Caesar Mukasa
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Cooperatives & Communities
Transparency key in taxation, URA boss says
KAMPALA– Kampala – The Commissioner General of Uganda Revenue Authority [URA] John Rojoki Musinguzi has underscored the importance of transparency and information sharing in achieving revenue targets. While speaking at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development [OECD]Africa Initiative meeting…
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Partners launch over Shs 69mln Climate Innovation Challenge for schools
KAMPALA– Standard Chartered Bank Uganda in partnership with Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda [ECOTRUST] on Tuesday launched a US$ 18,565 [Shs 69,450,000] Climate Change Innovation Challenge for schools at an event that was held at Old Kampala Senior Secondary School.…
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Natural disasters: URCS, Weatherman partner to reduce losses
KAMPALA – The Uganda Red Cross Society [ URCS ] and the Uganda National Meteorological Authority [UNMA] have entered into a partnership, through which the latter will share weather and climate information while the former will help avert gross loss…
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Tayebwa roots for technical scrutiny of laws
KAMPALA – Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa is worried that the laws that the House passes have little or even no impact on the community, while others have gross negative effects on the people who send the MPs to…
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KALANGALA: Local fishermen accuse Tanzanians of invading Ugandan territory
KALANGALA – Fishing activities in some small islands of Lake Victoria in Kalangala district face disruptions, with the Ugandan fishermen accusing Tanzanians of attacking them and stealing their fishing equipment, as well as killing two local fishermen. The two Ugandan…
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Uganda, DR Congo hold business summit to boost business
KAMPALA- In an initiative to open up the business relationship between Uganda and DR Congo, the business community in the two neighboring countries have organised a series of business summits to strengthen trade ties between the countries. The first summit…
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AU minsters’ summit declares coffee a strategic commodity
KAMPALA – The Summit of African Union Ministers sitting in Nairobi days ago certified coffee as a key strategic commodity for the poorest yet resource-rich continent. The development would require trading in the commodity to be strategically anchored collectively under…
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Depositors rush to withdraw their money as Afriland First Bank closes
KAMPALA– Depositors of Afriland First Bank Uganda Limited are running to its head office to salvage their money as well but also open new accounts with other commercial banks after the former became solvent on May 25, 2022. Bank of…
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Oil companies take over land for absentee landlords in Bunyoro
HOIMA – Government has okayed the oil companies to use the land purportedly owned by absentee landlords in the oil-rich Bunyoro sub region. Through the Petroleum Authority of Uganda [PAU], government has recommended that the oil companies can rely on…
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Govt urged to adopt Oxfam GALS approach in Parish Development Model
KAMPALA – Gender activists and human rightists have argued government to adopt Oxfam’s Gender Action Learning System [ GALS ] methodology in implementing the Parish Development Model [PDM]. The methodology tailored by Oxfam thrives on empowering girls, youth, and women in…
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