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Coffee and cocoa coops to benefit from Shs 32.8bln project
KAMPALA– Cooperatives, associations, communal groups, and community business organisations engaged in coffee or cocoa business stand to benefit from a project Shs 32.8 billion [EUR 8mln]. Dubbed Coffee and Cocoa Value Chain…
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MPs endorse loan to overhaul Kampala-Malaba railway line
KAMPALA – Members of Parliament have urged government to fast-track the rehabilitation of the Kampala-Malaba metre gauge railway line to enhance trade and transport and also place the country in tandem with…
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What I make of The National Sports Act 2023
KAMPALA– The National Sports Act, as it is called today, first of all, one of the things is to re-appeal the 1964 Sports Act. So, from the assent of the President, the…
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Staffing woes at NAGRC& DB irk MPs
KAMPALA – Legislators on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises [COSASE] are perturbed by the staffing woes at the National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank [ NAGRC&DB…
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Private sector credit declined 0.2 percent in June 2023
KAMPALA – The total value of private sector credit [PSC] approved in June 2023 for disbursement by local commercial banks declined by 0.2 percent to about Shs 1.2 trillion, from about Shs…
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NDA bans importation of L’ Power Coffee
MBARARA – The National drug authority [NDA] has imposed a total ban on the importation of L’ Power Coffee into the Ugandan market. This is after 75 boxes of the product were…
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Capital for microfinance institutions set at Shs 5 billion
KAMPALA– Microfinance Deposit Taking Institutions [MDIs] be required to have minimum capital of Shs 5 billion in order to operate in Uganda. The is contained in a statutory instrument on revision of…
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MPs summon Kampala lawyer over Shs 39bln tea farmers’ compensation
KAMPALA – Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises [COSASE] has summoned lawyer Patrick Kiconco Katabaazi, a partner with Pathways Advocates over failure to account for Shs 39 billion meant…
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Holders Vipers visit BUL As SC Villa face Maroons in FUFA Super 8
KAMPALA– The third edition of the FUFA Super 8 tournament unfolds this Thursday, with interesting matches lined up to officially welcome the return of the pre-season competition following a four-year hiatus due…
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UNMA releases rainfall outlook for August, warns of flash floods and malaria
KAMPALA – The Rainfall Outlook for August 2023 indicates that northern region, parts of eastern Uganda, and mid-western Uganda are expected to receive near-normal or slightly enhanced rainfall likely to cause flash…
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