150 days left to comply with new tough EU regulations on farmers who cut forests to grow coffee Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | With about 150 days left before the European Union (EU) market begins implementing its tough ban on import of ‘deforestation-related products,’ Ugandan farmers, exporters, and regulators are …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala ordered the Uganda Law Society to stick to their Election Regulations 2016 when selecting representatives on boards, committees or commissions of its different statutory bodies. This was after one of the members, Steven Kalali dragged …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Our car industry is dependent on imports of foreign-used cars; our automotive market is therefore heavily affected by external and global factors that affect all other nations. However, we cannot ignore the internal factors such as URA regulations and inflation that affect the affordability of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health rights advocates have asked the government to develop regulations and policies to govern the fast food industry in the country because it contravenes children’s nutrition rights. The call follows a lawsuit filed by the Center for Food and Adequate Living Rights-CEFROHT, a …
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Sector gets new information reporting and monitoring system kampala, Uganda | STEPHEN NUWAGIRA | Forex bureau operators have until June to sign on to the new Rwanda Forex Bureau Association Information System (RFBAIS), according to their chairperson, Zephania Muhigi. The new system is in line with the government’s push for adoption …
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THIS WEEK: Truck drivers decry new road regulations, penalties set Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to protect roads, Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) recently released new rules on road use that take effect next month. The new regulations state that errant users face fines and imprisonment …
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Cabinet has directed that media should not give live coverage to the Forum for Democratic Change FDC defiance campaign that has been banned by the Constitutional Court. Share on: WhatsApp
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