Officials from UCDA and NaCORI explain to Rosemary Namayanja, the NRM Deputy Secretary General, the ongoing research in coffee and cocoa The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Deputy Secretary General, Rosemary Namayanja, has applauded scientists at the National Coffee Research Institute (NaCORI) for great research in coffee and cocoa. NaCORI
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Acting UCC Executive Director, Fred Otunnu addressing the media on Tuesday. Uganda Communications Commission has Tuesday launched a campaign dubbed ‘Simu Klear’ with a target of getting fake phones off the Ugandan market . Under this campaign, a mobile phone user is able to establish the legitimacy of their gadget
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URA's Head of Enforcement, Assistant Commissioner Julius Nkwasire, parades before the media an impounded truck and the smuggled goods. Uganda Revenue Authority’s Customs Department has hit the ground running in a bid to achieve Shs 9.7 Trillion 2022/2023 Financial Year target. In this FY, URA is expected to collect Shs
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Frandan Tumukunde (C) with his Chinese business partners The Government of Uganda through Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has intensified interventions to increase the country’s coffee exports to China. Uganda’s coffee exports to China have been increasing over the years, but there’s still huge unexploited potential. UCDA figures show
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By Francis Otucu On Thursday afternoon, it came to light that Democratic Party (DP) President, Nobert Mao, had been appointed as the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs. Soon after the appointment, President Yoweri Musevni left for Arusha (Tanzania) for the Heads of State meeting on the progress of the
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DFCU Chairman, Jimmy D. Mugerwa (R) chairing the AGM earlier today. DFCU Limited has announced Pader Branch Manager, Julius Ogeatum as the company's exceptional employee for the year 2021/22. This announcement was made during the 57th Annual General Meeting held on Thursday at the Kampala Serena Hotel. Ogeatum saw off
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Mbarara Central Market is just one of the many projects executed by Roko Construction Limited. Roko Construction Limited (ROKO) and the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (on behalf of the Government) are set to enter into a Share Subscription Agreement. The agreement will see the 53-year-old construction giant
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Maj. Gen. David Kasura-Kyomukama, the Permanent Secretary, MAAIF Government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has directed district Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) to compile and submit to MAAIF a list of large scale farmers in all districts that make up Uganda. In a letter dated July 6, 2022 to
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URA Commissioner General, John Musinguzi, addressing the media at the Authority's headquarters in Kampala on Friday afternoon. The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has announced the largest revenue collection since its inception 30 years ago. URA Commissioner General, John Musinguzi, revealed that the tax body collected Shs 21.5 trillion in Financial
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Stabnic Bank Uganda CEO, Anne Juuko Stanbic Bank Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Anne Juuko, on Wednesday morning dissected the different opportunities in the oil and gas sector. Early this year, key players in the oil and gas sector announced an Investment Decision worth US$ 10 billion. But speaking on the
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