Some of the rescued victims of trafficking The Crime Intelligence Unit has raided three homes in Kampala and rescued over 200 girls and women who were allegedly being trafficked to Arab countries. The unit started surveillance on the houses after a tip-off from one of the parents who had established
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Inspector General of Police, JM Okoth Ochola The Police has finally spoken out on the health of Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola, saying the head of Police is battling with unstable high blood pressure. Ochola has been unwell for months now but the Police has been hesitant to
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Cotton farmers in the Acholi sub-region are excited with the new price of cotton that has hit 2,000 Shillings per kilogram. Recently, the Cotton Development Organization-CDO announced an indicative price of shillings 2,000 for a kilogram of cotton. The indicative price helps to regulate the price at which buyers can purchase
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Ugandans are increasingly embracing COVID-19 vaccination Uganda Breweries Limited and Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda, with the Private Sector Foundation of Uganda, have partnered with Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) and the Ministry of Health to speed up COVID-19 Vaccination and open up the economy. The private sector players today
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Joel Muhumuza, the FlyHub Uganda CEO FlyHub Uganda Limited, a subsidiary of Stanbic Bank Uganda Holdings Limited (SBUL) has announced the appointment of Joel Muhumuza as its first Chief Executive Officer. FlyHub is a newly created FinTech company and one of four subsidiaries under SBUL, the others being, SBG Securities, Stanbic Bank Incubator
Read MoreBoU Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has said that the Government of Uganda has no intention of taking over or taxing unclaimed balances in bank accounts or mobile money accounts. In a statement signed off by BoU Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile and Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija,
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Makerere University main building Finalists at Makerere University have resumed online lectures following complaints about delayed resumption by some colleges. Last month, the University released a schedule for the resumption of learning activities which included online lectures for finalists on August 30, 2021, online examinations for continuing students on September
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Oil pipeline Uganda and Tanzania have stepped up efforts that will see various companies in the two countries jointly bid for opportunities in the oil and gas sector, to ward off foreign competition. For more than a decade of the development of the oil and gas industry in Uganda, it
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By Denis Jjuuko On the Sunday, a few hours before Dr Hajj Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige, popularly known as BMK (pictured) after his eponymous group, was buried at the ‘public’ Muslim cemetery he created in Nkoowe near Wakiso town, I was at Hotel Africana in Kampala. Unlike many Ugandan businesses and
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Kahinda Otafiire, the Minister of Internal Affairs The Government Assurances Committee of Parliament has asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to provide a list of 699 Ugandans holding diplomatic passports.The committee’s probe follows concerns of Ugandans holding diplomatic and official passports obtained through irregular channels.According to the Committee chairperson Betty
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