Lugazi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Fredrick Ngobi Guma has advised sugarcane transporters in Lugazi Municipality to consider taking loans from Micro Finance Support Center to avoid high rates of interests. The minister made the remarks while meeting haulers who were …
Read More »Ugandan crypto currency director arrested over sh3 billion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID is holding John Mwangutsya, the director of Crypto Bridge African Limited that is suspected to have defrauded Ugandans from different parts of the country of over Sh3 billion. CID Spokesperson, Charles Twine, says Mwangutsya reportedly defrauded more than 1,000 Ugandans …
Read More »Uganda-Rwanda border re-opened despite delays
Katuna, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Despite a few delays, the Uganda-Rwanda border was today re-opened for the first time since February 27, 2019. Trucks finally crossed from Uganda, and others from Rwanda as officials met most of the day to try and agree on how the border operations will …
Read More »Masaka unhappy with delay to gazette Parish Model guidelines
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka City and Local Governments have expressed concern over the government delay to gazette guidelines for implementation of the Parish Development Model-PDM. The Parish Development Model program which was allocated Ushs200billion this financial year with each parish supposed to get Ushs19.1 million is the …
Read More »Parents, students stuck as sole secondary school changed to primary
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of students in Bukakata sub-county in Masaka district are stuck in their homes following the conversion of the sole community secondary school in their area to a primary school. Both the new and continuing students from Ssunga, Bukibonga, and Makonzi parishes of …
Read More »Uganda Parliament asked to reconsider Insurance Bill
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Beneficiaries of Community Health Insurance schemes and local leaders in Luwero district want Parliament to pass the National Health Insurance bill afresh so as to enable them to access better services. In March 2021, Parliament passed the National Health Insurance Bill that provides for the …
Read More »UBL’s Tusker Cider to create market for Ugandan apples
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tusker Cider, Uganda Breweries Limited latest product, will create a steady market for apples grown by Ugandan farmers, according to the brewery’s leadership. The cider, which is an alcoholic beverage made from apples, was unveiled during an event held at Legends Rugby Grounds, that was …
Read More »Kenya’s forex reserves fall sharply as shilling plunges, dollars demand surges
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s foreign exchange reserves fell a record 49 billion shillings (about 428 million U.S. dollars) this week as the shilling hit a new low amid strong dollar demand from importers. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) said in its weekly update of the financial markets …
Read More »Family yet to return body of former BoU governor Gideon Nkojo
Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The body of the former Governor of the Bank of Uganda Gideon Nkojo is still in the United States and yet to get to the final resting place over unclear circumstances. Nkojo died in November 2020 in Maryland Virginia after being ill. Family members …
Read More »Five-year plan released to improve market access, nutrition for farmers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has been asked to help the farming community to devise ways of mitigating the challenges of climate change, which they say is becoming a major challenge to the sector. Climate change is not only affecting the environment and soil fertility but making …
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