Lubowa Hospital under construction/ URN photo The planned visit to Lubowa hospital site by the Public Accounts Committee on Friday flopped again following a request by Speaker Among to have the visit postponed until a new date is set by the proprietors of the facility. The revelation was made by
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Robinah Nabbanja, Prime Minister inspects briquettes during the Intellectual Property Day Exhibition held at the URSB Headquarters in Kampala. Looking on is Norbert Mao, Minister of Justice & Constitutional Affairs (left), URSB Board Chairman, Ambassador Francis Butagira (right), UNDP Resident Representative, Ms. Nwanne Vwede-Obahor, Registrar General, Mercy K. Kainobwisho and
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Holy Cross Lake View SS students celebrate In a clash of intellect and creativity, Uganda's top schools are primed to vie for supremacy in the Stanbic National Schools Championship (NSC), now in its ninth season. With the stage set and the stakes high, the nation's brightest minds are gearing up
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The Ministry of ICT & National Guidance wants taxes on ICT related devices reduced The Ministry of ICT is in talks with the Ministry of Finance to reduce taxes on IT related devices that are used to drive innovations and digital skilling of the young people who are mostly in low
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Coffee is Uganda's leading cash crop and a top foreign exchange earner By Ian Clerk I have now left London (and the cold weather) and am back in Uganda. I met all kinds of interesting people in the coffee sector at the London Coffee Festival and also had the opportunity
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Ernest Rubondo (Left), the PAU ED and Wallace Pescarini, the President of SLB Offshore Atlantic Basin flanked by Nyombi Alex -Director Production at the PAU Ernest Rubondo, the Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda, has commended SLB (formerly known as Schlumberger) for its efforts in advancing women in Science and
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The event was graced by State Minister for Higher Education, John C. Muyingo (2nd Right), Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa (3rd Right) The Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, has commended King Ceasor University for its commitment to excellence in education, particularly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Speaking at the university's
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John Musinguzi, the URA Commissioner General The media has been awash with stories of traders in downtown Kampala protesting against the implementation of URA’s Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System (EFRIS) and what they allege as double taxation of Value Added Tax (VAT). The traders claim that they pay VAT
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Minister Muhoozi presenting a statement on Luzira relocation Gen. David Muhoozi, the Minister of State for Internal Affairs has clashed with MPs over the impending relocation of Luzira prisions. Minister Muhoozi defended the proposal to relocate Luzira Prisons to pave way for the construction of a conference, saying the investor
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Finance Minister Kasaija (L) receiving the report from EOC Chairperson, Sofia Nalule Juuko Most of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies plans as well as budgets are not aligned to the National Development Plan III, the Equal Opportunities Commission, (EOC) has said. Sofia Nalule Juuko, the EOC Chairperson made the revelation
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