Museveni met US Ambassador and Uganda UN Ambassador Adonia Ayebare ahead of January 14th election. US slapped visa restrictions on unnamed Uganda government officials The Government of Uganda has hired an international public relations firm, Mercury International UK Limited, a subsidiary of Mercury Public Affairs, to improve its image on the
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Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataha Museveni The Ministry of Education and Sports committed to deliver a number of pledges in the 2016-2021 manifesto. For instance, the ministry pledged salary enhancement for primary school teachers, build teachers houses, build schools per parish, provide vocational/technical education per constituency, strengthen monitoring
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Government plans to collect 22.63 trillion Shillings with over 20.83 trillion coming from tax revenue in the coming financial year 2021/2022. This is to help finance the 44.77 trillion Shillings budget passed by parliament today. The approved budget is a decrease by 714.9 billion (1.6 percent) compared to this financial
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Works Minister Edward Katumba Wamala addressing journalists about his ministry’s performance in the last five years The Ministry of Works and Transport scored 80% in implementing the NRM 2016-20/21 Manifesto pledges. This is according to Edward Katumba Wamala, the Minister for Works and Transport. Presenting his ministry’s performance at the OPM
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Minister Chris Baryomunsi while giving his ministry's performance in the last five years The State Minister for Housing in the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Chris Baryomunsi has said that the ministry is satisfied with achievements recorded in implementing promises in NRM manifesto. He adds that the ministry is ready
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Banks are divided on financing of the East-African-Crude-Oil-Pipeline. Courtesy Photo. Civil society actors have challenged the government to take with serious concern, decisions by some international banks not to finance the East African Crude Oil Pipeline-EACOP. At least six international banks have backtracked on their financing plans for a USD 3.5
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The impeached governor is the younger brother of former President Joseph Kabila/ AFP Zoe Kabila, a younger brother of the Democratic Republic of Congo's former President Joseph Kabila, has been impeached as governor of the south-eastern province of Tanganyika. He was the only one of the country's 26 governors refusing
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Minister of State for Planning, David Bahati Government is seeking Parliament’s approval to borrow up to Shs1.394Trn to repair the Kampala-Malaba Railway line. Minister of State for Planning, David Bahati said Government will borrow Euro 216.71million from the African Development Fund, Euro84.41 million from the African Development Bank and Euro25.9841
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Analysts of the National Schools Championship Stanbic Bank Uganda has announced the regional finalists of the National Schools Championship (NSC) 2021. Following a rigorous screening process in which a panel of business analysts assessed a total of 532 business idea profiles, 28 finalists were selected, comprising 20 schools, 4 NSC
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Patrick Bitature, Umeme Board Chairman speaks during the AGM on Thursday President Yoweri Museveni labour day remarks over electricity distribution costs seems to have sent shock waves among shareholders of Umeme Limited-the main electricity distribution company. The concern over the President’s statement emerged on Thursday as Umeme shareholders met for the annual
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