Dr. Wambaka explains to stakeholders how the RAP was done Government through the Ministry of Tourism has lauded Ugandan genius Dr. Kosea Wambaka for finally setting the pace for the rollout of the Source of the Nile Development Project (SONDP). According to Daudi Migereko, the Chairman Uganda Tourism Board (UTB),
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President Museveni said some of the loans acquired at hefty interest rates were not necessary. File Photo President Yoweri Museveni says he is opposed to the number of loans being acquired from domestic and external lenders. Speaking at the conclusion of the budget speech for 2023/2024, President Museveni blamed the
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The Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija (pictured) Thursday afternoon unveiled the national budget for Financial Year 2023/2024 amounting to Shs52.7 trillion. Under the theme ‘Full Monetisation of Uganda’s Economy through Commercial Agriculture, Industrialisation, Expanding and Broadening Services, Digital Transformation and Market Access’, the 2023/24 budget will see Uganda ‘live within
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Uganda Airlines Airbus A330 at Entebbe International Airport Uganda Airlines will be operating its inaugural flight for the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca on the 19th June, 2023, departing at 10:00 am EAT. “The operation of this pilgrimage flight is a milestone for the national carrier, being the first Ugandan carrier
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A woman in Gulu district attending to her maize garden/ Photo by Emmy Daniel Ojara Farmers in the Acholi sub-region are facing significant losses as the first-season yields are affected by a prolonged drought, causing crops to wither in their gardens. Maize, beans, and groundnuts have been particularly severely affected,
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dfcu Bank staff donating blood during the Blood Drived organised at the Head Office, Nakasero In commemoration of World Donor Day, dfcu Bank has launched a two-day blood donation drive in collaboration with the Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) across its branches. The inaugural drive commenced yesterday morning at dfcu Bank Head
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The thought of handcuffed wrists and the penalties that come with smuggling are perhaps the least of worries for most habitual smugglers. They are firm in their “get-rich-quick” missions with smuggling. In Iganga, the URA enforcement team has been gathering information on a notorious smuggler who often used porous routes
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The 11th Parliament approved loans to a tune of US$1,259.18 million (Shs4.671Trn) in 2022 that Government moblised through external borrowing. The details are contained in the Report on Public Debt, Grants, Guarantees and Financial Liabilities for 2022/2023 that highlighted that Parliament approved 9 loans by 31st March 2023. The first loan approved by
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The war in Ukraine, alongside conflict elsewhere and climate-driven upheaval, meant more people than ever remained uprooted from their homes last year. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency said that has heightened the urgency for immediate, collective action to alleviate the causes and impact of displacement. UNHCR’s flagship annual report, Global
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The U.S Department of State has reported progress on the business and economic front of the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit over the last six months. The number of investments made in Africa from the summit has been reported to have increased from 15.7 billion dollars to 16.2 billion since December last
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