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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…
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UDB and EU launch over Shs 60 bln second tourism facility
KAMPALA– Uganda Development Bank [UDB] in partnership with the European Union [EU] has announced a special call for eligible businesses in the tourism sector to apply for and receive up to Shs…
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MPs quiz land commission officials over fraud
KAMPALA-Members of Parliament yesterday questioned officials from the Uganda Land Commission [ULC] over a case of fraud in the Land Information System [LIS] The MPs on Parliament’s Committee on Statutory Authorities and…
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Bujagali Hydropower project faces forensic audit as it seeks tax exemptions
KAMPALA– The Members of Parliament are immovable on approving tax exemptions for some companies in Uganda Uganda, pending a report on its effectiveness. The MPs instead have allowed a one-year tax exception to…
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MPs urge Museveni to sack Minister Namuganza over Nakawa-Naguru land
KAMPALA– The Members of Parliament have recommended that President Museveni sacks state minister for lands Persis Namuganza over Nakawa-Naguru land scandal. The recommendation was made Wednesday as the House debated the report…
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Govt slashes tax on opaque beer
KAMPALA – Brewers producing the low cost opaque beer in Uganda will in the new Financial Year 2022/2023 enjoy a tax cut as government entices more local manufacturers into alcohol brewing. Effective July…
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Minister asks SACCOs to charge low interest rates
KAMPALA– Savings and Credit Cooperatives Organisations [SACCOs] in the country must not charge members above 18 percent interest on loans taken, Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, the State Minister for Microfinance has said. Minister Kasolo…
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MPs quiz French diplomats over oil exploration
KAMPALA– Opposition Members of Parliament [MPs] want the French government to stop oil companies domiciled in the country from exploiting Uganda’s fossil fuels, especially oil, saying they are not adhering to Paris…
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BoU holds CBR at 6.5 percent for April 2022
KAMPALA – The Bank of Uganda [BoU] has maintained the Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 6.5 percent. The decision was taken during the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of April 2022. BoU…
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UWA to surround Marchison Falls National Park with electric fence
MASINDI- The Uganda Wildlife Authority [UWA] plans to construct an additional 100-kilometre electric fence surrounding the wildlife conservation areas of Murchison Falls National Park. The Executive Director of UWA Sam Mwandha disclosed the…
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