PS State Department for Diaspora Affairs Roseline Njogu with Kenyan nurses recruited for work in the UK during their dispatch ceremony on August 21, 2023, at Afya house in Nairobi. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG All Kenyans working abroad will be required to make mandatory contributions to a State
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Shell Bukoto selling Petrol at 5,450 and Diesel at 5,200 shillings a litre on Monday Petrol prices and global inflation are likely to tick higher again as the OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries will hold production at nine million barrels a day for the rest of the year. In Kampala,
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A coffee farmer in Northern Uganda Civil servants in Gulu have been challenged to embrace coffee growing to supplement their income. Samuel Lagu, the Gulu Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, gave the advice on Thursday during a sensitization working on matching grant procedures for coffee and cocoa in Gulu City. According
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UBL former Board Chairman, Japheth Katto (R) toasts with British High Commissioner and Minister David Bahati Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL), on 7th September 2023 officially bid farewell to Japheth Katto, commonly known as “Chief”, the former Board Chairman, who has been at the helm of the organisation since 2018. At the farewell dinner
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Taddeo Mulumba, a tutor at the Jinja-based Ophthalmic College of Health Services Taddeo Mulumba, a tutor at the Jinja-based Ophthalmic College of Health Services has found himself entangled in a perplexing salary predicament, going for months without pay after reporting an anomaly in his accounts. Mulumba recounts that his payment
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Dr. Emmanuel Iyamulemye, the Managing Director at UCDA, speaking at the event As the coffee industry in Uganda heats up with opportunities, a group of players from different professional backgrounds under their umbrella body– Uganda National Coffee Forum-Uganda, want to use their broad network to improve coffee quality, value addition and
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Plenary sitting on Thursday 7 September 2023 showing a filled front bench (right of the Speaker) Following the premature adjournment of Parliament yesterday over no-show of Ministers, Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has said attendance will be a factor in vetting nominees to Cabinet, in a latest onslaught on
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The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Anita Among has ordered for an independent investigation into Shs9.6bn spent by Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) to teach Ugandans how to drink coffee, calling for the recovery of the funds from all individuals involved in this nugatory expenditure. This followed a report by Parliament’s
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The monthly Stanbic Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) dipped slightly during August to 51.6, down from 53.9 recorded in July as businesses took in the implications of the World Bank suspension of further loans to Uganda. However optimism remains high due to the steady trend of new orders. August saw a
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The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), Chief Executive Officer, H.E. Sultan Al-Marshad (Left), signed on behalf of SFD while the Minister of Finance Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija (C), signed on behalf of Uganda The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), Chief Executive Officer, H.E. Sultan Al-Marshad, has signed a new development
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