The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Simei Rutinampola a Banking Agent on charges of stealing 100 million shillings. Rutinampola, a resident of Namulanda Cell Kajansi Town Council in Wakiso District was on Friday arraigned before the Grade One Magistrate Winnie Nankya Jatiko and charged. The Court heard that on August
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Makerere University management has instructed all striking staff members to return to work while assuring them that their concerns about salary harmonization are being addressed. This directive was issued by Professor Buyinza Mukadasi, the Acting Vice Chancellor, in a circular dated October 8, 2024. "Management therefore calls upon all staff
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Uganda has initiated processed coffee exports to the U.S. after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between DET Importers and JAL Processing Company. The deal, a significant outcome of the maiden Pan African Congress Business Forum and Expo involves the export of 600,000 sachets of iced espresso ready-to-drink liquid coffee
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Total's oil drilling rig at work Oil and gas exploration and production giant, TotalEnergies Uganda is currently executing two huge oil projects, Tilenga and EACOP. The Tilenga project is being constructed in the North Albertine region of Western Uganda. This area is one of Africa’s most important areas for biodiversity.
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Museveni greeting some of the leaders in Busia President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has emphasized that while his government is implementing measures to lift people out of poverty, it is unrealistic for citizens to expect the government to employ everyone. According to Museveni, government jobs are structured with limited vacancies, offering
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BoU Deputy Governor, Michael Atingi-Ego Bank of Uganda’s delay in starting the purchase of Gold on the local market is because it is still building a process that will efficiently block imported products out of the project, officials say. In July, the Bank of Uganda officially announced that it would
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Chris Mukiza, the UBOS executive director Uganda’s National Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has admitted to having errors in the number of religious and tribal indicators presented in the final census report. This comes after widespread public outcry of the census results, particularly regarding tribal numbers, where some tribes and religions
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The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Monica Musenero (pictured) has revealed that Dei Bio Pharma company, is set to start exporting drugs outside Uganda at the end of this year after receiving approvals from National Drug Authority. Government has so far injected over Shs723Bn taxpayers money into the
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Christopher Legilisho, Economist at Stanbic Bank Increased advertising by companies during September played a role in sustaining strong business output and attracting new clients as the headline Stanbic Bank Purchasing Index (Stanbic PMI) dropped slightly to 54.2 compared to the 56.3 posted in August. The threshold for a positive business
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The government through the Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) is mooting plans to turn coffee growing and its production fashionable to attract the youths from Northern Uganda. The plans stem from reports that the youth who form about 22.7 percent of the country’s population and workforce as of the latest 2024
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