The Minister of Internal Affairs has officially transferred the responsibility for administering marriage registrations and licensing marriage venues to the National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) through Statutory Instrument Number 74 of 2024. The instrument, which was issued on September 5, 2024, took effect on September 30, 2024. According to the
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President Museveni together with Chief Justices from the Southern and Eastern Africa Chief Justices Forum in Kampala. The government is in the process of enacting a law to stem exploitative money lending practices in Uganda, president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed. Speaking at the 8th Annual Conference of the Southern and
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Martin Mugarra Bahinduka, the State Minister for Wildlife and Antiquities The State Minister for Wildlife and Antiquities, Martin Mugarra Bahinduka has said the Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA will continue charging vehicles transiting through Murchison Falls National Park. Speaking on Tuesday at Uganda Media Centre, Mugarra said that contrary to claims that
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Frank K. Tumwebaze, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries , addressing the press at Uganda Media Centre Government has officially launched the registration of coffee farmers and other value chain actors as Uganda races to meet the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requirements that are aimed at ensuring
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Michael K. Mugabi, Managing Director of Housing Finance Bank Housing Finance Bank has emerged as a standout winner at the World Economic Magazine Awards 2024, receiving two prestigious accolades: Best Mortgage Loan Bank Uganda 2024 and Best Customer Service Bank Uganda 2024. The World Economic Magazine Inc. Awards aim to
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Leaders inspecting Katikolo landfill in Mukono Mukono Municipality leaders, led by Deputy Town Clerk Majerani Luboyera and Municipal MP Betty Nambooze, took action on Monday evening to halt further garbage dumping by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) at the Katikolo landfill. The leaders criticized KCCA for its failure to
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The EACOP line pipes in Kyotera Another milestone in the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has been reached with the first delivery of nine trucks loaded with coated line pipes at Main Camp and Pipe Yard (MCPY) 4 in Kyotera District, Uganda. The coated line pipes
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UNEB Executive Director, Dan Odongo. With just two weeks remaining until final examination for pioneer students studying under the new lower secondary curriculum, thousands of candidates from over 2,096 examination centers are at risk of not being graded, even if they turn up for the examinations. This stems from the
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Share of Dar’s exports to DRC rises to 4.4 percent as that of Kenya and Uganda reels from trade wars Tanzania is now exporting more of its goods to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) compared to the traditional markets of Kenya and Uganda, highlighting the changing trade dynamics occasioned
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Onapito Ekomoloit (RIP) The passing of former journalist Francis Onapito Ekomoloit, fondly known as Ona, has reignited memories of his significant contributions to independent journalism and public service. Onapito, aged 58, succumbed to lung cancer on Friday in Kampala after a short illness. His legacy as a committed advocate for
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