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Just In: Total Buys Entire Tullow Uganda Interests In Lake Albert Oil Project
Total and Tullow have entered into an Agreement, through which Total shall acquire Tullow’s entire interests in Uganda Lake Albert development project including the East African Crude Oil Pipeline. The overall consideration paid by Total to Tullow will be $575M, with an initial payment of $500M at closing and $75M when the partners take the…
Generous Heart: Ruparelia Foundation, Gateway Delta and Metroplex Donate Food Kits To Needy In The Course Of Covid-19 Lockdown
Tycoon Sudhir’s Ruparelia Foundation in conjunction with Gateway Delta and Gateway Metroplex Ltd, has donated over 4,000 food kits to the needy as the coronavirus continues to bite. The give away was held on Thursday April 23, 2020 at the Office of the prime minister, in Kampala where each of the 4,000 food kits contain:…
Covid-19: Democratic Party Donates Relief Food To National Task Force
Democratic Party President General Hon. Nobert Mao and his Vice President Hon. Fred Dennis Mukasa Mbidde have today delivered 5 tonnes of Maize flour to the National Covid-19 Task force. DP National Leaders were received by the Prime Minister Dr. Livingstone Ruhakana Rugunda at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kampala on Thursday. The…
Uganda Confirms More 11 Cases Of Coronavirus
Uganda Health Ministry has on Thursday April, 23, 2020 confirmed 11 cases of coronavirus, the highest record in a day since the testing of the pathogen that causes covid-19 began in East Africa. According to the ministry of health, they are all truckers, with six coming from Tanzania and 5 coming from Kenya. This brings…
Fuel Taxes Go Up ,Alcohol Relaxed As MPs Pass Excise Duty Bill For 2020/21 Budget
Parliament has passed the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2020 with amendments which will see an increase in the taxes levied on petrol and diesel effective 01 July 2020. The tax on petrol has been increased from Shs1,200 per litre to Shs 1,350 per litre and that of diesel from Shs 880 to Shs 1,030 reflecting…
Kadaga,Attorney General Byaruhanga In Bitter Exchange Over Shs10B Covid-19 Cash Bonanza
All members of Parliament will be incorporated on the district COVID-19 task forces have been advised to spend the shs20 million advanced to them by the Parliamentary Commission for interventions meant to support the national response to coronavirus pandemic in their respective districts. Speaker Rebecca Kadaga revealed that these guidelines followed a meeting with the…
Covid-19 Crisis: Tortured MP Zaake Admitted At Iran Friendship Hospital In Critical Condition
Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Hon. Francis Zaake Butebo has been admitted at Iran-Uganda Hospital in Naguru in critical condition. Mp Zaake who had been in Police cells at Special investigations Unit in Kireka was on Wednesday evening rushed to hospital by police after his health started deteriorating. Hon.Zaake was arrested by police and military…
Lt.Gen James Mugira Inspects Construction Of NEC Uzima Mineral Water Factory
The Managing Director National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) Lt Gen James Mugira has inspected the construction of Uzima mineral water Factory at Kakiri .He was impressed by progress of the ongoing construction works of a Second modern fully automated mineral water production plant. on going construction of the water plant NEC Uzima Ltd is one of…
Metropolitan Security Arrests 450 For Defying Covid-19 Lockdown
The Joint Security Task Force have arrested 480 suspects in and around Kampala Metropolitan Policing area for defying the Presidential directives on COVID-19. The suspects were arrested during joint security operation last night from various places. They were arrested from areas of Nakulabye, Kasubi, Namungona, Kawempe, Maganjo, Nansana, Masitowa, Lubigi, Kisasi, Kyanja, Mutungo, Banda, Kireka…
Kampala Salt Set To Oust Imported Pearl, Habari Out Of Ugandan Market
A local company named Kampala Salt will start making salt when its manufacturing plant being developed in Lugazi Town, Buikwe District is completed, Evelyn Anite, the State Minister of Finance for Investment and Privatization, said in a statement. The minister said the initiative will help “boost local production” as well as “significantly” reduce the import…