(L-R) Emmy Hashakimana, UBL Marketing & Innovation Director, Eunice Waweru, UBL Ag. MD & Hon. Henry Musasizi, Minister Of State For Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Tusker Cider, Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL)’s latest product, will create a steady market for apples grown by Ugandan farmers, according to the brewery’s leadership.
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The body of the former Governor of the Bank of Uganda Gideon Nkojo is still in the United States and yet to get to the final resting place over unclear circumstances. Nkojo died in November 2020 in Virginia, USA after being ill. Family members immediately started arranging for the return
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The former minister of Ethics and Integrity Fr Simon Lokodo has died. Fr Lokodo reportedly collapsed during a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on Thursday and was rushed to the Intensive Care Unit, where he passed on this morning. Fr Lokodo had travelled to Geneva to represent the chairman of the
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The Ministry of Health acquired a consignment of ten automated COVID-19 testing equipment on Friday which they say will help them cut down on the time they spend analyzing results and their final release. Currently, people testing through the government labs have to wait for at least six hours to
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At least 15 grain stores, and a number of homes were reduced to ashes in a Friday afternoon fire that gutted Kakajo zone, Kisenyi parish in Central division of Kampala. Police firefighters battled the fire that started a few minutes to 2pm for five hours. The owners of the burnt
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The Ministry of Health (MOH) is planning to start immunizing children aged 12 to 17 against COVID-19. Although the majority of COVID-19 vaccines were initially approved for use in adults aged 18-years and above, an increasing number of vaccines are now also being authorized for use in children. So far,
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The Rwanda government’s announcement to reopen its border with Uganda, three years after its closure has sparked celebrations among residents in Kigezi region. Rwanda announced morning that the border will be reopened on January 31, according to a statement that has been Tweeted by Rwanda Broadcasting Agency -RBA and Ministry
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Amos Lugoloobi, the Minister of State for Planning Parliament has approved the proposed 43.08 trillion Shillings National Budget Framework Paper for the financial year 2022/2023. The approved budget is a decrease of 1.69 trillion Shillings compared to the current financial year budget. This followed the adoption of the Budget Committee
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Vendors occupy part of the Parking at Segawa Market in Kisenyi A less congested and more calm environment returns to Kampala, a few weeks after the city authorities enforced operations to rid the city of street vendors and hawkers. The last such cleanup was conducted by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) under
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George Okello, URA’s Assistant Commissioner Litigation The High Court in Kampala has dismissed with costs an application by Open Forum Initiative to have rental income tax regulations nullified. The Forum sued the Attorney General and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) on grounds that the Minister of Finance did not seek approval of
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