A section of opposition MPs have warned Parliament against approving the Shs184.82bn to cater for emergency repairs on the Malaba-Kampala Railway line under the contract between Uganda Railways corporation and china Railways and Bridge corporation (CRBC). The warning bells were sounded by Muwanga Kivumbi (Butambala County) who also doubles as Shadow
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Captain Ivan Mecklenburg (pictured above) is an experienced pilot working with Uganda Airlines. He brings to the table extensive experience on the Airbus family of aircraft with over 13000 hours on the A320 and A330 combined. He is mostly experienced with flying in Latin America with Avianca, AeroPeru and Espresso Aereo. He is therefore
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The proposal by Government to gift artists with Shs8bn as Covid relief has left lawmakers divided, after questions were raised on the owners of the companies the money will be channeled through. Last month, State House presented before Parliament a supplementary request to a tune of Shs280Bn of which, Shs5Bn
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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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