South Sudanese refugees carrying relief food distributed by WFP in Kiryandongo district a few years ago. The World Food Programme (WFP) will start distributing rice to refugees in the West Nile region to supplement their food ration. The move comes as the humanitarian aid agency is grappling with a shortage
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MTN Uganda head office MTN Uganda’s bold decision to list its shares on the Uganda Securities Exchange last year has propelled it to the league of Africa’s most valuable companies. The latest premier annual survey by South Africa’s African Business Magazine on Africa’s Top 250 Companies, ranked MTN Uganda in the 105th position,
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Moses Wamugango peered into the plastic vats where maggots wriggled in decomposing filth, the enviable project of a neighbor who spoke of the fertilizer problem he had been able to solve. The maggots are the larvae of the black soldier fly, an insect whose digestive system effectively turns food waste
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The amended Computer Misuse Bill is a step backwards in the struggle for transparent and democratic governance in the country, according to Human Rights Activists and Lawyers. They say the law is intended to gag freedom of expression and freedom of the media, which are provided for under article 29
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The East African business community is pushing for the harmonization of the national payment systems, but many hurdles are in the way. The East African Business Council- EABC wants full interoperability of mobile money networks and cross-border transactions and payments at the EAC level, according to the Chief Executive Officer,
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Individuals seeking to purchase or hire personal firearms are free to do so provided their meet the set criteria, the Commissioner in Charge of Private Security Organisations-PSOs and Firearms, Charles Ssebambulidde has said. Shortly after taking over from General Kale Kayihura in March 2018, the Inspector General of Police, Martin
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The number of farmers using inorganic fertilizers in Uganda is still low due to the wrong perception and limited access. Dr. Henry Nakalet Opolot, the Commissioner in charge of the Agriculture Cluster Development program in the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, says that there is still a negative
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The excessive government borrowing from the Central Bank and failure to pay back are the main reasons for the apparent lack of resources for running the government business, the opposition in parliament has noted. This comes at a time when several local governments are reporting shortages in staff salaries for September, and failure
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The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has predicted the continued fall in fuel pump prices as the global industry continues to stabilize. A mini survey by the Uganda Radio Network in different parts in and around Kampala shows that a liter of petrol now goes for as low as
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Ministers Bwino (Left) and Tumwebaze at NaLIRRI in Wakiso. The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze accompanied by the State Minister for Agriculture, Hon. Fred Bwino Kyakulaga have visited the National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLIRRI) which is under the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) in
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