President Yoweri Museveni has asked judges not to make rulings that will interfere with the development of projects. Museveni argued that such rulings will affect the development of the economy. Museveni made the remarks on Tuesday at the opening of the four day annual 22nd Judges Conference at Mestil Hotel in Kampala. Citing the Sukulu Phosphate Project in Tororo District,…
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The Finance Committee of parliament has approved a request to recapitalise Bank of Uganda with Shillings 481billion in the 2020/2021 financial year. This is part of the recommendations in the Committee report on the National Budget Framework Paper on votes in the finance sector. In his presentation on Tuesday evening, the Finance Committee Chairperson, Henry Musasizi explained that the Bank…
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Farmers and local leaders in Luweero district have asked Uganda Coffee Development Authority to stop distributing coffee seedlings and prioritise other farm inputs so as to boost production. This follows a value for money audit report on production and productivity of the coffee sub sector for 2018/19 financial year by the Auditor General which revealed that despite the interventions made…
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Uganda Communications Commission has found that poor signal quality was the biggest contributor to network failures among telecom companies in the country. The communications sector regulator carried out the quality of services survey between September 2019 and November 2019 and found that MTN and Airtel Uganda both had more than 70 per cent network failures due to poor signal. UCC…
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The Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has cautioned Ugandans against cryptocurrencies and other ponzi schemes, saying they are designed to defraud them. Speaking at the opening of the Buganda Lukiiko at Bulange Mengo on Monday, Mayiga said there is no shortcut to getting rich but hard work and perseverance. “There are many people in Buganda who have been defrauded in…
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More than 1,000 farmers in Acholi sub region are stuck with at least 200 metric tons of tobacco worth Shillings 1.4 billion. The farmers from Omoro, Lamwo, Gulu, Amuru, Nwoya and Pader districts were contracted by Alliance One Tobacco (Uganda) Limited to grow the cash crop. However, farmers say the company has gone silent. Several farmers who spoke to URN…
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Uganda and Turkey are in advanced talks, for the country to open up employment opportunities for Ugandans. The Turkish Ambassador to Uganda Fikret Kerem is optimistic that his country will start exporting labour from Uganda this year. The export of labour has become increasingly recognized worldwide as a pro-poor export strategy with significant development impacts especially in the poorest countries…
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Uganda will be signing several bilateral air service agreements with different countries, a move that would give her access to the air space of more countries. According to a brief on Tuesday of what transpired in cabinet, “the agreements will put Uganda at equal legal footing with her Partners.” A bilateral air service agreement is concluded between two contracting…
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The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has intensified mandatory standards enforcement in bakeries. In the ongoing operations, UNBS sealed off bakery mixers of Mega Standard Supermarket, Capital Shoppers Supermaket, Tuskys supermarket, S andS Supermarket at Nkumba Close, Outlet bakery at Freedom City. Others are Kaduwa supplies, Kasampa bakery at Bugwere market, Tumwebaze bakery at Indian headquarters and Golden bakery…
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With fourth-generation (4G) technology still a long way off from full or even significant adoption in Uganda and the region, market leaders, MTN Uganda are looking to take things to another level and score yet another first. MTN Uganda showcased the first live demo of 5G network in Uganda which was presided over by Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, the…
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