Experts Warn Farmers On Selling Crop Gardens
Agricultural experts in Jinja district have expressed fear over the now common practice of farmers selling their crops in the gardens before they mature. Dr. Stephen Kiwemba, Jinja District Production...
View ArticleLicensing of Fishing Boats Hits Snag
However the exercise short lived and the ministry abandoned it without issuing permanent vessel identification number plates even to few fishermen who had paid the license. The proposal to license...
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2 Arrested at Sudhir’s Farm Over Enroachment
Two Rosebud Flower Firm Managers have been arrested in an operation by the Wetland Inspection Division, Ministry of Water and Environment for allegedly encroaching on Lutembe bay wetland. People walk...
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NAADS to become Agri-business Secretariat – Kiwanuka
Out of a total of 13.16 trillion shillings in the budget, Agricultural sector was allocated 394.4 billion shillings. An additional 9.2 billion has been given to strengthen the Fisheries Department in...
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Tullow Wins 800 Billion shs Tax Case Against Heritage Oil
The London High Court has finally ruled in favour of Tullow Oil in the multi-million dollar tax dispute raised by Heritage Oil. In a 61-page ruling, Justice Burton, dismissed claims by Heritage and...
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Investment Authority Defends Allocation of Disputed Ssembabule Land
The land is at the center of a dispute between Kerren Kayonga, a local investor and more than 2500 squatters occupying it. Dr. Frank Ssebowa (centre) with Joseph Kalungi, Masaka LC5 Chairman Dr. Frank...
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West Nile Riders Demand for Extension of Registration Exercise
The voluntary motorcycle registration exercise is scheduled to expire on June 30th, 2013. URA’S Godson displays copy of the petition signed by the owners of unregistered motorbikes Motorcycles owners...
View ArticleTeachers welcome UGX 5 Billion Credit Society Allocation
Bosco Lubega, a director of studies at Kololo Secondary School and member of Uganda National Teacher’s Union-UNATU is one of those who have welcomed the government gesture. The 5 billion shillings...
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M7 Lauds SA, Calls On Business Community To Invest In Uganda
President Museveni has hailed South Africa for marshaling both Finance and Engineering capacities and encouraged the Country’s business community to invest in Uganda. President Museveni meeting with...
View ArticleGovt Targets Chwezi Sites To Promote Tourism
The nearly forgotten sites, ‘‘Munsa za Kateboha’’ and the Semwemwa caves, are located some 3 kilometers north of Kakumiro trading centre off Mubende-Kibaale road. One of the significant features at the...
View ArticleCoffee Authority to Spray Busoga Plantations
The Uganda Coffee Development Authority-UCDA has announced plans to start spray coffee plantations in Busoga region next month to get rid of the coffee twig borer. According to UCDA the massive coffee...
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Upcountry Museums Struggle to Attract Visitors
Items displayed at Kogere community museum in fort portal Community Museums in Ruwenzori region are struggling to attract visitors. The community museums are owned by individuals, organizations or...
View ArticleOIL: Civil society Demands for more Environment Monitoring Cash
Civil society activities in Bunyoro have welcomed the decision by government to budget funds for environmental impact assessment saying it partly answers their long held concern. Civil societies...
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Residents Complain Over Flawed NAADS Implementation
Julius Omoding, a resident of Katakwi district questioned the criterion used to select beneficiaries of the program. NAADS officials Educating Farmers Residents of Katakwi and Usuk sub counties in...
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Govt to Borrow UGX 1 Trillion from Ugandans
BoU Governor Tumusiime Mutebile confers with Treasury Secretary Keith Muhakanzi Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile has confirmed that government is to borrow 1040 billion shillings...
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M7 Blasts Livestock Departments
Some of the best local breeds of Diary Cattle President Yoweri Museveni has asked livestock departments in the country to explain their failure to get lasting solutions for diseases affecting the...
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Tax on Kerosene Will Raise Quality and Protect Consumers
Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka defending the 2014-2014 budget A few days after reading the National Budget for Financial Year 2013-2014, the Minister of Finance Maria Kiwanuka has defended...
View ArticleCancel Virunga NP Oil Exploration Permit – UNESCO
UNESCO has called for the cancellation of permits for Oil exploration activities in Virunga National Park. It follows reports that the governments of Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo...
View ArticleGov’t Gets 760 Acres for Industrial Park
Alebtong district local government has allocated to government more than 760 acres of land for the establishment of an industrial park. The land is located in Akura Sub County on the border of Lira...
View ArticleUNESCO wants Virunga Oil Exploration Permits Cancelled
UNESCO has called for the cancellation of permits for Oil exploration activities in Virunga National Park. It follows reports that the governments of Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo...
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