Members of Parliament on the committee on Tourism, Trade, and Industries have commenced inquiries into the petition of Kampala Rice Traders' Association over the unfair Value Added Tax – VAT exempt rice importation. Last week, the traders, who import rice from Tanzania petitioned Speaker Anita Among Annet, seeking Parliament
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Prof Samwiri Lwanga-Lunyiigo's new book The professor has done it again. Prof Samwiri Lwanga-Lunyiigo, historian and author of the "Mwanga II" book fame that caused the rehabilitation of the last sovereign king of Buganda in many a mind, is at in his element again with a new title that
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Uganda has a smaller number of extension workers The Extension Directorate at the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries is concerned that the implementation of the Parish Development Model will falter in the initial stages, due to the small number of extension workers currently. Agriculture is the main
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Gideon Tembo Munjungu, the Busongora North MP, on behalf of Bright Rwamirama Kanyontore, the Minister of State for Animal Industry launching the UCDA fertiliser distribution program in Kasese. Coffee farmers with stumped coffee trees in Rwenzori region have started benefiting from free organic fertilizers. Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) launched a campaign to stump out old coffee
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A Uganda Peoples’ Defense Force-UPDF soldier who was convicted of murder has said he was inadequately trained and did not have the required knowledge and skill to perform his duties at the time of his deployment. Private Moses Solomon Omuge, a soldier attached to 37th Battalion was convicted of murder
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Bike racks installed at Luwum Street in Kampala. Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has started installing bike racks along the Non-Motorized Transport-NMT corridor to ease parking by cyclists. The two-kilometre corridor which stretches from Namirembe road through Luwum street to Entebbe road was constructed in 2018 and became operational in Match
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The Ministry of Works and Transport does not have adequate resources to verify the quality of fabricated or modified buses before they are licensed to transport Ugandans. The majority of buses on Ugandan roads are lorries or trucks whose chassis have been converted into buses. Although the majority of this
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The Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen. David Muhoozi says that there will not be any payment by Ugandans for acquisition of National Identity Cards, even where they seek to make changes. Muhoozi also says that even for the planned renewal exercise, Ugandans will not be required to pay;
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Legislators of the 11th Parliament have been challenged to hold an independent, and firm grip on its oversight function to enhance governance and accountability to restore public trust. This call was sounded by members of the academia, and Civil Society Organizations – CSOs as the institution has increasingly come under
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Uganda Turkiye Investment Trade, Industry and Tourism Summit 40. President Yoweri Museveni has said he doesn’t care who owns what business in Uganda for as long as the businesses are generating revenue for the country. Speaking to the Deputy Minister of Trade of Turkey Riza Tuna Turagay, at the sidelines
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