ARE YOU SERIOUS: Hon. Xavier Kyooma (R) fielding questions to the Mulago Hospital top management team Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (Central) have tasked the interdicted Mulago National Referral Hospital Executive Director, Dr Byarugaba Baterana, to explain the hospital’s failure to absorb Shs4 billion meant for
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A National Oil branded petrol station. FILE PHOTO | NMG State-owned National Oil Corporation of Kenya will from August start shipping fuel from Saudi Arabia at lower prices than the global rates in the latest push by the government to lower pump prices. This is through a government-to-government deal that
Read MoreThe Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka The Attorney General has asked High Court to dismiss with costs an application by two lawyers challenging the controversial coffee deal between the government of Uganda and Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited. Henry Byansi and Micheal Aboneka petitioned the High Court in April 2022
Read MoreTuesday prices at City Oil Kamwokya station The increase in fuel prices and the eviction of street vendors have combined to reduce the volume of traffic in Kampala. For more than a month now, there has been an apparent reduction in traffic on the streets, with even the rush hours
Read MoreCity lawyers Kyle Lubega (pictured) and Richard Buzibira have been arrested by Parliament Police. This was after it was revealed that they hatched the plan for the sale of compensation interest for land purportedly owned by Namuli Nantalia at Shs318M to businessman Warren Mwesigye, who ended up being paid by
Read MoreBishop Joseph Eciru Oliach being welcomed to Soroti The Bishop of Soroti Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Joseph Eciru Oliach has issued new guidelines for the Church ceremonies in the diocese. Bishop Oliach, who has been at the helm of the Catholic faith in Soroti for three years now, has
Read MoreCuba minister in a group photo with Museveni President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda and Cuba would benefit a great deal if they exchanged each other’s goods and services. Museveni made the remarks while meeting with a Cuban delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez. In
Read MoreProf. Balunywa To Small Businesses: Government Is Legislating You Out Of Business
Prof. Wasswa Balunywa - Principal of Makerere University Business School (MUBS) Many government regulations are hindering the growth of small businesses, according to Prof. Wasswa Balunywa - the Principal of Makerere University Business School (MUBS). While speaking to SME owners at Onomo Hotel during a forum commemorating World Medium, Small and Micro Enterprises
Read MorePanelists at the 6th Annual NSSF Suppliers Forum The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has put in place initiatives to support local firms’ capacity, growth and competitiveness for better business opportunities. The initiatives that are already in practice include, the NSSF Suppliers Forum, access to finance through advance payments for
Read MoreUnder the beating Tanzanian sun, Lossim Lazzaro nervously looks over his farm. He slowly pours livestock manure on his crops, in a last-ditch attempt to help them grow. Mr Lazzaro owns five acres of land and was once a successful tomato farmer in the northern Arusha region. But now, like
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