Victoria Ssekitooleko the Vice Chairperson of PSFU testing Sweet Wine made by women at Trade show organised at Kasana Playground As the country prepares to celebrate International Women's Day on Tuesday, URN survey finds that Ugandan women engaged in small scale enterprises are struggling to access financial services so as
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Mr. Bagiire Vincent Waiswa, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs- Uganda (L) wit Amb. Dr. Avv Hersy Hagi Olosow Director General of Protocol and Ag. Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia Uganda and Somalia have committed to strengthening bilateral cooperation. Bagiire
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African apefly in its pupae stage The Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries together with Kasese District local government with help of Makerere University entomologists have identified the suspected new pest that broke out in Kasese last week as African apefly –AAF. Its scientific name is Spalgis lemolea.
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Billions of shillings have been recovered The Criminal Investigations Directorate -CID has recovered another 7.8 Billion Shillings in the ongoing probe of mass embezzlement that hit the teachers’ revolving fund. President Yoweri Museveni pledged and ordered for release of Shillings 25 billion purposely to improve primary school teachers’ welfare.
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Uganda Bankers Association Chief Executive Wilbrod Owor Banks and other financial institutions that have fully adopted the electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) system are able to eliminate or prevent more than 90 percent fraud from their operations. The electronic system that enables the user to verify the identity of
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he latest directive by President Yoweri Museveni stopping rice growing in wetlands threatens the livelihood of more than 40,000 Ugandans, mainly farmers, but also processors and traders. Museveni recently heightened his opposition to the practice with directives issued as early as 2019, though they were hardly implemented. But in July
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Frans Hiemstra (L), General Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa, Uber and Innocent Muhangi (C), CEO, Uganda Driving Standards Agency, giving a boda boda rider a certificate and safety gear Uber has announced a partnership with Uganda Driving Standards Agency to provide training for UberBoda driver-partners on road and vehicle safety. The initiative is part of
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Dr. Baterana Byarugaba, the embattled Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital has been interdicted. This is contained in a March 2, 2022 letter issued by the Health Ministry Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine. She has asked Dr. Baterana to hand over the office to his deputy, Dr. Rosemary Byanyima,
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The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will pay 50 Billion Shillings every week for the first five months to beneficiaries of the midterm access. This was revealed on Thursday by Betty Amongi the Minister for Gender, Labor, and Social Development while announcing the guidelines, regulations, and processes of receiving their
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Members of Parliament joined the Deputy Speaker Anita Among in protesting a ban imposed on travels both in land and abroad, saying the decision interferes with Parliament’s legislative and oversight mandate. The protest by lawmakers took place during today’s plenary where Deputy Speaker informed lawmakers that the Ministry of Finance had
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