Used clothes dumped in Nairobi after overuse/ Courtesy photo The East African Community (EAC) is now pushing for traditional wear and garments made from local materials in a bid to revive the region's textile industry. A policy organ says if the lesu and kanga are encouraged as wear or inputs for clothes, it will
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People involved in sports betting and gaming will have to forego 30% of their winnings in form of taxes to Government if the proposed amendment to the Lotteries and Gaming Act, 2016 is approved in its current form. The proposal is contained in the tax bills that were recently tabled by
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The Board Chairman Malaria Free Uganda Kenneth Mugisha (4th Right) and CEO Uganda Baati George Arodi (3rd Right) take a group photo with the team shortly after the meeting Malaria remains a major public health concern in Uganda despite the several interventions the country has implemented to reduce the incidence of malaria, including the distribution of
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Pearl Nimusiima, Public Affairs and Communication Manager hands over a dummy cheque worth Ten Million to Esther Kyozira, CEO- NUDIPU Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) has today handed over a cheque of UGX 10M for the training and economic inclusion of women with disabilities. The money, which was handed over to
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The State Minister for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi (pictured) has admitted that certain financial obligations will not be met in 2023/24 Financial Year because Government is struggling to balance its financial books that has left it grappling with a number of unfunded items. He has however promised to table
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The Executive Director of Butabika National Referral Hospital, Dr. Juliet Nakku has asked Parliament to approve the allocation of Shs5bn for the construction of a perimeter wall at the facility in order to improve the safety of inmates during treatment. Nakku made the request while appearing before Parliament’s Health Committee
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Florence Namayanja, the Masaka City Mayor Masaka City Council is facing difficulties in meeting its property tax collection targets as several landlords are absent from the area. The city council treasury is registering a significant shortfall in local revenue collections, mainly due to a high default rate on property rates.
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The airline was received by the Ambassadors of Sudan and South Sudan and officials from UCAA Sudan’s BADR Airlines on March 31, 2023 made its maiden flight to Entebbe International Airport. The 180 seater aircraft was received with a water salute on touch down at 14.30 hours and was received by
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Parambot Distilleries’ products with fake digital stamps. Flouting Digital stamps guidelines is criminal The Ministry of Finance is proposing an amendment into the Tax Procedures Code Act, 2014 and provide a 10- year jail term or fine of Shs30M for individuals found liable of tampering with digital tax stamps. Government’s
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If untreated, diseases like chlamydia can cause female infertility Kenyan researchers have found two new strains from two common sexually transmitted diseases among a group of women in a town in western Kenya. More than 400 women above the age of 15 were diagnosed with gonorrhoea and chlamydia with new
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