Kasule Sebunya (R) chaired the Trade committee which met the bus manufacturers Ugandan investors have called on Members of Parliament to support their efforts of developing the local industries and promoting local content. According to Metu Katabazi, the Chairman and Founder of Metu Zhongtong Bus Industries, Ugandan service providers have
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International soccer star Didier Drogba (pictured) has helped his birthplace, Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), strike gold by helping to collect MOUs for a total of $15 billion (UShs55 trillion) in commitments to back tourism projects in the West African country. The breakthrough comes ahead of the UNWTO Forum for Africa,
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The Executive Council of the African Union has supported Dr. Akinwumi Adesina’s candidacy for a second term as President of the African Development Bank. The decision was taken during the thirty-sixth Ordinary Session of the AU Executive Council, held during the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 6-7 February 2020.
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Uganda could lose up to US$ 218.3million (803.4bn) per annum potential revenue from just four crops if desert locusts that are already spread in 28 districts aren’t handled very well, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja (pictured), the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, has said. Addressing journalists at Uganda Media Centre
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The Bank of Uganda (BoU) revoked the banking license of Global Trust Bank Limited on 25th July 2014 under the provisions of the Financial Institutions Act, 2004 and immediately placed it under statutory liquidation. The Central Bank now says the liquidation process has been concluded successfully. “Bank of Uganda hereby
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If you need a passport you don’t have to travel to Kampala to line up at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, for this service is now online, the UCC Head of Consumer Affairs Joseph Kizito told an attentive crowd at the Hoima Public Library on Friday. “If you have a
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The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has lashed out at Government over the rampant land evictions in the country. This follows the latest incident that occurred in Kiryadongo district where 35,000 people are said to have been evicted from 9,300 acres of land to pave way for investors. The
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The Electoral Commission (EC) has declined to heed to pleas by MPs on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee to extend registration of voters who would have made 18years, saying it would disrupt the 2021 general elections. The revelation was made by Justice Simon Byabakama, Chairperson Electoral Commission while appearing
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Uganda’s richest man, Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia (pictured) has been named the Honorary Consul of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal to Uganda. Dr Sudhir is the founder and Chairman of the multibillion Ruparelia Group, a 28-company conglomerate invested in financial services, real estate, education, hospitality, agriculture and media. The group
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Patrick has now been appointed as the new Regional Chief Executive, Standard Bank Group effective 1st March 2020. Stanbic Bank Uganda on Tuesday announced Anne Juuko as the bank’s new Chief Executive Officer, replacing Patrick Mweheire, who has been at the helm of the country’s biggest commercial bank since 2015.
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