Cabinet has agreed to purchase coffee seedlings from farmers on credit and pay farmers later, after initially scaling back on the purchase due to lack of funds. The revelation was made by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa during the plenary sitting, where he asked Government to expedite the process of supplying
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On July 15th, 2022, Makerere University Council halted the electoral process for the 88th guild leadership. The council also suspended all activities of the senior common room, caretaker government, and guild leadership structures. This was part of the decisions made by the council to restore peace at the institution following
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Dan Odongo of UNEB moving with Minister Kaducu A section of school inspectors has accused the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) of masterminding examination leakage and fueling malpractices. While the examinations body and the Ministry of Education blamed the school inspectors for supporting examination fraud, the inspectors say that most
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The Ministry of Health has been asked to stretch its probe into the origin of outbreak of Ebola virus within the Uganda people’s Defence Forces (UPDF), with claims that the Army is famed for bringing the deadly virus into the country through its returning troops from abroad. The call was made by Charles
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Dan N Odongo, the Executive Director UNEB This year's candidate exams will be held in line with the COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs, Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has revealed. According to the UNEB Executive Secretary, Dan Odongo, the move is aimed at ensuring the safety of learners, teachers, examination officials,
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Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Minister of Internal Affairs (Kahinda Otafire to explain why the Immigration Department has cut down on the production of passports, which has left many Ugandans stranded due to failure to get their passports. The directive followed a matter raised by Ronald Balimwezo (Nakawa East)
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(L-R: Aymeric Saha, CEO of MiDA Advisors; Kamini Naidoo, Portfolio Manager: Momentum Alternative Investments; Heleen Goussard, Head of Alternative Investments, RisCura; Malcolm Fair, Chief Executive Officer at RisCura; Vera Shongwe, ECA Executive Secretary and UN Under-Secretary-General; Lindeka Dzedze, Executive Head: Institutional Clients, Global Markets Standard Bank Group & Chairperson of
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The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa (pictured) has issued a directive banning travels of lawmakers during the plenary sittings, saying this has affected attendance of MPs during the plenary sittings. He issued the directive during today’s plenary sitting, saying that some Committees have made it a habit to prioritize work of their committees but
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Hellen Adoa, the State Minister for Fisheries Government has finally backed off plans to militarize the lakes and water bodies across the country, by agreeing to have the Ministry of Agriculture to oversee enforcement of responsible fishing in the country. The shift in the position was revealed by Hellen Adoa, the
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Smart Applications International, Sanlam officials pose for a photo after the launch of the EDI platform at Sheraton Hotel in Kampala. Smart Applications International Uganda Limited, a biometric technology solutions company has partnered with Sanlam Life Insurance Ltd to digitize healthcare claims processes through a rollout of a web-based Electronic
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