NEED leader Joseph Kabuleta Kizza The National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) leader Joseph Kabuleta Kizza has warned the people of Acholi Sub-region to be extra cautious against pastoralists popularly known as Balaalo, claiming that they want to ‘steal their oil’. Over a decade ago, oil was discovered in Nwoya district in
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Chairman Simba Group, Patrick Bitature was the chief guest at the graduation ceremony. Stanbic Business Incubator Limited (SBIL) has awarded 700 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) certificates in enterprise development after three months of training in financial literacy, business planning, contracts and bid management. The participating SMEs were drawn from
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Bashaasha lecturing to the attentive youth leaders on Sunday Manifesto Implementation Unit Director, Willis Bashaasha, has urged the youths in Kampala to seize the opportunities that the 2021-2026 manifesto presents so as to uplift their socio-economic wellbeing. The National Resistance Movement (NRM) boss made the call on Sunday while lecturing
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The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has directed the Committee on rules, privileges and discipline to investigate the Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament, Francis Zaake for alleged misconduct and use of language out of the decorum of parliament. She issued the directive following a matter of national importance raised
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Geoffrey Balamaga, URA’s Enforcement Manager Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has intercepted over 10,000 kilograms of illegal cosmetics at Mini Price, Nalukolongo and the Northern Bypass. The cosmetics were disguised under Movit cosmetics products aboard two trucks, registration plates UAU 839E and UBB 993F.The targeted operation unearthed assorted illegal cosmetics that
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The Ministry of Education and Sports has allowed learners who sat their primary school leaving exams in 2018 permission to register for senior four examinations this year. According to information obtained by our reporter, the decision was made during a meeting between Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB officials and its mother
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Member of Parliament Francis Zaake A section of MPs are scheduled to move a motion on Tuesday seeking the removal of Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake, from the Parliamentary Commission office. The Parliamentary Commission is the top most decision making organ of the House established under Article 87A of the
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BoU Deputy Governor, Atingi-Ego The Bank of Uganda Uganda’s has reported that the economy is estimated to have grown by between 6.5 and 7 percent in 2021, compared to a 1.5 percent contraction in 2020 when the Covid 19 pandemic forced parts of the economy to shut, according to the
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The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has rejected the proposal by architects in Uganda to be categorized as physical planners, saying these are different professions. Government’s position was pronounced by Judith Nabakooba (pictured above), Minister of Lands while appearing before Parliament’s Physical Infrastructure Committee and Ministry of Lands that
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Shs2.3bn was spent on a 2km road MPs on Parliament’s Trade and Tourism Committee have quizzed officials from Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) and Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) after reports emerged that a 2 Kilometer road cost Shs2.3bn. The probe followed an issue raised by Jonathan Ebwalu (Soroti Division West) who castigated
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