The government has commenced a process to develop what should be a more coordinated and effective National Disaster and Risk Management Plan amidst criticism of how it has handled recent occurrences. The move spearheaded by the Office of the Prime Minister in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO
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The Commission of inquiry into land matters was led by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire MPs on Parliament’s Budget Committee have rejected a Shs11.423bn budget request from Office of the President to meet the outstanding Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and Withholding Tax (WHT) for the Commission of inquiry into Land matters. The
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A wind powered electricity generating project. Kenya has been ordered to accept a wind power project it's officials had delayed approving. (Pixabay) Kenya's Ministry of Energy and the Energy Regulatory Commission have been ordered by the High Court to include the 300MW wind power project in the approved list of
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Mangoes ready for processing at Burton and Bamber Company in Machakos.FILE PHOTO | NMG Kenya has dispatched a delegation to Brussels to lobby for resumption of mango exports to the lucrative European Union market. The team, led by Directorate of Horticulture and Kenya Health Plant Inspectorate Service (Kephis) officials, is
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Museveni addressing the UK Trade Envoy and British High Commissioner to Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has said that Uganda can produce anything as long as the people are well organizedand guided.“We can produce any agro-product as long as the people are mobilized. Our people have the capacity to produce a
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UCDA officials meeting with Russian investors Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) in collaboration with the Uganda Embassy in Moscow, recently hosted a meeting between Russian investors and Uganda coffee exporters. The investors from Russkiy Product, a company from the Russian Federation, are interested in buying Ugandan Robusta coffee to produce
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A section of lawmakers want a law put in place to ensure that during emergency situations like lockdown, rent arrears owed to tenants are waived off because they aren’t responsible for the calamities. The call was made by Sarah Opendi (DWR Tororo) while receiving views from Kampala Capital City Traders
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Education Minister, Janet Museveni The Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Museveni has summonned MPs at Kololo Independence Grounds on 24th November 2021 to discuss modalities leading to the reopening of schools. The meeting between the MPs and Minister of Education, who is also the First Lady, was communicated by Deputy Speaker Anita Among
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Former Presidential candidate Joseph Kabuleta (pictured above), who is also the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) political pressure Group leader has said that President Museveni should remove all Covid-19 restrictions as the first step towards addressing the deteriorating security situation in the country. Kabuleta said this in the wake of Tuesday’s
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Grasshopper Trapping centre in Masaka. Grasshopper catchers in the Greater Masaka region are counting huge losses because of the scarcity of their prized insects. The grasshopper catching season usually starts from November and runs to December. However, over two weeks later, the farmers say that they have only managed to
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