Former Finance Minister Gerald Ssendaula has appealed to Parliament to push for creation of a coffee regulatory authority as it considers the National Coffee Bill, 2018. Ssendaula, who is the chairperson of the National Union of Coffee Agribusiness and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE) said that the current body governing the coffee
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (in featured photo) has justified the government’s right to shut down the internet, saying it is done to save lives. “Internet is not water, internet is not air,” he told journalists in the capital, Addis Ababa on Thursday as he defended the closure of internet
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On 22 September 2018, an email was sent to the Inspector General of Government (IGG) Public Relations office from one Mwebe Enock Bakaki through the Inspectorate’s web portal (website). “If I get a gun, I will kill that stupid Musoga woman Mulyagonja for making my family to suffer when she
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Over 40 restaurants are participating in the 5th edition of the Kampala restaurant week that started off on 1st August 2019 and will go through 10th August 2019 showcasing difference dishes. The week has been themed the “Three Course Edition” with casual dining and signature dining restaurants providing three-course offerings
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Forward Erisa Sekisambu has agreed terms with KCCA FC thus putting pen to paper for one year. The former Gor Mahia player is the first signing for KCCA FC in this transfer window and it is confirmed he will don the yellow and blue jersey for 2019/20 season. Sekisambu has
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MPs on the Rules, Discipline and Privileges Committee Thursday clashed with General Elly Tumwine, the Minister of Security after he reminded them of how they made a lot of sacrifice during the five-year guerrilla war in the Luweero Triangle. Tumwine made the remarks while appearing before the Committee that is
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Uganda’s mobile money market continues to grow every passing day. Having been introduced about a decade ago, mobile money revolutionized the country’s financial sector. The latest figures from Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) indicate that the number of Mobile money registered subscribers grew to 24,472,033 in Quarter 4 of 2018, up
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A Kampala-based pastor has been remanded to Luzira Prison till Friday, 02 August 2019, by Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly operating an illegal radio station. Apostle Bosio Eddie (Right in featured photo) of Ntinda, 42, is charged with two counts of installing and operating radio broadcasting apparatus without
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The holder of the office of Lord Mayor, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), may soon shake off the ceremonial label as more powers are being accorded to the office in the Kampala Capital City Authority (Amendment Bill), 2015. The Bill, now being considered by the Committee of the Whole House,
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The border between the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwandan city of Gisenyi has been closed to stop the spread of Ebola, witnesses have told the BBC. It comes a day after a second person died of the virus in Goma, which is home
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