In his State of the Nation Address on June 7, President Yoweri Museveni said that Uganda would achieve the economic indicators putting it in the threshold for lower-middle-income status by the time of the budget reading a week later.
Read more ...The facility was suspended by the Government of Uganda in February 2021. The suspension halted DGF funded activities of over 80 state and non-state implementing partners; and significantly impacted individuals, communities and institutions including at local level, that were beneficiaries of these engagements
Read more ...On Monday, Tumwesigye re-echoed to Uganda Radio Network in an interview that they will not relent on the new directive that seeks to ensure traders utilize the available designated business spaces.
Read more ...The facility is meant for increasing cross-border trade and reducing the costs faced by traders, especially small-scale and women traders.
Read more ...Anyakun, one of the tour guides based in Karamoja under Destination Nomad Africa, said that the number of tourists interested in watching birds in Karamoja has reduced.
Read more ...On Sunday, the police and Bukwo Resident District Commissioner, Samuel Hashaka Mpimbasa battled with angry residents who had attempted to lynch Difas Kyekwer, the managing director of Kortek general agencies for allegedly doing shoddy work.
Read more ...The drop in animal prices in the region is due to a shortage of grass and water and also rampant cattle raiding by the armed Karimojong warriors who are now forcing many people to sell their animals instead of keeping them in Kraals where they are raided by rustlers.
Read more ...Several consumer commodities like maize flour, rice, and ground nuts are experiencing a sharp price increase since May.
Read more ...Lard or the pig fat is crucial during saponification process where chemicals like sodium or potassium salts mix with fatty acids to form soap. Vegetable oils and animal fats are the traditional materials that are saponified.
Read more ...John Njoki Rugeimukamu, the Board Secretary of Greater Bushenyi Teachers SACCO, said the current laws governing savings and cooperative organizations are creating conflict amongst the regulators noting that the multiple registrations are weakening the principals of SACCOs.
Read more ...Oceng said that all civil servants should effective 5 July have acquired accommodation in Lamwo. He said that offices always open beyond the official time of 8:00 am as stipulated in the Ministry of Public Service standing order.
Read more ...Museveni met the CEC members to strategize on how to achieve maximum results from the Parish Development model.
Read more ...According to Muluuta, they were stopped by police officers at the checkpoint in Ntenjeru town.
Read more ...According to the World Bank methodology, the status of a country’s economy is derived by getting the total output of the citizens of a country, including their economic activities outside their country, it excludes incomes earned in the country by foreign nationals.
Read more ...Akampurira, grabbed a microphone and started protesting, immediately after David Bahati, State Minister for Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives had finished speaking.
Read more ...The government banned the sale of crude waragi that is supplied from Jinja, Lira, Mbale, and Soroti to Karamoja to allow locals to concentrate on development.
Read more ...Last week, Gulu City Clerk Isiah Tumwesigye issued a directive to the public banning businesses along the streets, pavements, walkways, verandahs, backstreets, and corridors within the city effective July 1.
Read more ...On Thursday evening, the State Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs, Kabuye Kyofatogabye who was in Kira Municipality-Wakiso district, said that the six months of grace given for boda bodas to register have elapsed, and the operations against unregistered riders in Kampala city center are to commence as soon as possible.
Read more ...Tonny Odokonyero, a Research Fellow at the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) says that the influx of people to the Albertine region is causing demand to outstrip supply for meat, vegetables, and milk.
Read more ...Museveni said the Private sector is the easiest way to develop the economy because companies do the work of government cheaply.
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