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Deputy Speaker praises Justice Kanyeihamba
KAMPALA, January 2, 2024 – The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has lauded the former Supreme Court Judge, Justice George William Kanyeihamba for his contribution to the judiciary and politics of…
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Annual coffee exports earn Uganda US$ 958.6mln
KAMPALA, DECEMBER 20, 2023 – Uganda’s coffee exports for the twelve months [December 2022- November 2023] totaled 6.13 million fetching the country about US$ 958.6mln compared to 5.8mln bags worth US$ 883.3mln…
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Political interference derailing USMID project, district bosses say
KAMPALA, December 13, 2024 – As the World Bank-funded infrastructure development project, USMID, winds up, officials from benefiting districts and cities have asked for Parliament’s intervention to stop political interference, saying it…
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Museveni launches National Population Census 2024
KAMPALA, December 13, 2023 – President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday launched the National Population and Housing Census [NPHC] 2024 at Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala. Every 10 years, Uganda holds a national…
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Joy as former footballers hold gala, launch cooperative to fight poverty
KAMPALA, December 12, 2023 – There was joy and excitement as over 500 former footballers who played for the Uganda Cranes and various clubs from across the country held the first-ever football…
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Uganda’s innovators win Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition Award
DUBAI, December 12, 2023 – Uganda’s Michael Okao, Darius Ogwang and Joshua Elem have won this year’s Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition Award for the best technical solution for their solar concentrator that…
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Parliament approves loan to digitalise entire country
KAMPALA, December 7, 2023 – Government is on course to digitalise the entire country, with every individual able to access the internet, the Minister of Information, Communication Technology and National Guidance, Dr.…
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Government cleared to acquire funds to modernise agriculture
KAMPALA, December 7, 2023 – Parliament has authorised government to borrow up Shs 1.23 trillion from the International Development Association of the World Bank, to finance the Uganda Climate Smart Agricultural Transformation…
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Electricity: Energy Ministry seeks Shs 128bln to connect homes
KAMPALA, December 6, 2023 – The Ministry of Energy and Minerals Development is seeking a supplementary budget of Shs 128 billion in the current financial year to connect 200,000 households across the…
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Justice Buteera challenges prosecutors to own SACCO
MASINDI, December 6, 2023 – The Deputy Chief Justice, Richard Buteera has challenged prosecutors in Uganda to embrace and strengthen their own Prosecutors’ SACCO, saying it will improve their lives. Buteera made…
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