Wakiso district is hunting for over Shillings 40 billion to put up road infrastructure connecting Bussi Island to the mainland. Bussi Island, which is 10kilometers away from Entebbe town, remains secluded and visibly detached from the rest of Wakiso district because of poor physical infrastructure and lack of proper transport means. A wooden canoe from Nakiwogo land site or through…
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Cassava Is A Strategic Crop- Museveni
President Museveni has advised farmers in Acholi to embark on growing cassava, saying it’s a strategic crop. Speaking at the launch of a mass cassava growing project in Acholibur sub county in Pader district on Saturday, Museveni said cassava is a great source of food and contributes to the food security of households. The Acholibur Parish Project [APP] initiated by…
Read MoreAirtel Managing Director Leaves Uganda
Airtel Uganda managing director VG Somasekhar has left his position effective this month, the company has announced. According to Airtel Uganda, Somasekhar is going back to India and he will continue to be associated with the Bharti Airtel Group, the parent company in an unmentioned capacity. No replacement has been announced so far. In a statement issued on Thursday, Raghunath…
Read MoreHigh ATM Charges Blamed on Foreign Switch Providers
Ugandans are paying way too much to use their cards at different Automated Teller Machines with commercial banks blaming the issue of foreign switch providers and the cost of moving money. The switch service providers, including Visa, China Union Pay and MasterCard enable one to use an ATM that is not of their bank to access their cash. The interconnection…
Read MoreConstruction of UGX 40b Aquaculture Park to Commence in Apac
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has handed over the site of the proposed Aquaculture Park in Apac district to the contractors to commence construction works. The project which is aimed at improving fish production in Lango Sub Region under the‘’Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Commercial Aqua Project, PESCAP for the local Community’’ is located at Onekgwok and Teboke villages…
Read MoreMbale Municipal Council Closes Over 50 Businesses Over Trading License
Mbale Municipal Council authorities have closed over 50 business entities in Mbale town over lack of trading license and other requirements. The affected businesses were closed on Tuesday in an operation led by a Committee dubbed “transformation”, which seeks to restore Mbale to its past glory and improve local revenue collections. The operations were carried out in Northern, Wanale and…
Read MoreGov’t Runs Out of Chemicals to Fight Desert Locusts
The government has run out of aerial spray chemicals to fight desert locusts. The shortage has come at a time when authorities have confirmed a third wave of locust invasion. Reports indicate that two swarms reportedly entered the country on Monday through Rupa, Moroto and Kakamongole in Nakapiripirit districts. Lt. Col (Rtd) Bright Rwamirama, the Minister of State for Animal…
Read MoreBuganda Land Board Gets New CEO
The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has appointed Simon Kaboggoza as the new Chief Executive Officer of Buganda Land Board, a company that manages as the kingdom land. Kaboggoza replaces David Kyewalabye Male who in February last year was appointed as Minister in Charge of Culture, Security, and Tourism. Speaking to reporters at Bulange Mengo, the seat of…
Read MoreEuropean Union Gives UGX 41bn to Fight Desert Locusts in East Africa
The European Commission has extended 10 million euros ( 41billion Shillings) to East Africa to help in the control of the desert locusts outbreaks in the region. The EU said in a statement that the outbreak could have devastating consequences on food security in the region where 27.5 million people suffer from severe food insecurity and at least 35 million more…
Read MoreKadaga Launches Parliament Journalists SACCO, Advises them to Think Big Investments
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has advised journalists to always think of establishing business projects away from their profession as a way of supplementing their meager salaries. This she noted while presided over the launch of the Uganda Parliamentary Journalists (UPJ) Cooperative Savings and Credit Society that is aimed at enhancing the welfare of journalists in the country especially…
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