Government through the Attorney General Chambers is seeking to criminalise the practice of mishandling property left behind for orphans. This will see guardians and administrators who mishandle the property jailed for five years and forced to repay the losses incurred. The proposal is contained in The Succession Amendment Bill 2021 that was reintroduced
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Businesses in green manufacturing will be supported By Amon Baita Green businesses in Uganda are being urged to apply to an accelerator programme that offers free finance-focused workshops and discounted loans to help them scale up with a vision to accelerate Uganda’s economy by 10% growth within two decades.
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The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has banned unauthorized agents and land brokers from conducting any business at Land Registries across the country. The State Minister for Lands, Dr. Sam Mayanja, says that government cannot allow commercial land vendors and hawkers near land registries and National Land Information Centers
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Sonia Karamagi, Customer Experience Manager at Stanbic Bank Stanbic Bank Uganda is joining the rest of the world to celebrate the International Customer Service week through its new campaign dubbed ‘L.O.V.E.’ The International Customer Service Week is an avenue through which brands outdo themselves to give their customers a special
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Energy Ministry says copper is being washed away by floods from R.Nyamwamba down to Kasese The energy transition is an opportunity for Uganda to exploit its vast mineral resources says expert in minerals. Uganda has copper, cobalt, tungsten, beryllium, columbite, tantalite, gold, lead and zinc, lithium, tin, and iron.
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The Uganda National Meteorology Authority (UNMA) has warned of more lightning strikes because of the prevailing convectional rainfall. The Authority wants people to adhere to short and long-term lightning safety guidelines to avoid danger. Lightning is simply the natural electrical discharge from the clouds with a high voltage accompanied by
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President Yoweri Museveni at the site of the demolished Ndeeba church The Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP Jane Frances Abodo has withdrawn criminal charges against 14 suspects implicated in the demolition of St Peter’s Church Ndeeba in Rubaga Division last year. The fourteen include a retired army officer, Muhammad Kawooya, Richard Kasule,
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The newly refurbished Umeme power substation in Gulu City Umeme Ltd, the leading power distributor in Uganda, is stuck with over 250,000 applicants seeking free connection to the national electricity grid across the country. In 2018, Government launched the Electricity Connection Policy – EPC with the aim of connecting 300,000
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Allianz, one of the world’s leading insurers and asset managers has acquired a majority stake in Jubilee Insurance Uganda. This is part of the USD 100 million investment in the East African region. The acquisition follows the execution of an agreement signed on September 29, 2020, whereby Allianz agreed to
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The Minister of Security Maj. Gen Jim Muhwezi (pictured) is the Ugandan minister cited in the Pandora Papers as having secret offshore properties. On Monday, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists-ICIJ released the now-famous Pandora Papers where it reviewed more than 11 million documents from 14 organizations that help powerful
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