Rental rates are expected to drop as supply exceed demand Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Rent for office space in prime locations in Kampala City has recorded a 10% decline as tenants opt for small space, latest data from property agency, Knight Frank shows. Rent has dropped to as …
Read More »Bad start for Uganda’s stock market
Executives hope that the future is bright as listed entities post profits Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Companies trading on the Uganda Securities Exchange have opened the New Year with poor performance. Umeme, Quality Chemical Industries Limited (CQCIL) shares have fallen below the Initial Public Offering (IPO) price. This …
Read More »Netanyahu urges Uganda to open embassy in Jerusalem
Entebbe, Uganda | AFP | Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday held talks with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and called for the opening of missions in each others’ countries, during a visit aimed at boosting ties. Netanyahu last visited Uganda in July 2016 to mark the 40th anniversary of a hostage …
Read More »MPs want new UCE curriculum stopped
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament want the new Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) curriculum halted over concerns that vital subjects have been made optional, and that wide consultations have not been done. The Ministry of Education through the National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC), has revised the …
Read More »Controversy over Sembabule quarantine
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Efforts to eliminate the Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD in Sembabule district could fail due to failure to fully enforce a cattle quarantine. The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries imposed a quarantine on the district last year following reported cases of FMD. However, …
Read More »Israel’s Netanyahu in 2nd official visit to Uganda
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Benjamin Netanyahu is in Uganda, his second visit as Prime Minister of Israel in four years. He was received at Entebbe Airport by Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda and state minster for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryema on Monday morning. He is in Uganda …
Read More »Rwanda, Uganda agree to refrain from destabilization
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda and Uganda have agreed to refrain from engaging factors that may create the perception influencing a regime change in each other’s country and also exchange prisoners. This was resolved in the Luanda Head of States meeting set up to resolve the tense relations …
Read More »MALAC: The U.S watching 2021 election
Deborah Malac, the outgoing American ambassador to Uganda spoke to the press for the last time on Jan.23. She said she had “thoroughly enjoyed her time” and would carry many warm memories of the ‘Pearl of Africa,’ particularly its friendly people, beautiful landscapes and amazing wildlife. Ronald Musoke attended and …
Read More »Magyezi says no to creation of new districts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Local Government Rapheal Magyezi has called for the end of the creation of new administrative structures, saying they have broadened the funding gaps at levels of government. According to the minister, local leaders and parliamentarians should instead be focusing on creation …
Read More »Why economic growth matters
Evidence of how GDP growth has led to improved wellbeing of the majority of Ugandans THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Critics have been accusing me of being simplistic by focusing on economic growth as a major success of President Yoweri Museveni’s administration. Uganda has sustained an average …
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