’s afforestation agenda. The restoration
Read MoreThe UPDF says they have discovered 37 bodies of students who were shot and burned by suspected Allied Democratic Force Rebels in Kasese. Earlier reports indicated that the rebels had killed 25 students at Rubiriha Secondary School in Kasese District near the border with DRC. UPDF Spokesman, Brigadier Felix Kulaigye
Read MoreGov’t Wowed As Dr. Wambaka’s Master Plan Finally Sets Off Multibillion Source Of The Nile Dev’t Project
Dr. Wambaka explains to stakeholders how the RAP was done Government through the Ministry of Tourism has lauded Ugandan genius Dr. Kosea Wambaka for finally setting the pace for the rollout of the Source of the Nile Development Project (SONDP). According to Daudi Migereko, the Chairman Uganda Tourism Board (UTB),
Read MorePresident Museveni said some of the loans acquired at hefty interest rates were not necessary. File Photo President Yoweri Museveni says he is opposed to the number of loans being acquired from domestic and external lenders. Speaking at the conclusion of the budget speech for 2023/2024, President Museveni blamed the
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