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A section of farmers in Luuka district has resolved to clear sugarcane plantations to create land for cocoa growing. A kilogram of cocoa costs between 4,000-7,000 Shillings and since farmers harvest fruits all year long, they can ably have steady incomes to cater to all their essential needs. The farmers

Uganda and Tanzania have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in defense and security for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline – EACOP project. The deal was signed on Friday at the climax of a three-day the 1st Inter-governmental Security Committee Meeting held at Skyz Hotel Naguru in Kampala.

The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Brender Nakalanzi, the Managing Director for Goshen Hope Enterprises to Luzira prison on charges of causing the government a financial loss of more than one billion shillings. Nakalanzi was on Friday afternoon arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Joan Aciro where she

Lost 3 children in an accident: Mirriam Nansubuga Miriam Nansubuga who hails from Iganga district in Eastern Uganda is only aged 30 years and until this week on Wednesday, was a happy mother of three daughters. She has been living with them and her husband Geoffrey Bitamulwe in Bundibugyo district

Parliament’s Trade Committee has cast doubt on the financial capability of Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited (UVCCL) to manage the processing and export of Uganda’s coffee after discovering that although government sunk in Shs7Bn to clear the 25acres in Namanve Industrial Park, the company is yet to lay any brick

The Parliamentary Commission has contracted Hotel Africanna to provide food to MPs and staff of Parliament after the contract of the current service providers ran out. The development was made by Keefa Kiwanuka, Chairperson Finance Committee while interacting with officials from Uganda Manufacturers Association who had been summoned to provide

Early this year the brewers launched a new apple-flavored beer-Tuskey Cidar. Joseph Kawuchi, the agrobusiness manager at Uganda Breweries Limited, says they are going to use apple as additional raw material in their production line opening up a big market for the local farmers. He says UBL seeks to build

Billions of Shillings disbursed to the districts for the Parish Development Model programme are still lying idle just months before the end of the financial year. In February this year, President Yoweri Museveni launched the Parish Development Model (PDM) at Kibuku Primary School, Kibuku District in Bukedi Sub-region. The Parish

Wednesday's tragic accident highlighted the challenges faced by Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital to respond to emergencies. Most times, the hospital operates with a shortage of critical medical items essential for responding to sudden emergencies including gloves, cotton wool, and gauze for treating the injured. The hospital receives patients from

An estimated 14.9 million extra people are believed to have succumbed to the COVID-19 pandemic according to new figures from the World Health Organisation. The health agency says that the deaths are believed to have occurred between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 202. Excess deaths, also known as excess