Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija arriving to read the 2024/25 budget The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has presented to the nation the National Budget that is the first of the fifteen aimed at multiplying the Ugandan economy 10 times. The 72 trillion-shilling 2024/2025 budget is relatively unique and
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Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija (Centre) with his junior Ministers before he left Ministry of Finance headquarters for Kololo independence grounds to read the budget for FY 2024/25 on behalf of the President/ Ministry of Finance Photo Uganda’s total resource envelope for Financial Year 2024/25 amounts to Shillings Seventy-Two Trillion, One
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Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija Government has revealed that the size of the economy is now estimated at Shs202 trillion (USD 53.3 billion) up from Shs 184.3 trillion (USD 48.8 billion) in nominal terms. The revelation was made by Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija while reading the Shs72.136 trillion national budget
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The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, John Mulimba wants heads of Uganda's foreign missions to work closely with government agencies (MDAs) to promote the country. He has requested that officials from different MDAs be hosted in these countries to help market Uganda economically. Mulimba’s request, follows the Ministry of
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President Museveni meets the Bataka of Buganda led by ICT Minister Joyce Ssebugwawo President Yoweri Museveni Kaguta has again met with Buganda Class leaders at State House Entebbe. The meeting comes despite the contestations from the Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga after the first meeting last year. In press statement from
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The Jinja city woman MP, Manjeri Kyebakutika holds a sheet containing some of the signatures. Jinja residents have held a peaceful protest against the move by Uganda National Farmers' Federation-UNFFE, to relocate the national students' agricultural exhibition to Bukalasa agricultural college in Luwero district. Led by the Jinja city woman
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City businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba (pictured) has called for more women to join the business to become financially emancipated. Basajjabalaba, who was speaking at a fundraising gala in Kansanga central market (Kampala) recently highlighted the need to involve women in business roles saying, “Women should not only stay home and execute chores
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The accused MPs Mutembuli, Akamba and Namujju Dionizia Lwengo District Woman MP appearing before the Anti Corruption Court in Kampala. The Anti Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded three Members of Parliament to Luzira Prison on charges of corruption for soliciting money from the Uganda Human Rights Commission in order
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After spending nearly a week in cells, Edrine Bugaya has confessed knowing Bahati Kisekka who orchestrated an armed mobile money robbery at Bwebajja cell, Kajjansi town council, on Entebbe Road, in Wakiso District. Kisekka, last week attacked Maria Mbadiremu, a 28 year old mobile money operator at around 11pm using
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Gender activists are advocating for the recognition of unpaid caregiving and domestic work. Unpaid care and domestic work, which includes tasks such as child, elder care, cooking, and cleaning, fetching firewood and water among others is predominantly performed by women and girls. Despite its critical importance in supporting households and
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