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MPs irked as stench from KCCA’s Kiteezi landfill chokes residents
KAMPALA– Legislators on parliament’s Committee on Climate Change are disturbed by the poor state of the Kampala Capital City Authority [KCCA]’s landfill in Kiteezi, Wakiso district. During an oversight visit to the…
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East Africa
Stanbic Bank’s borderless platform sees 24 percent growth in transactions
KAMPALA-The phenomenal growth of Stanbic Bank’s East Africa Borderless Banking platform has revealed a pent-up demand for secure, real-time transactions across international borders, according to the latest report. Spanning a single network…
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Legislators to have midterm access to pension contributions
KAMPALA-Members of the Parliamentary Pension Scheme are poised to access 20 percent of the money they contributed if President Museveni assents to an amended bill. The Parliamentary Pensions [Amendment] Bill, 2022, introduced…
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Museveni sends back fisheries bill to parliament as UPDF is mentioned
KAMPALA-President Yoweri Museveni has returned the Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2021 to parliament for reconsideration, saying that the Uganda People’s Defence Forces [UPDF] must play a significant role in safeguarding the fisheries…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Global coffee exports down 8.8 percent in July 2022
KAMPALA– Global exports of green beans in July 2022 were 9.04 million bags, compared with 9.91mln bags in the same month of the previous year, which is down 8.8 percent, according to…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Best cooperative experiences and projects to be awarded at AMCCO13 in Cairo
KAMPALA– Five best cooperative experiences and projects in Africa will be awarded at the 13th African Ministerial Cooperative Conference [ AMCCO13 ] to be held in Cairo, Egypt from October 17-20, 2022.…
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East Africa
The AGRF 2022 Summit kicks off in Kigali with strong call for bold action for Africa’s food systems
KIGALI– The 2022 African Green Revolution Forum Summit or AGRF Summit, is underway in Kigali Rwanda, with a call for bold actions to accelerate efforts to end hunger across the continent, especially…
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Sports
27th FUFA Exco: Key decisions to push local football forward outlined
KAMPALA– Governance is a key pillar in the management of football and the Federation of Uganda Football Associations [ FUFA ] has put a lot of emphasis to popularise it in the…
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East Africa
EAC technocrats to explore business linkages in DR Congo this week
ARUSHA– The East African Community [ EAC] Secretary General, Dr. Peter Mathuki, will tomorrow lead a delegation comprising the heads of EAC organs and institutions and eminent regional business leaders, to the…
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Development
Tayebwa makes case for diaspora bonds
CALIFORNIA-Ugandans living in the diaspora could soon begin trading in government treasury bonds. This is after Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa pledged to lead efforts to establish diaspora bonds. Tayebwa made the pledge…
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