David B. Ofungi Energy is a key driver for economic growth and development across all economies. It is the catalyst through which real transformation can be achieved due to its multiplier effects across many aspects of our lives. It is against this background that The Mkutano and Ministry of Energy
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Workers MPs have expressed doubts regarding a decision taken by Speaker Jacob Oulanyah (pictured) to collapse the National Social Security Bill, 2019 -NSSF Bill that had been passed by the Tenth Parliament. On Thursday last week, Oulanyah guided the House that all business of the Tenth Parliament that remained incomplete,
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State Minister for Health Margaret Muhanga standing beside Ambassador Natalie. They witnessed the delivery of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines Uganda has received a consignment of more than 1.6 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine thanks to a donation by the United States government. This is the second consignment of COVID-19
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The Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda (IRA) has published industry performance for the period April-June 2021 (Q2) with Bancassurance recording a 54% growth dominated by Stanbic Bank Uganda which consolidated its market-share to 21.2% from 19.1 between January and March. According to IRA, the insurance industry registered impressive growth in
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Jenkins Joel Kabi In the Bible, there is a story of the stone that was rejected by the builder but later became the cornerstone. This is exactly the story of Jenkins Joel Kabi, 19, a student who was rejected at Uganda Martyrs' SS Namugongo for poor performance but ended up
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Hellen Adoa, the State Minister in Charge Fisheries The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has linked the poor quality of fish to the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020 and flooding. Hellen Adoa, the State Minister in Charge Fisheries made this revelation in a media address at the
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The Kiira region election officer, Emmanuel Matsiko has said that the Electoral Commission-EC will blacklist all their staff implicated in election malpractice related tendencies. Speaking to political leaders and civil society organization-CSO actors, during the post-election evaluation meeting held at Iganga district headquarters last Friday, Matsiko said that they have
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The Secretary to Treasury, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Ramathan Ggoobi (pictured) has issued the first budget call circular, indicating that the preliminary resource envelope for FY 2022/2023 is Shs.42.980Trn. According to the Ministry of Finance, Government will implement budget cuts on travels both locally and internally to raise
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Guest of Honor, Vice President Jessica Alupo, Stanbic Bank CEO Anne Juuko pose for a picture with some of the participating students and teachers The 6th Edition of the Stanbic National Schools Championship (NSC) recently came to a thrilling climax at the Sheraton Hotel Kampala, graced by the Vice President Jessica Alupo and State Minister for Youth, Sara Mateke. More than a dozen projects drawn from all regions of Uganda faced off, in a grueling final that
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Residents of Mwolwe village in Nakasongola district have impounded 23 heads of cattle belonging to a Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) officer in protest that the animals have been eating their crops for the last two years. The heads of cattle are kept on part of the land belonging to
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