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House Committee concerned over rising domestic arrears
KAMPALA, October 17, 2024 — Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee [Central Government] has raised concerns over Uganda’s financial management revealing a Shs 4.4 trillion gap between the government’s expenditure and revenue. In a…
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Delayed release of funds affecting road works, says Kasaija
KAMPALA, October 16, 2024 – The Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija has revealed that construction works on the Mityana – Mubende Road stalled due to delayed release of…
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Uganda’s coffee exports in September fetch Shs 535.4 billion
KAMPALA, October 15, 2024 – Coffee exports in September 2024 amounted to 532,212 60-kilo bags, valued at US$ 144.7 million [approximately Shs 535.4 billion], according to the latest report from the Uganda…
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Think tank calls for farmers’ contributary social security schemes
KAMPALA, October 15, 2024 – The government should facilitate the formation of farmer-focused contributory social security schemes to help farmers save for unforeseeable shocks. Dr. Brian Sserunjogi, a research fellow at Economic…
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New model reduces time spent on unpaid care work – study
KAMPALA, October 15, 2025 – Findings from a three-year study indicate that the new P.O.W.E.R. model intervention can alleviate the burden of unpaid care work [UCW] on women in Uganda. P.O.W.E.R. stands…
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Bill to criminalise sexual offences re-tabled
KAMPALA, October 15, 2024 — The Sexual Offences Bill, 2024 which seeks to enhance punishment of sex offenders and protection of victims in the country during trial has been re-introduced in Parliament.…
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SGR construction: Uganda signs EPC/Turnkey contract with Turkish Firm Yapi Merkezi
KAMPALA, October 14, 2024 – The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Works and Transport [MoWT], has today signed an EPC/Turnkey contract with Yapi Merkezi for the construction of a 273-kilometer…
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Museveni contributes Shs 2bln to Muslim Women SACCOs
KAMPALA, October 12, 2024 — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has contributed Shs 2 billion to Muslim women-run Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [ SACCOs ] in the country. “I will contribute Shs…
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UNOC Joins African Energy Week 2024 as Uganda Gears up for EACOP Start
CAPE TOWN, 11, 2024 — The Uganda National Oil Company [UNOC] has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference as a Gold Sponsor. Taking place November 4-8 in…
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Tayebwa calls for increased investment in Uganda’s agriculture
KAMPALA, October 11, 2024 — The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has called for increased investment in Uganda’s agriculture, saying that the sector holds the key to the country’s economic transformation.…
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