Ofwono Opondo, the Uganda government spokesperson, said on Thursday evening that “the meeting at Munyonyo is follow up to one held in Kigali in September to concretize the issues in the memorandum of understating signed in Luanda Angola in August 2019.”
Read more ...Umeme said in a statement that it would use the money to invest in the distribution network for the next two years.
Read more ...The Shs 22bn laboratory constructed next to the standards body head office in Byeyogerere in Kira municipality in Wakiso district would be the centre where the standards of various products including juice, water, food, and other beverages are tested before given a go ahead to the be sold to the general public or exported
Read more ...In a letter to accounting officers in different ministries, departments and agencies, Secretary to the Treasury Keith Muhakanizi said Public Service submitted payrolls by end of this week.
Read more ...This, the report says, leaves the country jumping from one thing to another like a headless chicken. The study says each Ministry, department and Agency (MDA) seems to have its own industrialization agenda, creating confusion and conflict and who should do want
Read more ...Emmanuel Ssenyonga, the Managing Secretary Masaka Cooperative Union, says they are also considering the idea of giving out incentives in terms of farm inputs and improved coffee varieties as way of attracting back their lost membership.
Read more ...Alex Baingana, the Principal Assistant Town Clerk Kabale Central Division, says that the noise pollution from Café Bear bar and restaurant is a huge inconvenience to the neighboring residents. Baigana says at least 76 people petitioned the central division offices last week accusing the hangout of noise pollution.
Read more ...According to Omoit, he earns between Shillings 3 million and 8 million each month from the workshops. Omoit said despite failing to achieve his dream of becoming an electrical engineer, the workshops have enabled him to work towards his dreams.
Read more ...In a statement issued on Tuesday, the BoU Governor, Emmanuel Mutebile said: "The public is advised to accept only those notes that bear features as designed by Bank of Uganda."
Read more ...On Tuesday, the team met human rights activists at Mt. Elgon Hotel in Mbale before moving out to visit the Tororo Solar Power Plant that was launched in 2017. However, the envoys learnt that the prevailing rainy weather has affected the production capacity of the plant currently producing less than 4 megawatts a day instead of 10MW.
Read more ...John Bosco Habumugisha, General Manager of the National Pipeline Company, one of UNOC’s subsidiaries in charge of midstream and downstream activities, notes that they have since tabled their investment plans to ensure finances are availed on time.
Read more ...He identified one of the prominent grower as Walter Kali who was arrested and subsequently jailed to 18 months’ imprisonment for planting, selling and consuming marijuana by the magistrate court in Kwania district.
Read more ...Mweheire informed a gathering at Sheraton in Kampala that the entire value of cryptocurrencies around the world was just USD 1trillion, the same size as one company like Apple. He said cryptos are not backed by any assets and that the lack of regulation anywhere around the world makes them a no go zone.
Read more ...Muhakanizi told diplomats and economists at an IMF organised meeting at Sheraton Kampala on Monday evening that Uganda – and some other African countries – had been affected by power blackouts in the past, pushing governments to sign power-purchasing agreements with investors to produce more power than can be consumed.
Read more ...The government planned to attract more one million tourists this year on top of the 1.8million people received in 2018. But the Central Bank says after ten months, only about 1.2 million tourists had entered Uganda.
Read more ...The advice was given by the Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Uganda ambassador Attilio Pacifici, this afternoon, at the beginning of a four-day retreat bringing together envoys from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, The Kingdom of Netherlands and Sweden. The retreat is taking place at Mt. Elgon Hotel, Mbale.
Read more ...According to a report by the Civil Aviation Authority, several of the aeronautical systems engineers are paid between 23 million and 30 million Shillings, a much lower wage, compared to their counterparts in the Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency, International Civil Aviation Organization and the United Nations.
Read more ...William Komakech, the Kitgum Resident District Commissioner, says the disagreement between the two firms has greatly affected the progress of the work. Komakech says the poor working relationship between the firms visibly manifest by quarrels in their site meetings.
Read more ...Paul Onapa, the National Programme Manager Youth Livelihood Programme (YLP) in the Gender, Labour and Social Development Ministry, says the size of the youth group has also been cut down from 15 members to a minimum of five, with at least two being females.
Read more ...The warning follows various images circulating on social media with political messages reading “vote Bobi Wine 2021” and “Vote Museveni 2021”. Notes of different value were displayed on social media since Friday with such messages.
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