Tag Archives: Uganda

VIDEO: Two legislators have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga asking her to quickly institute a special committee to investigate the alleged involvement of 27 legislators receiving a sack of sugar and one million shillings to pass the controversial motion of lifting the age limit. The legislators led by MP …

Second-hand ban strategy: A peep into alternatives to banning importation of second-hand clothing Trade in second-hand clothing is big in Uganda. In markets and shops in most towns and villages, trade in second-hand clothes improves people’s access to clothing, supports livelihoods, and contributes to national and local government tax revenue. Now, …

Former Kampala Central Police Station DPC Aron Baguma has been produced before Buganda Road Court where he was immediately committed to the High Court for trial on charges of murder, robbery and kidnap. His bail application will now be heard in the High Court on Wednesday. Baguma who appeared in a grey …

VIDEO: Uncertainty surrounds budget absorption targets as technocrats grapple with persistent slow utilization of funds within key sectors. Most of the money unutilized is borrowed from the World Bank attracting a high interest rates The Ministry of finance has now warned government departments that it will not release funds for unplanned expenditures …

VIDEO; The parliamentary committee on trade, tourism and industries is to review the trade and investment policies in an effort to regulate the kind of trade foreigners are involved in. The legislators were today overwhelmed by the increasing number of foreign traders’ especially Chinese nationals in retail trade in downtown …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Guinea-Bissau winning a group in which they were expected to finish last was the biggest shock of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying competition that ended at the weekend. The tiny Portuguese-speaking west African country reached the finals for the first time at …

  Museveni: Africa is the next big centre for economic growth. Africa needs value addition to agriculture, minerals, human resource President Museveni has told the Global African Investment Summit that he is confident that the continent is the next pusher for the global economy. He said bottlenecks that exist are being handled to ensure a better environment …

  Ugandan clay products manufacturer to partner Rwandan market leader in bid to be real regional player Kajjansi-based Uganda Clays Limited is in plans to enter the Rwanda clay products markets in a bid to position itself as a leading regional clay products manufacturer. The company, which from July 27-August …

The Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) has dropped charges against 17 suspects over the killing of Muslim Clerics in Uganda. They will however face new charges of treason. The 17 were part of a group of 31 awaiting trial over the killing of Muslim Clerics. Principal Senior State Attorney Lino Anguzu …

New report says government underestimates the true magnitude of maternal, child death in hospitals Sarah Nakaggwa had a clue on what happens when a woman is about to give birth. She was expecting her fifth child. So when she started to notice changes, she and her husband, Moses Mutongole, checked …