The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) is not happy with the pace at which Ugandans have taken up employment and investment opportunities in the oil and gas sector. This is despite the government putting in place a local content policy to empower local investors and job talent, including ring-fencing some
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Only 13.6 million people in Uganda own a mobile phone The 2024 National Population & Housing Census has revealed that 43 percent of individuals aged 10 years and above (13.6 million persons) in Uganda owned a mobile phone as of May this year (when the census was conducted). The report adds that 56.7% of
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President Museveni with children. Uganda has 22.2m children (defined as all human beings aged between 0 and 17 years)/Courtesy photo The May 2024 Population & Housing Census established that Uganda currently has 45.9m people. A majority of these (13m) live in Buganda sub region, followed by Busoga (4.4m) and Karamoja
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The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has rolled out new guidelines to curb misinformation, negativity, and indecent content across media platforms. A significant shift within these guidelines is holding media employers accountable for their employees' actions on social media. During a press briefing, UCC Executive Director Nyombi Thembo elaborated on the
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Dr. Fred Muhumuza There is nothing much Ugandans can do, but to accept the 2024 Census report that was recently released by Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Dr. Fred Muhumuza, a leading Ugandan economist, has said. UBOS is by law mandated and charged with production of official statistics for Uganda. In
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Winners of the 10 award categories in the ACCA and Deloitte Uganda Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Awards pose for a picture with the awards judges during the awards gala where Kate. K. Kiiza, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director at DFCU bank emerged CFO of the Year 2024. Uganda's premier
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Mr. Song and Dr. Ssegawa exchanging signed MOUs The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF) has signed a pivotal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) to enhance Uganda’s agricultural capacity through the development of post-harvest handling infrastructure, small-scale irrigation systems, and agricultural mechanisation. The
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Uganda earned Shs531.45bn from September coffee exports Uganda’s coffee exports in September 2024, amounted to 532,212 60-kilo bags, worth US$ 144.7 million (Shs531.45bn), Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has revealed in its monthly report for September 2024. This comprised of 504,576 bags of Robusta valued at US $ 137.19 million and 27,636 bags of
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A cross section of MPs opposed to the transfer of the coffee authority in a meeting with the agriculture committee Members of Parliament from the Buganda and Bugisu regions have issued stern warnings against any attempt to dissolve the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), stating that such a move would
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The Public Accounts Committee (Central Government) has raised concerns over Uganda’s financial management revealing a Shs4.4 trillion gap between the government’s expenditure and revenue. In a report delivered to Parliament on Wednesday, 16 October 2024, the chairperson of the committee, Hon. Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi highlighted that the alarming shortfall compounded
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