Hanifar Samula
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Cooperatives & Communities
Parliament condemns mandatory HIV/AIDS testing of Hoima Stadium workers
KAMPALA, September 26, 2024 – Members of Parliament have condemned the reported mandatory HIV/AIDS testing of workers at the Hoima Stadium, currently under construction for the 2027 African Cup of Nations [AFCON].…
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Tayebwa rallies Chinese lawmakers to invest in Uganda’s tourism
KAMPALA, September 24, 2024 — The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has asked a visiting delegation of Chinese legislators to use their influence to promote Uganda as one of the tourism…
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Uganda’s annual coffee exports hit Shs 5 trillion
KAMPALA, September 23, 2024 — Coffee exports for twelve months [September 2023- August 2024] were 6.39 million bags worth US$ 1.35 billion [ about Shs 5 trillion] compared to 6.08mln bags worth…
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Minister calls for more investment in electricity sector
KAMPALA, September 20, 2024 — The Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa has urged Members of Parliament to support more investment in last-mile electricity connections to support Uganda’s value addition…
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Interest rates stable as Uganda’s exports surge to US$ 7.5bln
KAMPALA, September 12, 2024 – Commercial bank lending rates for shilling-denominated credit in Uganda averaged 17.89 percent for the year ending June 2024, a decrease from the 18.56 percent average recorded in…
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Museveni entices Ssembabule pastoralists with coffee seedlings
SEMBABULE, September 12, 2024 – In an effort to diversify the livelihoods of pastoralists in Ssembabule and Gomba, President Yoweri Museveni has distributed 50,000 coffee seedlings to local herding communities. Traditionally, these…
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies increases resilience in its cross-border capacity between Kenya and Uganda
KAMPALA, September 11, 2024 — In yet another milestone, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, a leading technology company of African heritage, has announced the upgrade of its 1,300-kilometre fibre…
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Health minister says Uganda managing Mpox outbreak well
KAMPALA, August 16, 2024: The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, has assured Ugandans that the outbreak of Monkeypox [ Mpox ] outbreak in the country is being managed efficiently by…
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Districts to get community hospitals in new health sector reform
KAMPALA, August 10, 2024 – Government has introduced a new reform in the health sector aimed at upgrading health centre IVs in the country to community hospitals. This was disclosed by the…
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Boosting agricultural value addition: MPs urge gov’t to improve access to electricity in rural areas
KAMPALA, August 9, 2024 – Members of Parliament [MPs] have urged government to improve access to electricity in rural areas to boost value-addition in the agriculture sector. The legislators made the call…
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