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Medical Cannabis Growing, Labour Externalisation Only Way To Boost Uganda’s Economy – Tycoon Rajiv Ruparelia Tips Cabinet

By Rajiv Ruparelia On January 2nd I turned 31 years of age. Since I started actively running the Ruparelia Group- conglomerates of 28 companies, I usually use my birthday, which is just about the start of the New Year to reflect on business opportunities for the group in tandem with the opportunities in the country and beyond.…

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‘Disregard Falsehood Statements Purportedly To Be Issued By Us On Load-Shedding Ahead Of Elections’- UMEME Clarifies

The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited has refuted claims that they will deliberately cut off power in most parts of the country on January 13 and 14 to deny Ugandans the chance of watching Televisions on election day. In a statement issued by Umeme on January 10, the management stated this; NOTICE ABOUT A FALSE…

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Free Connections On Hault, As Umeme Contracts General Electric To Improve Service Delivery

Uganda’s power distribution company, Umeme Ltd, is hopeful that the electricity connection policy suspended earlier this month could be restored between June 2021 and June 2022, but this will depend on the success of the current efforts to get funding. The free connection policy, launched in 2018 was aimed at connecting 300,000 customers per year,…

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‘Understanding Covid-19 Hardship’-UMEME, ERA Cut Tariffs For Commercial Customers

Uganda’s leading power distributor has announced that Commercial and medium customers will starting January enjoy a slightly reduced power tariff after Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) cut the cost while maintaining prices for other customer categories three times in a row. The base end user tariffs valid for the first three months of 2021 are indicating…

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President Museveni Launches Shs 73 Billion Mukono North Power Sub-Station

The President of Uganda Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni has launched a new multibillion Mukono North power transmission substation in Mbalala, near Kampala City The substation is expected to provide reliable power supply to more than 75 factories in the Mukono Industrial Zone, currently employing an estimated 62,000 people. The President said the Shs72.5 billion power…

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Gov’t: Registration of Garages, Mechanics To Begin In March 2021

The Ministry of Transport says it has started sensitizing the stakeholders about the new traffic and road safety regulations government has introduced for enforcement starting next Financial Year. Transport Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, in a telephone interview on Wednesday, said they are educating the public about the new rules in the amended Traffic and…

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RippleNami Uganda, URA Kickoff The Rental Tax Compliance System Project

Six months after RippleNami® Uganda committed to the Government of Uganda, to empower the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) with cutting edge traceability and transparency technology for improving rental income tax compliance, the project has kicked off with both parties promising a win-win for both taxpayers and the Government. On June 05th 2020 RippleNami® Uganda and…

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