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A top investor in Uganda accused of sexually assaulting an employee is set to get tax holidays, Business Focus. After bringing down State Minister for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, Herbert Kabafunzaki, through a corruption scandal, Mohammed Hamid, the Proprietor of Aya Investments (U) Ltd must be all similes following

Uganda's Premier, Ruhakana Rugunda on Tuesday held a high level meeting with Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) boss, Godfrey Mutabazi over the controversial SIM CARD registration exercise. According to Pamela Ankunda, head of public and international relations at UCC, they held discussions on the progress of the campaign. "He said at the

The Bishop of Ruwenzori Diocese, Reuben Kisembo has cautioned Members of Parliament against accepting bribes to change the age limit the constitution to allow President, Yoweri Museveni to stand for re-election. Speaking during the Easter Service this morning at St John's Cathedral Kabarole, Kisembo said should the MPs accept to

A Ugandan Bishop has praised the country's President Yoweri Museveni for his intensified fight against the evil of corruption. Bishop Patrick Gidudu of Mbale Diocese in eastern Uganda thanked the President  for fighting the vice in the country. While delivering his Easter sermon to hundreds of Christians at St. Andrew's Cathedral

There was drama in Parliament when MPs protested and later threw out the budget proposals presented by Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), arguing that the money allocated to the standards body was a joke. The lawmakers warned not to pass the UNBS’ 2017/18 budget if the money allocated to

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote is set to become the world’s largest rice exporter by 2021. This is according to Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Speaking at the Mo Ibrahim Forum in Morocco over the weekend, Adesina said Africa must focus on agriculture to drive growth

The Government of Uganda is in advanced stages of finalizing a plot to start taxing chapattis, rolex, bread and other wheat related products, Business Focus reveals. This plot is awaiting approval from Parliament It was fronted by David Bahati, State Minister for Planning on April13, 2017 while meeting legislators on

Uganda’s Rhoda Peace Tumusiime has won the African Woman Award in the category of African Woman in Agriculture.   Tumusiime, the African Union Commissioner Agriculture and Rural Development, won the New African Woman in Agriculture Award for pushing the importance of food security and adding value chain to African goods while