The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has expressed interest to run against other Members of Parliament to replace her fallen boss, Jacob Oulanyah. Among's bid for the position was announced on Monday evening by Herbert Kinobero, the Vice-Chairperson of the
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Enanga police PRO The police have urged Ugandans not to resist or fight with robbers, in the event that they have already been cornered. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga says that many people are being killed or severely injured by robbers because they try to put up resistance once
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British High Commissioner to Uganda Kate Airey tasting Uganda Coffee at the UCDA coffee lab in Lugogo. This was during the launch of the UG-UK Arabica coffee cupping competition late last year. Looking on is UCDA MD Emmanuel Iyamulemye (R) The European Union and the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU)
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Egypt is a leading importer of wheat The Egyptian prime minister has set a fixed price for unsubsidised bread with the aim of controlling rising food prices due to disruption to the wheat supply caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Moustafa Madbouly set the cost of commercially sold bread at
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Uganda, through the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has officially assumed office as the new Coordinator for the Food and Agriculture Organisation / World Health Organisation (FAO/WHO) Coordinating Committee for Africa (CCAFRICA), taking over from Kenya. This follows the appointment for the period 2020 to 2022 by the Codex
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Water in River Nyamwamba as seen from near the defunct Kilembe mines factory A strange colour and strong stench covering River Nyamwamba in Kasese District over the last few months has triggered fear of contamination among residents who depend on its water for domestic consumption, suspecting it could be
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A photo from the scene of a Boeing 737 crash in south China. A Chinese passenger plane with 132 people on board has crashed in a forested hillside in southern China. The China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou when it plunged to earth in Guangxi
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UPS Spokesperson CP Frank Baine The Uganda Prisons Service -UPS has warned the public against fraudsters’ schemes that their farms are selling commercial maize. UPS Spokesperson, Commissioner of Prisons Frank Baine, said several people have been calling the headquarters claiming they have paid for commercial maize from their farms.
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The National Oil Spill Contingency Plan was launched by PM Robinah Nabbanja (3rd Left) The Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, the Prime Minister of Uganda has urged entities charged with overseeing the oil and gas operations in the country to widely publicise the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP) that she
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Uganda’s leading e-commerce platform, Jumia has officially launched the 9th edition of its annual tech-sale which runs from March 21st to April 3rd themed “Upgrade your tech today”. This year's Jumia tech-sale will offer shoppers across Uganda up to 50% on more than 100,000 deals ranging from phones, TVs, computers,
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