IGG Beti Kamya MPs sitting on the Adhoc Committee of Parliament investigating the process of distribution of 82.05 acres of Nakawa-Naguru land to different 'investors' have questioned the Minister of State for Housing, Persis Namuganza for alleged influence peddling. Namuganza, who at the time of the land distribution served
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One of the dead lionesses Three lionesses have been found electrocuted in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Rubirizi District. They were part of the 10 lions that were brought into the park last month. Bashir Hangi, the Communications Officer at Uganda Wild Life Authority (UWA) says the three lionesses had moved
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Anne Juuko, Stanbic Bank Uganda Chief Executive Fitch, the international credit rating agency has affirmed Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited's (SBU) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'B+' while it also maintains its ‘AAA’ rating in Uganda. According to Fitch, SBU's National Ratings reflect its creditworthiness relative to other issuers
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Uganda is catching up with Kenya on military spending after Nairobi cut the defense budget for two years in a row while Kampala crossed the billion-dollar mark last year. Uganda’s military expenditure reached $1.066 billion (UShs3.7 trillion) last year, an 8.3 percent increase from $984.7 million in 2020, according
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Makerere University Main Building Makerere University has allowed students to sit exams without examination permits due to the breakdown in the payment system. A letter from the academic registrar's office asks college registrars to issue temporary clearance to students who had cleared tuition dues. Students are required to present
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Uganda Law Society President, Pheona Wall Nabasa/Courtesy photo The controversial coffee agreement between Uganda through Ministry of Finance and Uganda Vinci Coffee Company limited is illegal and should be revised, the Uganda law Society (ULS) has said. Appearing before Parliament’s Trade Committee that is investigating the controversial coffee agreement
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State Minister for Agriculture, Fred Bwino Kyakulaga (4th Right) is joined by UCDA staff and Mukono district officials led by LCV chairperson, Rev. Peter Bakaluba Mukasa (3rd Left) to launch the fertilizer distribution programme in Greater Mukono Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has distributed organic fertilizers to farmers in Central
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Karamoja has beautiful sceneries/Courtesy photo The persistent insecurity in Karamoja has rendered hundreds of local tour guides jobless. About 300 Karimojong youth have been making a living by guiding tourists around the mountains and camping sites. However, the number of tourists visiting Karamoja has dropped because of the current
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Perkson Arinaitwe, Moses Matovu and Anna Itaza representatives of Uganda Vinci Coffee Company appearing before Parliament's Trade Committee Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) authorized the Italian investor Enrica Pinetti, the the proprietor of Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Ltd to mortgage 25 acres of land Government of Uganda donated to the investor at
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Muhoozi Birthday dinner at State House President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has publicly expressed his discomfort with the way his son and commander of the Land forces uses social media. Speaking last evening at State House Entebbe at a dinner organized to celebrate Lt. Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s 48th birthday, Museveni
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