The Secretary to the Treasury, Ramathan Goobi, The government has released up to 5.899 trillion Shillings for various activities in the first quarter of the 2024/25 financial year. A bulk of the funds will finance the non-wage bill with an allocation of 3.371 trillion Shillings, followed by the wage bill
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Left to right: Avunalo Eric together with Turkish National Kerim Ray who has been sentenced to a fine. The Standards Utilities and Wildlife Court has sentenced Kerim Ray, the Director of Yamani Construction Limited, to pay a fine of 200 million shillings. He was also ordered to restore the Lwajjali
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The police in Kikuube are pursuing three suspected armed robbers who raided a local bar and stole 40,000 shillings at gunpoint. The incident occurred on Saturday night in Kasambya village, Butoole Parish, Kyangwali Sub-county of Kikuube District. Information gathered by Uganda Radio Network (URN) indicates that the three robbers, dressed
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Fuel dealers in Uganda anticipate that the involvement of the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) as the sole importer of fuel will lead to improved pump prices. Geoffrey Elyanu, the Supplies and Distribution Manager for VIVO Energy Uganda, expressed this expectation during a media engagement that highlighted the company's readiness
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Uganda continues to enjoy the high prices Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has revealed that the country’s coffee exports in June 2024 amounted to 667,037 60-kilo bags worth US$ 162.36 million (Shs600.87 billion). This is the highest ever earnings recorded in a single month for Uganda. According to UCDA’s monthly
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Dinah Nalubega, a lab technician at Vivo Energy Uganda explaining to journalists the several tests done on fuel products Vivo Energy Uganda, the marketer and distributor of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in Uganda, goes through an intricate process to deliver the quality products that customers enjoy to use. On July
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Church of Uganda episcopal vestments which have been registered As they fight for followers, different Christian denominations are also engaged in another struggle over liturgical vestments. Setting a definitive stance, the Church of Uganda has officially gazetted its attires as a safeguard against potential misuse or misappropriation by clergy from
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Global childhood immunization coverage stalled in 2023, leaving 2.7 million additional children un and under-vaccinated compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to data published on Monday by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. The latest WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC) which provide the world’s
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As the country grapples with the domestic production of vegetable oil, the government is looking at an alternative; shea nuts to address the shortfall. Uganda currently produces 80,000 metric tons of vegetable oil, yet approximately 410,000 metric tons of vegetable oil is required per year to meet domestic demand. This
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Corporations have been urged to move away from the appointment of Boards of Directors based on their prominence or popularity but rather on the skills and competencies they possess for better and sustainable management of the businesses. This is because the corporate and generally the governance terrain is changing and
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