75% of the households receive remittances in the form of money The 2024 National Population & Housing Census (NPHC) shows that out of 10.6 million households in Uganda, 155,200 (about 1.5 percent) received remittances during the last 12 months preceding the NPHC 2024. Remittances are household incomes originating from foreign
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3.5 million households are unable to meet their basic requirements Thirty-three percent of Ugandan households (3.5 million) are in the subsistence economy compared to 67 percent (7.2 million) in the non-subsistence economy. This revelation is contained in the 2024 National Population & Housing Census released by Uganda Bureau of Statistics
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60% of Uganda's children reported having failed to be in P1 by the time they made 6 years/Courtesy photo The Children's Act 2016 of Uganda enjoins both the government and parents to ensure that the rights of children (basically all Ugandans below 17) get their rights protected and promoted at
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The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) is not happy with the pace at which Ugandans have taken up employment and investment opportunities in the oil and gas sector. This is despite the government putting in place a local content policy to empower local investors and job talent, including ring-fencing some
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President Museveni with children. Uganda has 22.2m children (defined as all human beings aged between 0 and 17 years)/Courtesy photo The May 2024 Population & Housing Census established that Uganda currently has 45.9m people. A majority of these (13m) live in Buganda sub region, followed by Busoga (4.4m) and Karamoja
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The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has rolled out new guidelines to curb misinformation, negativity, and indecent content across media platforms. A significant shift within these guidelines is holding media employers accountable for their employees' actions on social media. During a press briefing, UCC Executive Director Nyombi Thembo elaborated on the
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Dr. Fred Muhumuza There is nothing much Ugandans can do, but to accept the 2024 Census report that was recently released by Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Dr. Fred Muhumuza, a leading Ugandan economist, has said. UBOS is by law mandated and charged with production of official statistics for Uganda. In
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Winners of the 10 award categories in the ACCA and Deloitte Uganda Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Awards pose for a picture with the awards judges during the awards gala where Kate. K. Kiiza, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director at DFCU bank emerged CFO of the Year 2024. Uganda's premier
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Mr. Song and Dr. Ssegawa exchanging signed MOUs The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF) has signed a pivotal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) to enhance Uganda’s agricultural capacity through the development of post-harvest handling infrastructure, small-scale irrigation systems, and agricultural mechanisation. The
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A cross section of MPs opposed to the transfer of the coffee authority in a meeting with the agriculture committee Members of Parliament from the Buganda and Bugisu regions have issued stern warnings against any attempt to dissolve the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), stating that such a move would
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