Baker Ssenyonga
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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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National
Seven-year jail sentence for vets causing death to animals
KAMPALA – Veterinary practitioners whose licences are revoked but continue to practice and in the process cause death to animals or humans face a seven-year jail sentence, or fine of Shs 10…
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National
MPs endorse loan to overhaul Kampala-Malaba railway line
KAMPALA – Members of Parliament have urged government to fast-track the rehabilitation of the Kampala-Malaba metre gauge railway line to enhance trade and transport and also place the country in tandem with…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Capital for microfinance institutions set at Shs 5 billion
KAMPALA– Microfinance Deposit Taking Institutions [MDIs] be required to have minimum capital of Shs 5 billion in order to operate in Uganda. The is contained in a statutory instrument on revision of…
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Central
New research okays use of solar lights for fishing
ENTEBBE – New scientific research has established that the usage of solar lights by the fishing communities on Lake Victoria and Lake Albert in fishing is safe and environmentally friendly. Fishing lights…
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National
UNMA releases rainfall outlook for August, warns of flash floods and malaria
KAMPALA – The Rainfall Outlook for August 2023 indicates that northern region, parts of eastern Uganda, and mid-western Uganda are expected to receive near-normal or slightly enhanced rainfall likely to cause flash…
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Western
UWA teaches youth to protect communities
KAMPALA – The Uganda Wildlife Authority [ UWA ], with support from the Investing in Forest and Protected Area for Climate Smart Development [IFPA-CD] project graduated 80 youth with practical skills to…
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National
MPs to engage all stakeholders on new Shs 10bln minimum capital requirement for MDIs
KAMPALA – The Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development will engage all stakeholders in regard to the new minimum paid-up capital requirement for Microfinance Deposit Taking Institutions [MDIs] in Uganda. Speaker…
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