Uganda captain Denis Onyango has said that the Cranes French coach Sebastien Desabre should be given time to find a winning formula. Onyango was talking on Ugandan TV after defeats to Niger and Central African Republic in recent friendlies. "The coach is trying to build his brand of football and
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Uganda's Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Janat Mukwaya has called on labour actors at the international scene to ensure that more efforts are put into protecting women against violence and harassment at work. Mukwaya observed that women are more often than men subjected to violence and harassment at
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has praised Muslims in the country for their contribution to the East African nation's economy. President Museveni made these remarks on Monday evening while speaking at Iftar dinner, that he hosted for the Muslim community. Below are his remarks Broke the fast (Iftar) with the Muslim
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MTN Uganda last week handed over three more Toyota Premios to winners Kiwenda, Pallisa and Oyam. This brings the total number of cars given out to six out of twenty-four. The handovers last week were tinged with several surprises and excitement by the winners. Justus Byamukama a foreman at a
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Uganda’s military expenditure on salaries and operations is one of the lowest in the East African Community, a new global report shows. According to data from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), Uganda’s current expenditure on Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) spends stands at US$445m (Shs1.68 trillion), far lower than
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Rice farmers in Uganda under their umbrella body Rice Association of Uganda (RAU) have decried government’s failure to protect them as it (government) ‘selectively’ gives tax incentives to importers. The farmers mainly from Butaleja district petitioned Speaker Rebecca Kadaga on Monday and painfully told her how government has reportedly favoured
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Nairobi has given Uganda and Tanzania one more month to lift a ban on duty-free entry of Kenya-made sweets or face retaliatory action from July 1, the Daily Nation reports. Dar and Kampala slapped a 25 per cent import duty on Kenyan confectionery, juice, ice cream and chewing gum earlier
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Tanzanian conjoined twins Maria and Consolata Mwakikuti have died at the age 21 after suffering respiratory complications at a local hospital, the BBC reports. The women, who were joined from the navel downwards and shared organs like the liver and lungs, had two hearts and separate heads and arms. They
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Ecobank Uganda has revealed plans aimed at making it rank among the top five banks in Uganda in the next three to five years. The remarks were made by Clement Dodoo, the Ecobank Uganda Managing Director during the launch of Ecobank Emerald Business Club on Friday. “2018 is unique for
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Uganda’s richest man Sudhir Ruparelia on Saturday opened another state-of-the art building along the 5th street in Industrial Area, Kampala. The building was opened by Rajiv Ruparelia, the Managing Director of Crane Management Services, a company under the Ruparelia Group where Sudhir is the Chairman. Rajiv said that the building
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