Baker Ssenyonga
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Central
UWRSA in drive to boost grain standards
MUBENDE, September 25, 2023 -Under the public-private partnership [PPP] arrangement, the Government of Uganda has extended support to private warehouse operators to offer grain storage and standardisation services to farmers and farmer…
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National
Oil and gas sector activities boost tax revenue in August 2023
KAMAPALA, September 22, 2023 – Tax revenue collections in August amounted to about Shs 1,990.91 billion, which was Shs 6.98 billion above the target, according to the Performance of the Economy Report…
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Central
Ensuring quality standards: Regulators want grain farmers to have modern storage facilities
MUBENDE, September 20, 2023 – Farmers have been urged to work in groups and cooperatives and establish modern storage facilities as a measure to close quality gaps that have affected Uganda’s grain…
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National
Standard Chartered employees to access minimum 20-week parental leave benefit
KAMPALA, September 20, 2023 – Standard Chartered Bank recently announced the rollout of enhanced global parental leave benefits that will also benefit its employees in Uganda, effective September 1, 2023. According to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
PDM money is being spent on marriages and household items, says Ofwono
KAMPALA, September 16, 2023 – Some of the Ugandans who received the money under the Parish Development Model [PDM] are spending it on marriages and household items like mattresses, and food, according…
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Central
Wakiso khat growers and traders threaten to demonstrate over Narcotics Bill
WAKISO, September 14, 2023 – Khat growers and traders in Wakiso district have threatened to demonstrate should President Yoweri Museveni assent to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Control Bill, 2023 reintroduced by the government. The…
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National
Gov’t signs historic charter with RUFORUM
KAMPALA, September 12, 2023 – In a momentous development for the agricultural sector in Uganda, the Government of Uganda recently signed the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture [ RUFORUM…
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Africa
Africa coffee exports drop 1.1 percent as Uganda and Tanzania register growth
KAMPALA, September 8, 2023 – Exports of all forms of coffee from Africa decreased by 1.1 percent to 1.37 million bags in July 2023 from 1.39mln bags in July 2022, the International…
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Central
Entebbe officials probed over failure to collect women and youth loans
ENTEBBE – Top technocrats working with Entebbe Municipal Council in Wakiso district are under the spotlight after failing to recover Shs 1.2 billion loaned out under the Youth Livelihood Programme [YLP] and…
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Trade
MPs pass returned Competition Bill
KAMPALA – Parliament has reconsidered and passed the Competition Bill which was earlier returned by the President on July 24, 2023. President Yoweri Museveni declined to sign the Bill first passed by…
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