Government through the Ministry of Energy and Mineral development has announced plans to increase demand for the generated electricity aimed at creating efficient consumption to spur investments by accelerating access to electricity. Uganda’s power generation capacity increased from 939.24MW in June 2018 to 1,174.69MW as at June 2019. “The installed
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has highlighted the importance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in transforming Uganda’s economy. During the official opening of the 2019 Taxpayers Appreciation Week at Kololo Airstrip on Wednesday, Doris Akol, the URA Commissioner General revealed that SMEs have in the past years contributed Shs9 trillion
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The Director of Public Prosecutions Uganda, Justice Mike J Chibita (in featured photo) has been elected to the Executive Committee of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) at its 24th General Meeting held on Wednesday, 18th September 2019 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The International Association of Prosecutors is an organization
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By Katusiime Kellen Travel and tourism remained one of the key growth drivers of Africa's economy, contributing 8.5% of the GDP in 2018; equivalent to $194.2 billion. According to the 2019 Jumia Hospitality Report Africa, this growth record placed the continent as the second-fastest growing tourism region in the world,
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Over 100 Contractors and stakeholders in the Construction sector gathered on Tuesday for a dialogue on,‘Building strategic partnerships to foster sustainable growth in the Construction sector’. The event hosted by dfcu Bank presented a platform to discuss challenges, opportunities and prospects for key players in the sector. The construction sector
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The government is mourning the sudden death of Kawempe Division Deputy RDC, Deborah Nabukenya who passed away on Tuesday evening. It is not yet clear what caused her death but according to reports, she got ill on Tuesday morning and was rushed to the hospital then later in the evening,
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Lucy Kari, a farmer in Meru County, used to find it hard to sell her maize grains to millers because of the high level of aflatoxin. This led to her incurring heavy losses. However, this is now a thing of the past thanks to a new chemical called alfasafe, which
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The chairperson of the Parliamentary Anti-Corruption Committee, Mr Mubarak Munyagwa (in featured photo) has lost a bid to block the corruption charges against him, Daily Monitor reports. This was after the Chief magistrate, Ms Pamella Lamunu of the Anti-Corruption Court dismissing his application that sought to block his trial on
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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has frozen bank accounts owned by Africa Union’s reinsurance firm over a KSh12.8 billion (UShs452bn) tax bill, setting the stage for a battle between Nairobi and the continental body, Daily Nation reports. African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) has protested the taxman’s move, terming it a
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By Milly Kyolaba A critical period in the year for every parent is Back to School season. For any parent especially those with more than one child, the thought of paying schools fees to multiple schools can be a chore. All parents dread the idea of having tostanding inendless queues
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