Sanitizers manufactured by Rwenzori The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has certified sanitizers manufactured by Rwenzori Bottling Company in addition to already 38 companies producing 43 brands of sanitizers. Among these are; Saraya Manufacturing (U) Limited, Hoima Sugar Limited, Movit Products Limited, Kakira Sugar Limited, Mukwano Personal Care Products
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FDC President Patrick Amuriat The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has proposed the introduction of a transitional government to cater for the situation where elections don’t take place when they are constitutionally supposed to happen. The proposal was fronted by FDC President Patrick Amuriat Oboi while appearing before the Legal
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Globally, over one billion people belong to cooperatives. The largestcooperative is the Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) and has businesses in sectors such as rural telecoms, insurance and fertilizers, followed by Credit Agricole – a French bank as well as the largest cooperative bank in the world. In Uganda, we
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The Embassy of the Republic of Uganda to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has successfully seen off a total of 270 Ugandan Nationals and legal residents who have been stranded in the United Arab Emirates States of: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Umar Quwain, Fujairah and Ras Alkhaima following closure of
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A 29-year-old motorcycle taxi rider in Uganda has died after setting fire to himself inside a police station after officers failed to release his impounded bike. Hussein Walugembe’s motorbike was confiscated in the south-western district of Masaka, about 134km (83 miles) from the capital, Kampala, on Monday. As part of
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The Health ministry Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine, Director General, Henry Mwebesa and other technical officers are inspecting Kagadi General Hospital. This is to assess health services delivery at the facility for areas that need urgent improvement for the Hospital Management and the Ministry. The ministry officials are on a
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed Pyongyang has not had a single case of COVID-19. (KCNA via Reuters) The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) held an enlarged meeting in the office building of the Central Committee of the WPK on Thursday
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for caution as African airlines begin operations in various countries. The WHO said strict measures should be observed to prevent surges in coronavirus infections. The organisation urged governments to ensure airlines take information of passengers travelling and follow up with them to prevent
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Tanzania was on Wednesday July 1 declared a middle income country, a feat that has been achieved five years ahead of schedule. President John Pombe Magufuli (pictured) responding to the World Bank announcement congratulated Tanzanians on the new achievement. “I congratulate all my compatriots for this historic achievement. We had
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Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has asked Parliament’s Finance Committee to investigate circumstances under which Ministry of Finance watched on as Vision Group headed by Robert Kabushenga (pictured) as CEO closed three regional newspapers despite Parliament passing a supplementary budget that hugely benefited the media empire during COVID-19 bad times.
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