On July 16, 2021, Bwogi Farms sarcastically shared a post reading: “But why have some of us succeeded despite many others failing? Are we from another planet? Passion comes first above everything, persistence too.” Bwogi Farms is a mixed farm located in the Central Uganda district of Rakai. Bwogi’s post
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One of the 100 beneficiaries receiving relief items from Housing Finance Bank officials Housing Finance Bank Saturday donated food items to residents of Mulimira Zone, Bukoto in Nakawa division. At least 100 vulnerable people including the blind, young mothers, pregnant mothers, the disabled and the elderly among others benefited from the
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Atwijukire makes extra money from rearing pigs By Francis Otucu In 2018, Richard Atwijukire, 25, joined his father in Kampala. His father, had in 2009 moved to the city and settled in Banda, Nakawa division, near Kyambogo University. He started a restaurant business that serves mainly University students. “When students eat
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Abel Kagumire, URA Commissioner for Customs The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) plans to make Uganda’s export competitive. Dissecting the topic ‘Understanding Customs In Uganda’s Economic Development’ Friday morning, URA Commissioner for Customs, Abel Kagumire said a number of strategies have been put in place to the country’s exports competitive. Figures
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URA Commissioner General, John R. Musinguzi Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) registered 189, 377 new taxpayers on its taxpayer register in Financial Year 2020/21 despite the Covid-19 shock. The revelation was made by URA Commissioner General, John R. Musinguzi on Thursday during the annual press briefing. “By the end of the
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Mulwana on one of his visits to the farm in Kakiri Pumpkins (Ensujju in Luganda) are a warm season vegetable belonging to the genus “Cucurbita” class. The gourd fruit boasts of several varieties such as sweet cream, Bala, Dulu, Onziga, Sunfish, Sugar pie and Anderina. It does well in loamy
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The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) is worried that farmers may fail to plant cotton over seeds supply issues. Former MAAIF Minister, Vincent Ssempijja made the revelation recently while handing over office to his successor, Frank Tumwebaze . “Cotton may have problems because the private sector is incapacitated,” Ssempijja
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Kalyango is earning big from passion fruit farming You can earn millions of shillings in passion fruit farming-only if you do the right thing. Passion fruit farming is one of the enterprises one can consider venturing into during this lockdown given its profitability. Sharif Kalyango, who started with an acre
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Francis Otucu Early this year, the Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, like any other human being, fell sick, as would later be confirmed by the Kingdom Premier (Katikkiro), Charles Peter Mayiga. From the word go, the Kingdom kept silent about his situation, brushing off commentators. Yet, he looked frail,
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Filing and payment of final Income Tax, filing of provisional income tax returns, payment of provisional income tax and payment of any outstanding amounts that could be overdue to avoid further accumulation of interest are some of the tax obligations due by Wednesday June 30, 2021. In a reminder to
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