Agric. State Minister, Bagiire says govt is committed to eradicating the locusts The use of pesticides in bid to fight the growing swarm of locusts in the eastern part of the country has been questioned by parliamentarians. This followed presentation of an update on efforts to combat the desert locusts.
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The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has been asked to end the recurring problem of faulty pre-paid electricity meters. The MPs on the Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) said that Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), whose mandate is to ensure quality assurance lacks the capacity to
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The speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has questioned whether the country will hold the elections come 2021 due to increased violations of human rights of the Ugandans preparing to participate in the elections. “I am wondering if we are going to have elections next year. Why is the Uganda
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Wednesday announced that the International Monetary Fund has secured sufficient financing pledges to allow the Fund to provide comprehensive debt relief to Somalia. Over 100 IMF member countries have pledged to provide more than SDR 242 million (US$334 million) in financing.
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The deadly coranavirus in China has hit Uganda’s road sector hard, leaving Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) stuck with road projects because many experts were left holed up in China, Allen Kagina, the UNRA Executive Director has said. Kagina (pictured) made the revelation today while briefing the country on UNRA’s
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MTN Uganda has revealed that it is stuck with Shs7.4bn on dormant Mobile Money accounts in a period of less than two years. The revelation was made today by Wim Vanhelleputte, the MTN Chief Executive Officer while appearing before Parliament’s Finance Committee together with officials from Airtel and Uganda Telecom
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Members of Parliament on the Finance Committee are seeking for ‘special’ treatment from telecom companies on the amount of mobile money transactions, saying they are some of the biggest customers in the sector. The call was made by Henry Musasizi, Chairperson Finance Committee while interfacing with Telecom operators from MTN,
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is increasingly reaching out to more schools with the aim of instilling in students values related to voluntary tax compliance and their social responsibility as citizens. This is premised on the fact that human beings world over don’t want to pay taxes. However, with URA’s initiative
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The Algerian health minister has confirmed the country's first case of the coronavirus in an announcement on state-owned ENTV on Tuesday evening. The minister Abdel Rahman Ben Bouzid said the patient is an Italian man who arrived in the country on 17 February, Reuters news agency reports. The patient has
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The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated $10m (UShs36.8bn) to help fight locusts in the East African region. The contribution will be given to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) that appealed for funds to fight the locust invasion that is threatening food security. FAO Director-General QU Dongyu
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