News and Analysis
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Tooke Processing Plant Construction underway in Western Uganda
Construction of Tooke processing plant in Bushenyi District is set to be finalized in October this year. Construction stalled in 2009 for...
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5/9/14. News briefs. URA denies paying Ugx 12 billion to ghost contractors
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has denied claims that it paid Ugx 12 billion to ghost workers. Ms. Sarah Birungi, Assistant Commissioner...
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Speech by President Paul Kagame at the 20th Commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi
Speech by President Paul Kagame [NB: This Speech by President Paul Kagame is one of the best speeches I've read. It has great message for...
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24/4/2014. News briefs The Challenges of being a civil servant in Uganda's Public Service
It is quite up sad that thousands of civil servants in 36 districts could miss their April 2014 salaries. This follows the failure by Chief...
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Anti-Corruption court summons top Cairo bank officials over pension scam fraud.
On 22nd April 2014, the Managing Director Cairo International Bank was expected to appear before court for plea after being summoned by a...
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Another top LRA commander captured.
On 21st April 2014 an Easter Monday ambush of UPDF against Lord's Resistance Army rebels in Central African Republic resulted into the...
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Uganda Revenue Authority experiences more revenue losses
The Uganda Revenue Authority boss, Allen Kagina told Parliament’s finance committee on Tuesday 22nd April, 2014 that URA has incurred a...
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Don’t miss this year’s Cyberlympics Finals in Barcelona Spain
This year is a special one for the hacking community. EC Council International, the brain child behind the Global Cyberlympics has...
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Will President Museveni make it at 2016 polls?
During the January 2014 NRM caucus meeting in Kyankwanzi district, Members of Parliament endorsed President Museveni for the Presidency for...
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Will National Identity Card Registration be a success?
The National Identity Card registration kicked off on Monday 14th 2014 with a low turn-up. The activity started with challenges of few and...
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Storms destroy plantations and homes.
The last three weeks have seen heavy storms destroy parts of eastern region of Uganda which include Mukono, Namutumba, Kibale and Kaboong....
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Global Fund scam, former DFCU Bank officials implicated
Two former bosses of DFCU bank were yesterday charged before the anti –corruption court chief magistrate. The two, Robert Kantuntu former...
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March records inflation rise in food prices
Uganda consumer prices rose by 0.3% in March 2014 due to rise in food prices. The director macro economic statistics, Uganda Bureau Of...
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Uganda Revenue Authority records 270 billion tax deficit
According to March 2014 reports, Uganda Revenue Authority is having a deficit of about 270 billion in tax revenue for the financial year...
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British Airways introduces direct flights to London from Entebbe
British Airways has announced four new direct flights from Entebbe (EBB) to London per week. Passengers are now able to fly directly from...
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New computers are pre-infected with dangerous malware-Study
Are you aware that a good number of brand new computers are pre-infected with dangerous malware due to pirated software? According to joint...
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Students loan schemes to be launched in April 2014
The Ministry of Education and Sportshas finally managed to come up with a regulatory framework to guide the operationalisation of the...
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20 companies show interest to buy Umeme shares
Umeme Holdings Limited (UHL), the majority shareholder in Umeme Limited on 6th May 2014 announced that it is selling a substantial part of...
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The Uganda Development Bank case is more than conflict of interest
Uganda Development continues to be in the news for all the wrong reasons. The person at the Centre of all this is the CEO, Patricia...
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Anti-gay bill signed into law by President Y. K. Museveni
President Y. K. Museveni, has signed the bill into law, with appreciation from majority of Ugandans who see “Westernization” as a threat to...
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President Museveni full statement on homosexuality at the signing of the anti-gay bill into law
Inspite of threat from global institutions and personalities like US president Barrack Obama, President Museveni finally signed the...
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28 Nov 2013| A Chinese Company takes over Kilembe mines
A Chinese firm, operating as Tibet-Hima Mining Company owned by Shanghai Baosteel Group and Chinalco Luoyang Copper, have reportedly bought...
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Kyambogo top honchos return varsity to government
Kyambogo University council has decided to hand over the institution to the government after admitting failure to strike a deal between the...
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Uganda’s construction industry mourns Roko Construction Ltd’s Founder
Kampala, 13th Nov 2013: Uganda has lost a top entrepreneur, Mr. Rainer Koehler, the founder of Roko Construction Company Limited, who died...
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