Farmers in Iganga District are counting losses following the invasion of destructive species of variegated grasshoppers in Namungalwe Sub County. The farmers say the destructive nature of the pests is likely to result in a decline in crop yield this season and make them food insecure. The grasshoppers have destroyed
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Persons who fail to comply with a requirement for vaccination will be fined up to four million Shillings or a prison sentence of up to six months under a new bill tabled before parliament. The Bill provides that in the event of the occurrence or outbreak of any disease that
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Vaccines made using mRNA technology such as Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech offer the best protection against the COVID-19 Omicron and delta variants. This was revealed by scientists attending a meeting organized by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to exchange the latest clinical and scientific data with a
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Emma Mugisha, Stanbic Bank Executive Director, Sarah Ssewanyana, Executive Director for EPRC, Ernest Rubondo, Executive Director for Petroleum Authority of Uganda and Mona Muguma-Ssebuliba, Chief Executive for aBi Finance, displaying signed MoUs at Sheraton Hotel The housing and agriculture sectors could earn Uganda an extra eight billion US Dollars in
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It is common for Ugandan mobile internet users to exclaim at how fast their internet bundles run out, the company has (eaten) stolen it! That is the common conclusion. This happens when a user fails to account for the data they have used within a period when it runs out
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PELA Commodities PELA Commodities in Soroti is set to install Uganda’s first Aflatoxin removal machine (TOXI-SCRUBⓇ) in the coming weeks. The machine which arrived in the country recently, is designed by Eye-Grain and supplied along with the grain handling equipment by Perry Engineering who are an authorised reseller of the
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Minister of Local Government, Raphael Magyezi (pictured above) is calling for the ban of civil servants from possessing stalls in public markets. The Minister tabled the proposal before parliament's committee on Public Service and Local Government to give the ministry’s views on the markets bill 2022 that was tabled before the
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Long horned Ankole cattle grazing in Okidi Parish, Atiak Subcounty in Amuru District. A total of 20,502 acres of land (approximately 32 square miles) are currently being occupied by pastoralists in various sub-counties of Amuru District. According to information obtained by our reporter, the vast chunks of land are being
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Minister Amongi (second left) with Ugandan girls at the EKAL facility in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development and authorities in Saudi Arabia have agreed to set up a joint technical committee to monitor the safety and well-being of Ugandan migrant workers. This
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The December 2021 Auditor General’s report has revealed that a section of some local governments paid ghost workers to a tune of Shs1.12Bn. The details were revealed by Edward Akol, Acting Assistant Auditor General-Audits while handing over the 2021 audit report to Deputy Speaker Anita Among at Parliament yesterday. While
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