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December 7, 2023

Miners Targeting Lithium In Ntungamo Get M7 Nod

A proposal by Strand Hanson Limited, a London based company, has been accepted by President Yoweri Museveni. The proposal targets lithium in Ntungamo district, Western Uganda. The mineral will be used to locally manufacture electric car batteries.In a meeting at State House in Entebbe, the President informed the investors that Uganda is currently making electric […]

December 7, 2023

Ministers Meet Alcohol Makers Over Prohibitive Bill

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The Minister of State for Investment & Privatization, Anite Evelyn, and State Minister for Industry, David Bahati, Thursday met officials of Uganda Alcohol Industry Association regarding the Alcohol Drinks Control Bill 2022.The Bill is a Private Member’s Bill that seeks to regulate manufacture, importation, sale & consumption of alcohol in the country. It was introduced […]

December 7, 2023

Every Ugandan To Access Internet – Baryomunsi Promises

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The Minister of Information, Communication Technology, and National Guidance, Chris Baryomunsi, has promised that Ugandans will soon have access to the internet as a result of a national digitization drive.Baryomunsi’s strong stance is powered by the decision by Parliament to approve a government request to borrow $150 million from the Export-Import Bank of China. The […]

December 7, 2023

Uganda MPs Off To Rwanda For EAC Parliamentary Games

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The Uganda Parliament Sports Team has been flagged off for the 13th Edition of the East African Community (EAC) Inter-Parliamentary Games to be held in Kigali, Rwanda. The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among, has flagged off the team.This year’s event will be held under the theme: For a progressive, peaceful, and all-inclusive EAC, from […]

December 7, 2023

Central Bank Maintains Lending Rate

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Bank of Uganda (BOU) has maintained the Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 9.5 percent, Michael Atingi-Ego, the Central Bank Deputy Governor revealed. He said maintaining the rate reflects the Monetary Policy Committee’s assessment of the inflation outlook in the light of the incoming data. “The medium-term forecast for December 2023 shows that the inflation outlook remains […]

December 2, 2023

Northern Uganda Gets MAAIF Tractors To Mechanize Agriculture

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has handed over 28 tractors ( 75HP) & 340 walk-behind tractors (single axle 16HP) to all the 28 districts of Lango, Acholi & West Nile sub-regions.According to Frank Tumwebaze, the MAAIF minister, the tractors will benefit the 340 Sub Counties in all the sub-regions. It is […]

December 2, 2023

Free Education Can Combat HIV/AIDS Among Adolescents – Museveni

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President Yoweri Museveni has re-emphasized the need for school authorities to fully implement free education policy in government schools to combat HIV/AIDS among adolescents aged 15 years and above.“You said that young people who are not in school are the most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS but also this is due to not listening to my advice […]

November 28, 2023

Africans Trading Together Good For Economic Development – Museveni

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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reiterated his position on access to markets, stressing that it is to everyone’s advantage and beneficial to all countries trading together. “Now after the liberation of Africa, what we need is economic development and transformation. Here we need four factors. Human resource development, infrastructure development, investment and the production of goods […]

November 28, 2023

Museveni Commissions First Diagnostic Manufacturing Plant In Great Lakes Region

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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tuesday commissioned a diagnostic test kit manufacturing plant, the first of its kind in the Great Lakes region.Situated in Ntinda, Nakawa Division, Kampala, the state of the art plant, Microhaem Scientifics (MHS) will support Uganda and the regional health sectors to develop local manufacturing capacity towards improving and sustaining the medical […]

November 28, 2023

Banker Calls For Traders’ Transparency

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Traders have been called upon to exhibit transparency when dealing with financial institutions because that will ease their work.The call was made by Paul Muganwa, the Head Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) at Stanbic Bank while speaking during a business trade forum at Protea Hotel on Monday.Organised by Stanbic Bank, the forum was held under […]