Justine Kasule Lumumba, the Minister, Office of the Prime Minister (General Duties) making her remarks Government is committed to investing in coffee value addition and transforming Uganda’s economy, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has said. In a message delivered by Justine Kasule Lumumba, the Minister, Office of the Prime Minister (General
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Right to Left: Minister Amongi, Ambassador Sticker and Permanent Secretary Kibenge after the meeting in Kampala The Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Amongi Betty Ongom, has vowed to ensure that women get a fair share of the jobs within the budding oil and gas sector. The Minister
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Kenya’s dollar multimillionaires have doubled in 10 years. FILE PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK The number of dollar multimillionaires in Kenya more than doubled in the 10 years between 2012-2022 after individuals with a net worth of KSh620 million ($5 million) and above rose to 1,890 in a decade. A report by
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Speaker Among receives audit reports for the financial year 2021/2022 from the Auditor General, John Muwanga. The Auditor General, John Muwanga (pictured) has confirmed fears of Ugandans, revealing that within the first year of its implementation, already Shs594.7M of the famed Parish Development Model (PDM) has been swindled and remains unaccounted for by
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Patrick Ayota, the NSSF Ag. Managing Director The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has spoken out on the ongoing process to appoint a substantive Managing Director of the Fund. This is after a series of media reports highlighting alleged corruption and mismanagement at the Fund. In a statement dated January
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DTB staff pose for a photo with Baby Diamond giraffe monument. Diamond Trust Bank- DTB in partnership with Uganda Wildlife Education Centre – Entebbe Zoo yesterday named the baby Giraffe – Diamond – as part of the partnership between the two entities. The partnership is in fulfillment of a UWEC
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A man herds his cattle in the disputed Apaa land bordering Amuru and Adjumani Districts Amuru District leaders are up in arms following the influx of pastoralists into part of the land earmarked for the establishment of a sugar factory and commercial sugarcane plantation in Lakang Sub-county. The land in
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L-R: FUFA President Moses Magogo, MTN Uganda CEO Sylvia Mulinge and MTN Uganda Chief Marketing Officer, Somdev Sen launch a partnership to support Ugandan football at the Kampala Serena Hotel on 18 January 2023. As the number one supporter of Ugandan football, MTN Uganda has announced a UGX. 19 billion
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Hon. Ssemujju Nganda (C) said that UBC is uncompetitive in the market Legislators have urged government to consider merging Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) and the New Vision following reports of non-performance. MPs made this proposal while scrutinizing the budgetary allocations to UBC for the Financial Year 2023/2024, arguing that
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Ibrahim Ssemujju, the Kira Municipality MP Members of Parliament on the Budget Committee have challenged a budget request of 24 billion Shillings by the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) for a mindset change programme. The request was communicated by the Vice Chairperson of Parliament’s ICT committee, Nathan
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