Politics
-
Disputed Apaa land: Joint security meeting called to resolve ethnic clashes
AMURU– Leaders of Amuru and Adjumani districts are to hold a joint security meeting to resolve the ethnic tensions arising from the disputed Apaa land claimed by both the Acholi and Madi…
Read More » -
UMPCU to hold AGM this May
KAMPALA-Member cooperatives of Uganda Meat Producers Cooperative Union [UMPCU] Limited will hold their Annual General Meeting [AGM] on May 26, 2022, according to the Union’s Board Secretary James Tukaikiriza. UMPCU is owned…
Read More » -
MP to move motion asking govt to rejoin International Coffee Agreement
KAMPALA-Legislators of Parliament of Uganda will this Thursday discuss important matters in agriculture particularly, coffee and tobacco sub-sectors, according to Tuesday’s Order Paper that contains a motion on each of the sectors.…
Read More » -
Farmers beg govt to extend their stay on Hoima Sugar Limited land
KIKUUBE– Over 150 farmers with crop farms established on Hoima Sugar Limited land have petitioned the Office of Kikuube Resident District Commissioner, Amlan Tumusiime, requesting to be given a grace period of…
Read More » -
New market opened in Masindi town, residents to be given priority
MASINDI – Masindi district local government has opened a new market in Kirasa 1 Cell in Central Masindi Municipality where priority will be given to residents in a bid to boost their…
Read More » -
Science teachers strike as new term opens
KAMPALA – As the new term opened on Monday, Science teachers in all government-aided secondary schools across the country participated in a nationwide industrial action as the they protest the failure of…
Read More » -
Apaa land dispute: Justice Owiny Dollo asked to chair committee after death of Oulanyah
NEBBI– Local leaders from Adjumani and Amuru districts have requested Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo to take up the role left by the late Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah in the quest…
Read More » -
EAC ministers adopt 35 percent common external tariff
KAMPALA– East African Community (EAC) ministers of trade and finance have adopted 35 percent as the 4th band of the EAC Common External Tariff (CET), officials say. The Ministers, during a retreat on…
Read More » -
MPs urge govt to draft comprehensive policy on tax collections
KAMPALA– Members of Parliament [MPs] on Thursday passed a motion urging the government to develop a comprehensive policy to streamline tax collection processes in the country. At a plenary sitting chaired by…
Read More » -
Amuru district in talks with government over free customary land titles
AMURU– Amuru district local government is in talks with the Ministry of Lands and Urban Development to provide free customary land titles for four administrative units in the district. The administrative units…
Read More »