John R. Musinguzi, the URA Commissioner General Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) needs only Shs2 trillion to attain the Shs24.4 trillion revenue collection target for the Financial Year 2021/22. The revelation was made by John R. Musinguzi, the URA Commissioner General in his keynote address at the Post Budget Conference
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The Banyantereza Sisters drying coffee inside a solar powered drier. Uganda earns billions monthly from coffee exports/Business Focus Photo Uganda coffee exports in May 2022 amounted to 455,166 60-kilo bags worth US$ 73.01 million (Shs272.1bn), Business Focus reports. According to the monthly report for May 2022 by Uganda Coffee Development
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Paul Bukenya, the EC Spokesperson The Electoral Commission has released the programme for conducting the by-election of Member of Parliament for Bukimbiri County Constituency, Kisoro District. The by–election programme will commence with an update of the National Voters’ Register from Monday 20th to Friday 24th June, 2022 at
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MPs have warned government that the much-hyped Parish Development Model is bound to fail like all other wealth creation programs if the much needed infrastructure in parishes is not put in place. As MPs prepare to start their two-week recess next week, the government has sensitized them on the
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Paul Bukenya, the EC Spokesperson The Electoral Commission (EC) has released the programme for purposes of conducting by-elections for Local Government Councils, including Special Interest Groups (SIGs), in electoral areas across the country, where vacancies exist. According to Paul Bukenya, the EC Spokesperson, a total of fifty-six (56) vacancies for Chairpersons
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Trading taking place at the bourse/ Courtesy photo Uganda Securities Exchange (USE/ “The Exchange”) has spoken out on the allegations of a data breach from its servers; specifically allegations of the leakage of personal data from the USE Easy Portal. In a statement dated June15, 2022, USE says based on a
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The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija (pictured) Tuesday, June 14, 2022 presented the Budget for FY 20222/23 at Kololo Grounds in Kampala. Below is his speech (verbatim); Your Excellency the President, Your Excellency the Vice President, Right Honourable Speaker of Parliament, Your Lordship the Chief Justice,
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Participants in the soil mapping training course in a group photo with officials from FAO and Makerere University Uganda should invest heavily in sustainable soil management practices if food production and productivity is to be guaranteed. Dr. Janet Nabwami, a Soil Management Specialist at Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Uganda,
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The suspended ULC Chairperson Beatrice Byenkya Nyakaisiki Another witness in the ongoing probe into the affair of the Uganda Land Commission - ULC has pinned the embattled chairperson, Beatrice Byenkya Nyakaiski for demanding a bribe of Shillings 3 billion to facilitate the compensation for her land. Dr. Annetie Kezaabu
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Martin Marvin Musiime says one can earn Shs1m gross profit monthly from half an acre of land You don’t need huge chunks of land to do commercial farming. The biggest asset you need is knowledge on how to utilize the little land you’ve got. This conclusion is drawn from the
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