A fishmonger vomited at Mpondwe market in Uganda on July 11 before dying of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo, an incident that could spread the disease in Uganda, the World Health Organization reported on Wednesday. WHO said in a report that about 590 fishmongers at the market could be
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MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday quizzed officials from Uganda Police Force on the whereabouts of the Shs1.28bn collected as exhibits in Non Tax Revenue (NTR). The Police team had appeared before PAC to respond to queries raised by the Auditor General in the 2017/2019 audit report.
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The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadga, has urged government to increase efforts in promoting cultural tourism as a way of marketing Uganda to the Diaspora. Kadaga said this during her visit to the Republic of Morocco on the invitation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Morocco, Habib
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Sub-Saharan Africa will remain the world’s fastest-growing mobile region over the coming years as millions of young African consumers become mobile users for the first time, according to a new GSMA study. It reveals that more than 160 million new unique mobile subscribers will be added across the region by 2025,
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The State Minister for Animal husbandry, Joy Kabatsi, says they are still grappling with encroachment of government ranches. Speaking to URN on Tuesday, Kabatsi said a lot of government land has been taken over by people who arrogantly use malicious means to acquire titles. Over 504 acres of the Njeru stock farm
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The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija has heaped praises on Uganda’s flowers, describing them as the best in the world. “Our flowers are the best (in the world),” Kasaija said, adding that he was surprised at a recent flower expo in China that it’s Ugandan flowers
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The Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor, Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile has said he is uncomfortable with the high lending rates in the country. He made the remarks while speaking at the third edition of the Annual Bankers Conference held at Serena Hotel today on the theme - “De-risking Financing & Investment
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Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have called for speedy verification of Cooperatives across the country. This is after lawmakers raised concerns on Shs5bn payment to unverified Cooperative Unions across the country. The call was made during a Monday meeting held between the Committee and officials
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Uganda’s health sector is facing many challenges including inadequate patients’ care leading to slow recovery, rapid disease spread and stress among families among other consequences. To help solve the above challenge, Asphire Life International, a healthcare firm has introduced bedside nursing care services aimed at reaching out to over 5,000
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The United Nations says the number of people going hungry has increased for the third year running. A report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Development, the UN Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization, said reaching the target of
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