Government has said that the proposed registration of coffee farmers will cut off middlemen and also ensure development of the coffee sector in the country. Government through the National Coffee bill 2018 seeks to register and license coffee farmers. The bill also proposes that land, where the coffee is to
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The Parliament of Uganda has unceremoniously ended its relationship with Airtel Uganda as its internet service provider. The Legislative body has instead opted for their arch rivals, MTN Uganda, with the new changes causing disruptions into access to internet by both MPs and staff to Parliament. During yesterday’s plenary sitting,
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The Speaker of Uganda’s Rebecca Kadaga has lashed out at Government for sidelining the National Netball Team- The She Cranes, wondering why the same financial support given to the national football team- Uganda Cranes hasn’t been extended to the netball team at the Netball World Cup tournament that is underway
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The Minister of Agriculture, Vincent Ssempijja (in featured photo) has said plans are underway for a crisis meeting with Prime Minister, Ruhakana Rugunda to discuss how to clear the Shs159bn arrears coffee nursery bed operators are demanding from Government. It’s understood that the Coffee nursery operators have been supplying seedlings
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The Uganda Freight Forwarders Association, in partnership with the National Logistics Platform and the Ministry of Works and Transport, will host the second Regional Logistics Expo 2019 on August 21 - 22, 2019 at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel, under the theme “Innovative and Sustainable Solutions for Freight Logistics.” Expected to
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the global development network of the United Nations, has partnered with the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) — Africa’s leading philanthropy committed to empowering entrepreneurs — to train, mentor and financially support 100,000 young entrepreneurs in Africa over 10 years towards the achievement of the
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The Uganda Police have revealed that they are investigating circumstances under which a senior officer was nabbed over attempted robbery. The suspect is Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Bright Amutuhire, the commandant of operations at Kajjansi police station. He was arrested on Monday. "Although, there was no violence, it is
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A security guard in the Ugandan capital, Kampala has shot dead a businessman. Arnold Aine Mugisha, one of the owners of Hickory Bar and Restaurant in Kololo, an upscale suburb in the city, was reportedly shot dead by the security guard (not yet identified) at Quality Supermarket, Naalya. Reports indicate
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At the African Union Summit in Niger, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari launched the African Continental Free Trade Area by signing the continent's largest economy onto the deal. After months of reluctance over competition concerns, Nigeria's support gives weight to forming the world's largest free trade zone — a 55-nation bloc
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A former Egypt coach called for a military officer to head the Egyptian Football Federation (EFA) after the host nation was knocked out of the Africa Cup of Nations. Egypt’s 1-0 loss to South Africa on Saturday led to an immediate purge of Egyptian football officials, taking the gloss off
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