Cattle in a community Kraal in Adilang Town Council in Agago district set up for curbing cattle theft by suspected Karimojong warriors. The government will pay 5 million shillings in cash to each household in Northern Uganda, instead of distributing live cattle to conflict-affected regions. The decision was taken during
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Mukesh Shukla appearing before the Parliament's select committee Businessman Shukla Muskesh and his businesses, Shumuk Springs Development Ltd, Springs International Development Hotel Ltd and Shumuk Financial Services Ltd have been illegally occupying part of Shumuk House, the High Court Commercial Division has ruled. This follows a protracted legal battle between
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President Yoweri Museveni and First Lady, Janet Kataha Museveni inspecting the stadium during its official commissioning President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday commissioned the 20,000-seater Hoima City Stadium in the Bunyoro sub-region, declaring it a clear signal of Uganda’s readiness to host major regional, continental, and international sports events. The
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By Emmy Hashakimana - Managing Director at Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda The phrase “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” is often quoted by writers, consultants and organisational culture experts. As I settled into my role at the helm of Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU), I found this statement both true and profound. Strategies
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With funding (Shs850bn) from World Bank, the GoU is continuing to use the PSFU-implemented GROW project to avail low-cost loans (at just 10% interest per annum) to hundreds of female entrepreneurs to enable them sustain, grow, expand and diversify their businesses while breaking into areas that hitherto were male-dominated.
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For now 15 years, Mbarara City-based Perfect Touch Salon owner Racheal has been a renowned salon operator in Western Uganda's busiest and fastest growing metropolis. She relies on her 26 employees to keep quickly attending to hundreds of women who keep flocking her much sought after salon to have their
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Through the PSFU-implemented GROW project (which in full is Generating Growth Opportunities & Productivity for Women Enterprises), the government of Uganda, with support of the World Bank, continues to support women-owned/operated business enterprises to grow, expand and even diversify into new areas. Every woman-owned/operated business is eligible to (at the
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President Museveni launching the GROW Project For these five years (2021-2026) of government, the government of Uganda's focus has chiefly been economically transformation millions of Ugandan households through Parish Development Model (PDM), an intervention through which each of Uganda's 10,717 parishes is given Shs100m per year. The money is to
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Brenda Tusiime marketing one of her products Brenda Tusiime is the director of Mema Agro-Organic Processors, a company adding value to pumpkins. In an interview with Business Focus, Tusiime revealed that her value addition journey began after spending days in Kampala without making significant pumpkin sales. Faced with limited market
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Officials from Metro Cement unveiling the new product line at Serena Hotel on December 18, celebrating the company’s expanded production capacity and diversified cement offerings Metro Cement has officially launched its new cement products in Uganda, signaling a major expansion in the company’s operations and a renewed commitment to quality,
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