The Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga. Buganda Kingdom has asked President Yoweri Museveni to ensure the return of all kingdom property in his new five-year term.This comes ahead of Museveni's swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday. The president-elect secured a sixth term in the 14th January 2021 general election in which
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A Jumia Rider ready to deliver food Online food platform Jumia Food Uganda has announced the return of its mega online food festival known as Jumia Food Fest running from 10th to 23rd May. The online campaign which was launched last year makes its return this year with even more discounts and
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Speaker Rebecca Kadaga A letter written by Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda about the dates for the election of the new Speaker of Parliament was unnecessary, according to the current Speaker Rebecca Kadaga. The Clerk to Parliament last week released the swearing-in program of the MPs to the 11th Parliament indicating
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Mountain Gorillas in Uganda/Courtesy photo There is hope for the hospitality industry and bookings in Uganda's hotels start recovering from near zero during the months of the Covid-19 lockdown to well over a quarter of installed capacity today. Bradford Ochieng, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer Uganda Tourism Board revealed in
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Creatives displaying their products during Omwoleso MoTIV, a tribe of talented makers whose aim is to create a growing and thriving creative industry in East Africa has today launched Omwoleso.africa, an online platform which connects makers to a nationwide online market. Omwoleso, a word which depicts a festival or show,
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Richard Byarugaba, Managing Director of NSSF giving his remarks. By Peter Nyanzi Armed with a Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Jolly embarked on the arduous task of looking for a job, immediately after her graduation in 2016. Three years later, she had no job though she had sat for over
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed Uganda government approached it for another loan and discussions are progressing well. The IMF spokesperson Gerry Rice says that Uganda requested a three-year loan arrangement. The loan could be in the range of USD 900 million which is roughly 3.1 trillion Uganda Shilling,
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State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Okello Oryem The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said the Ministry has long recognized that international trade can play a major role in the promotion of economic development and the alleviation of poverty. According to the State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Okello Oryem, Uganda’s exports
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The two tents hired by Parliament Parliament has spent over 1 billion shillings to hire two tents being used for plenary sessions due to covid-19 restrictions. In March last year, Parliament sittings were shifted from the main chambers to the parking lot to observe the COVID-19 Standard Operating procedures. The
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Museveni met US Ambassador and Uganda UN Ambassador Adonia Ayebare ahead of January 14th election. US slapped visa restrictions on unnamed Uganda government officials The Government of Uganda has hired an international public relations firm, Mercury International UK Limited, a subsidiary of Mercury Public Affairs, to improve its image on the
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