Finance PS Ramathan Ggoobi The Ministry of Finance allayed fears that the agreement recently signed with an Italian-based company, Uganda Vinci Coffee to process and export coffee, will in no way create a monopoly in the coffee industry. Speaking about the agreement at the Ministry of Finance Headquarters in Kampala
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Frank Nigel Othembi. The Director of Law Development Centre (LDC), Frank Nigel Othembi, has said that out of the 15 Universities accredited to leach law in Uganda, only 4 are teaching law the way it should be taught, leaving the rest to play catch up game. He said, “The issue
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URSB Registrar General Mercy K. Kainobwisho Makes a point during the interaction with the Committee. The Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) collected a total of Ugx 45.87Bn in non-tax revenue for the period July 2021 to April 7 th 2022 against a target of 45.57Bn for the FY 21/22 representing
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The ongoing oil activities in Buliisa district The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has issued a clarification about the report dust from the Tilenga oil project activities in Buliisa District. Below is a statement from PAU; The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has noted several media reports regarding air pollution from
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Equity Group Holdings Plc Group Managing Director, and CEO Dr. James Mwangi (2nd R) and Proscovia Nabbanja (3rd L), the CEO of UNOC after signing the MoU Equity Bank Uganda and the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, to facilitate and strengthen collaboration between the two entities in the areas
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In a bid to curb road accidents ahead of the Easter holiday, Vivo Energy Uganda has relaunched its award-winning road safety campaign, named ‘Tweddeko’ and donated a consignment of road signage worth over fifty million shillings (UGX 50 million) to the Uganda Police Force. The road signage will be deployed
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Electricity vandalism is high in Uganda Ugandans caught stealing electricity or vandalizing infrastructure will be fined Shs1bn or jailed 15years or both. This is according to The Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 that was passed by Parliament on Wednesday. This is after the Attorney General, Kiwanuka Kiryowa proposed to amend Section 19
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Huawei launched its LEAP digital skills development programme on 9th April 2022. Announced at its ICT Competition Awards Ceremony, LEAP aims to help advance the ICT skills of more than 100 000 people across the Sub-Saharan Africa region within three years. LEAP which is an acronym for Leadership, Employability, Advancement
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An expert study has recommended that the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) be transformed into a statutory agency with more powers on the policies that govern tax administration. Currently, the URA lies under the direct supervision of the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, which is responsible for appointing the Commissioner-General
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Butchers slaughtering a cow that collapsed due to lack of water and pasture in Wabinyonyi sub county The destruction of pasture caused by African armyworms and prolonged drought has escalated the death of cattle in Nakasongola district. The district has been facing drought since November 2021. In early April
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