Some of the shoes sold under Katende's business A third-year student of Makerere University has used the nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of COVID-19 to venture into business which he promotes using online social media platforms. Allan Katende, who is pursuing a degree course in Agriculture and Rural
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Tomato farmers in Lango sub region are counting losses following the drop in prices of tomatoes. The sub region has had surplus production of the perishable goods which has eventually led to a drastic decline in its prices. Currently, a box of tomatoes is going for between Shs4000 to 6,000
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed that ammonium nitrate and petrol were the chemicals used in the manufacture of the two bombs that were exploded in Kampala on Tuesday leaving seven people dead. A suicide bomber that was captured on Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras detonated a bomb he was
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MTN Uganda CEO Wim Vanhelleputte Telecom company, MTN has made a last-minute ditch to attract as many applications for the company’s shares as possible, with the closure of the Initial Public Offer, IPO, coming to an end Monday, November 22nd, 2021. Following the opening of the sale in the IPO
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The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development have defended the petroleum distribution companies in Uganda against accusations that they are overcharging motorists for fuel products. The ministry says that it is still convinced that the fuel product distributors are well within acceptable margins, but that the sky-rocketing consumer prices are
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Finance Minister Matia Kasaija The Ministries of Health and of Education and Sports are due to handover the government-funded projects to the army's engineering unit for implementation by the end of this month. This is part of the directive of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni earlier in the year, that the
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Workers sorting flowers for export. FILE PHOTO | NMG Flower farmers are being forced to throw away a quarter of their produce due to a drop in airline traffic in the wake of restrictions imposed on rival carriers to protect Kenya Airways. Kenya Flower Council (KFC), the lobby for large-scale
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Kenyan Delegation meets Ugandan leaders in Moroto on Friday Kenya has started inspecting and reaffirming her boundary with Uganda in a bid to redefine her frontiers with Uganda. Kenya neighbors Uganda in Lake Victoria, to the South of Sio River in Busia, to Amudat and Moroto in Karamoja though the
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Paul Muwonge (Right ), the Secretary NUP-Rakai, highlighting the party's plan. The National Resistance Movement (NRM) and the National Unity Platform (NUP) have started vetting party members to be nominated for the four vacant positions in the upcoming residual and by-elections in Rakai District. There are four vacant positions in the
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Mr Chesol Tom, the RDC for Kapchorwa District is assisted by Olympic medalists Jacob Kiplimo and Peruth Chemutai and Endiro Coffee CEO Gloria Katusiime to cut the ribbon as they launch Endiro Coffee at Sipi falls In a bid to promote local consumption of coffee across the country, one of
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