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Kadaga Woos UK Indian Investors To Establish Business In Industrial Park Devt
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has met a group of Indian Investors based in the UK, and interested them in establishing industrial parks in the country. She said that government’s plan is to establish 13 Industrial parks, but so far, only three are under construction in Mbale, Namanve and Kapeka. “There are another eight…
Broke Uganda Govt In 4.4 Trillion Trade Deficit After Rwanda Border Tensions
Government has listed priority areas to energise the economy in financial year 2020/2021 against the backdrop of widening trade deficits and local revenue gaps. In its report on the Budget Framework Paper presented by the Committee on Budget, MPs warned of a growing trade deficit. The report blames the decline on trade wars with Kenya…
Oulanyah Summons First Lady Janet M7 Over New Ministry Of Education Curriculum
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has directed the Minister for Education and Sports, Hon. Janet Kataha Museveni to address Parliament on the implementation of the new education curriculum. Oulanyah said it was very important so that all schools, public and private, are aware of the new programme as they begin the term on…
Bitter M7 Vows To Sack Judges Over Corruption,Favoritism
President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned judicial officers against corruption and making justice a preserve of the affluent. In a speech read by Vice President Edward Ssekandi at the opening of the New Law Year at the High Court in Kampala, Museveni said courts should be eager to protect people’s land, which is their source of…
6 Arrested For Planting Marijuana In Queen Elizabeth National Park
Atleast Six people have been arrested for planting cannabis in Queen Elizabeth national park in Kasese District. The six were arrested in a joint operation carried out by police, UPDF and UWA officers on Saturday. The suspects; Friday Wilson (52 years old), Nason Thembo (23 years), Zalimoni Masereka (38 years), Kyomuhendo Mugasa (29 years), Happy…
20 Killed In Tanzania Church Service Stampede
At least 20 people have been killed and more than a dozen injured in a stampede during a church service at a stadium in northern Tanzania, a government official said on Sunday. Hundreds of people packed a stadium on Saturday evening in Moshi Town near the slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro and crushed each other as…
M7,Kagame Agree To Release Jailed Nationals
The third Quadripartite Summit on Uganda-Rwanda, Angola and DR Congo has ended Sunday evening in Luanda, Angola. The meeting called by Angola President João Lourenço was attended by Félix Tshisekedi (DRC), Paul Kagame (Rwanda) and Yoweri Museveni (Uganda). It discussed security matters and regional cooperation and reviewed the August 2019 peace deal signed by Museveni…
Court Stops URA’s Digital Tax Stamps
The commercial division of the High court in Kampala has issued a four-day interim order restraining the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) from enforcing the implementation of digital tax stamps. The development comes after Muwema and Company Advocates, acting on behalf Sylvester Kamuli went to court challenging the implementation of the digital tracking solution (DTS) currently…
Kabale Catholic Priest Found Dead In A Hotel
Rev Fr. Dr Vincent Musabyimana, a priest attached to Kabale Diocese has been found dead in the United States of America. Father Musabyimana, 52, was found dead on Thursday night in his room at Saint Veronica Parish in South San Francisco.Musabyimana had gone to America to pursue a postdoctoral degree in Catholic Educational Leadership at…
Breaking! Pressure Mounts As Dfcu Bank Vacates Former Crane Bank Buildings
If on Monday you meet some agents working on behalf of a Kampala Road troubled Dfcu Bank, looking for small office space to rent to run their errands, wonder not. Because the hunt is on… and they say when you see monkeys running out of a forest, you will only be a wiseacre to enter…