Paul Bukenya, the Ag. EC Spokesperson The Electoral Commission (EC) has revealed that 831 vacancies are set to be filled in Local Government Councils by-elections in 127 districts across the country. The revelation has been made by Paul Bukenya, the Ag. EC Spokesperson in an interview with a local Television
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Dr. Emmanuel Iyamulemye Niyibigira will serve as UCDA Managing Director for more five years The new Board of Directors of Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has reappointed Dr. Emmanuel Iyamulemye Niyibigira as the Authority’s Managing Director, Business Focus exclusively reveals. Iyamulemye first became UCDA Managing Director in October 2016. He stepped aside
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H.E. Johnson OLWA, Uganda's Ambassador to the Russian Federal Republic (2nd Left) H.E Senator Igor MOROZOV and Chairman of AFROCOM and the Russian Coordination Committee for Economic Cooperation with Africa Hon. John MULIMBA, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Cooperation, Maj. Gen Henry Masiko UPDF Chief
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The BoU Deputy Governor, Michael Atingi-Ego (L) handing over the banking license to Kumaran Pather, the Managing Director / CEO of I&M Bank (Uganda) Limited. Orient Bank has officially become I&M Bank (Uganda) Limited. This is after the Bank of Uganda (BoU) handed over the banking license to I&M Bank
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Ronald Muyanja, the Head of Trading at Stanbic Bank Uganda Uganda’s private sector recorded a third successive monthly increase in business activity during October thanks to a return to normal operating conditions and increase in new orders, but companies were not hiring more workers during this period. The headline Stanbic
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Uganda’s coffee exports are on the rise Uganda in August 2021 overtook Vietnam as the second-largest supplier of coffee to Italy behind Brazil, Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has said. “This year, #UGCoffee exports have increased to their highest level in three decades. Uganda coffee is now highly sought after globally
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Captain Bob Wakhweya (pictured) is an experience pilot at Uganda Airlines, the country's national carrier. Captain Wakhweya is a dedicated, passionate professional who like many local crew began his initial flight training at the legendary East African Civil Aviation Academy (aka Soroti Flying School). After obtaining his Commercial Pilots license, he
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Mobile Money booth The Uganda Police Force has asked mobile money operators and fuel dealers in the country to report suspicious unusual transactions. The call by the police follows last week’s bomb explosions that left two people killed. On October 23, a bomb exploded at a pork joint in Komamboga
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Passengers boarding the Airbus ahead of Uganda Airlines’ maiden flight to Dubai on October04, 2021 Uganda Airlines will now fly to Dubai four times weekly as passenger traffic for the national carrier on the route continues to grow. The airline started with three weekly flights to Dubai, with days and times
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UNBS Executive Director, David Livingstone Ebiru (R) and UMSCGeneral Secretary, Ramadhan Mugalu after signing the MoU The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) to strengthen the implementation and enforcement of Halal standards in the country. The development
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