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Kalaa Mugosi Women Empowerment Ltd Sandra Nakayenze (L) receives coffee  processing machines from MTN Uganda MTN Foundation Senior Manager, Bryan Mbasa as other guests looks in Sironko District on March 1, 2024. Kalaa Mugosi Women Empowerment Ltd, a community-based social enterprise located in Sironko District, Eastern Uganda, has historically encountered

The farmers say that their livelihoods and well-being are linked to the alcohol industry, which is at risk in the proposed legislation.  Farmer suppliers of sorghum, barley, maize, and cassava to alcohol manufacturers are worried that once the Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill 2023 is passed will threaten their way of

Administrators of private schools in the Masaka region are appealing to the government for direct support to procure instructional materials needed in conducting lessons and examinations under the new lower secondary curriculum. The administrators under the umbrella of Southern Buganda Private Schools Association are decrying that the high cost of

The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has extended its criminal summons against Karamoja Affairs Minister Mary Goretti Kitutu Kimono requiring her to appear in court on March 19th 2024 and be charged with causing government financial loss of 1.5 billion shillings. The summons which were initially issued last month were on

Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement in Mpondwe on Tuesday morning intercepted a Toyota Wish in the vicinity of Bwera headed to Kampala. Richard Mutabaruka, the area in charge noted that upon verification, 1,200 pieces of uncustomed Bitenge and 10 cartons of contraband carolight were found. “These entered the country through porous borders

UN officials , Locals Government Minister, Raphael Magyezi, Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Makerere University Officials led by Professor Barnabas Nawangwe Former Minister of Finance, Ezra Suruma says there is a need for a system to track the disbursement of the Parish Development Model cash. He says that the system should be able to

Coffee stakeholders through National Coffee Forum say UCDA merger will disrupt the coffee sub-sector. Coffee is one of the leading sources of foreign exchange for Uganda Coffee stakeholders through the National Coffee Forum - Uganda (NCF - UG) has petitioned Parliament  through the Speaker over the proposed mainstreaming of Uganda

KCCA cleaner/Courtesy photo The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has called on Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to clear the six months wage arrears owed to the casual labourers within the City. This is after some of the cleaners stormed Parliament to demonstrate the delayed payment of their wages by

Manufacturers say the law only targets the regulated players Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) has warned that any attempt to enact the Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill 2023 in its current form will likely crash Uganda’s economy. The manufacturers argue that the law is targeting the formal sector that is regulated, while