The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, prematurely adjourned the plenary sitting on Thursday, 7 November 2019 as a result of the absence of ministers to respond to issues raised by MPs. Kadaga, visibly upset by the continued absence of ministers, expressed her displeasure with the Prime Minister and his team
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Taxi drivers under their umbrella body Kampala Operational Stages Association(KOSA) have rejected a proposal in the Traffic and Road Safety Bill 2018 that seeks to ban touting, arguing that the move is discriminatory against players in the industry. Traffic and Road Safety Bill 2018 seeks to amend section 99 by
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Total Uganda has unveiled a new nationwide campaign dubbed “Epic Battle” aimed at driving increased consumption of its Total Excellium environmentally and engine friendly fuel in addition to rewarding its customers for the continued support. Speaking at the launch event on Wednesday at the Total Nakawa service station, Total Uganda
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The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has suspended the importation, sale and distribution some peanut butter products from Kenya after Laboratory Tests carried out by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) confirmed high levels of aflatoxin contamination. Aflatoxin is a poisonous cancer-causing compound. The peanut butter products include Nuteez
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The Uganda Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) entrepreneurs led by United Bank for Africa management team on Tuesday 5th November, 2019 met with Uganda’s Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, to discuss a possible partnership with the government of Uganda in a bid to promote youth empowerment through entrepreneurship. The TEF beneficiaries
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Talks in Washington about Ethiopia's construction of a dam on the River Nile are not negotiations, the Ethiopian government says. Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have all been invited to the meeting hosted by US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, being built on the Blue Nile tributary
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Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has been attacked severally over his leadership style. Some MPs last week said he is running Makerere University like a kindergarten. However, Nawangwe sees himself differently. To him, he is the best leader Makerere University has ever had. Contrary to criticism, he says
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Sam Mangusho Cheptoris, the Cabinet Minister of Water and Environment has called for establishment of forests in urban centres as opposed to limiting them in only rural areas. Cheptoris made the call today while appearing together with officials from National Forest Authority before the Parliamentary Natural Resources Committee to give
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Members of Parliament have spoken out on the manner in which Police mistreated the former President of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Party, Dr. Kizza Besigye, calling on government to stop excessive use of force in Police operations. The Police was on Monday, 4 November 2019 captured by the
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Irene Muloni, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, in the Republic of Uganda is leading a delegation of private and public sector players from Uganda’s oil and gas sector at Africa Oil Week 2019, 4th to 8th November 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa. Minister Muloni said “Uganda will
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