General Katumba's Bullet Riddled vehicle Unidentified gunmen have shot dead the daughter and driver of the former Transport and Works Minister, General Edward Katumba Wamala. According to our reporter, the gunmen intercepted General Katumba, who was driving in his vehicle registration number H4DF 2138 along Kisaasi-Kisota road and sprayed it
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It comes after a once-in-a-decade census showed that China's population grew at its slowest pace in decades China has announced that it will allow each couple to have up to three children, marking the end of a strict two-child policy. The change was approved by President Xi Jinping in a
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Newly created Fort Portal City The Local Government Ministry is considering further amendments to the Local Government Act to introduce provisions too specific to the management of the newly created cities. In July last year, the government started operationalizing seven new cities including Hoima, Mbarara, Mbale, Gulu, Jinja, Masaka and
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A number of banks were recognized and appreciated for their support in revenue mobilization. By Francis Otucu Innovation, compliance and service delivery topped discussion at the Serena Hotel on Friday as Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) engaged stakeholders at the 5th Annual Banking Conference. The conference was convened by the tax
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UBL staff and other partners in a group photo after planting trees By Aloysious Kasoma Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) in partnership with Ministry of Water and Environment and other partners are planting over 75 hectares of trees in Nakaseke district. This is part of the company’s activities to commemorate World
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All human activities in and around River Aswa stretching through Pader and Gulu districts have been halted to pave way for testing of turbines at Aswa Hydroelectric power station. The dam is expected to generate 109 megawatts for evacuation via the 132kV high voltage transmission line to a substation in
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Airport Taxi operators say the implementation of the new COVID-19 preventive measures at the airport has affected their business. Travellers entering the country are required to test for COVID-19 at the testing centre in the gardens of Peniel Beach Hotel less than two kilometres away near Entebbe International Airport upon
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The National Drug Authority (NDA) south-eastern regional office has closed 277 drug shops accused of operating illegally. The drug shops were closed in the three weeks long operation covering Namayingo, Namatumba, Bugweri, Kamuli, Kaliro, Luuka, Buyende, Mayuge, Buikwe, Kayunga, Iganga, Jinja districts and Jinja city. During the operation, 567 drug
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Bookings for tourism tripled between August 2020 and March 2021 since the industry was reopened resulting from increased demand by both foreign and local tourists. According to records, 83,464 bookings were made in the first quarter of the year by the end of March, up from the three months ending
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The communities around Bugoma Forest Reserve in Kikuube district under their umbrella Save Bugoma Campaign are collecting signatures to petition president, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni over the continued destruction of the forest. Desire Nkuruzinza, the chairman of the communities around the forest reserve, says they have collected signatures of over 15,000
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