Dodoma, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Tanzanian Finance Minister Philip Mpango is back home, after being discharged from Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma where he had been admitted for the past two weeks. “God bless you,” he repeatedly told the doctors and nurses at Mkapa Hospital where he held a …
Read More »Livestock dealers protest enforcement of livestock quarantine restrictions
Kalungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Butchers and livestock dealers in Lukaya town council, Kalungu district are protesting the enforcement of livestock movement restrictions. At the beginning of this month, Doctor Anna Rose Ademun the Commissioner for Animal Health in the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries directed veterinary authorities …
Read More »Uganda’s Economy: No celebrations yet
Can government respond to private sector needs amidst pressures related to COVID-19? Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | KK Foods, exporters of fresh foods and vegetables, enjoyed market opportunities in Europe, US and Canada until Covid-19 restrictions struck in March last year. Export volumes dropped from 63 tonnes to 40 …
Read More »FMD outbreak: 50,000 cows, 15,000 goats vaccinated in Lyantonde
Lyantonde, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 50,000 cows and 15,000 goats have so far been vaccinated in Lyantonde district in a campaign to control the spread of Foot-and-Mouth disease-FMD. This comes about two weeks after the district confirmed the outbreak of the highly contagious FMD in more than 20 …
Read More »UNRA’s Northern Bypass problem
Why the 21km dual lane highway could still need more time despite a June 2021 target for completion Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) managers are still grappling with the usual problems of road construction like land acquisition, stubborn contractors and bad weather but the …
Read More »UMS and CIM in big alliance to raise marketing standards in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Marketers Society (UMS) has come out with a plan to advance the country’s marketing practices towards world-class standards, by tapping the worldwide network that the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has. Officials of UMS and CIM on Tuesday signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) for …
Read More »UETCL boosts electricity supply to industries at Namanve
But manufacturers want power to come at cheaper price to enhance their competitiveness Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Industries operating within Kampala Industrial and Business Park, Namanve, are now receiving reliable, stable, quality and adequate electricity following Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited’s bold step to install 189MVA, 132/33kv Namanve …
Read More »Real estate pandemic pain
Industrial sector rent remains stable as that of office and residential falls Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Rents in industrial sector has remained stable amidst the coronavirus pandemic as that of office and residential sectors take a southward trend. The Knight Frank’s latest Kampala market performance review shows that, …
Read More »Kamwenge authorities close butcheries over foot and mouth disease
Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Kamwenge District have closed butcheries and stopped movement of livestock in an attempt to prevent the spread of the Foot and Mouth Disease from neighbouring districts. According to the Kamwenge District Veterinary Officer Dr Paul Mbago, they have taken the decision after learning …
Read More »Expensive fishing equipment lost in fire outbreak
Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 60 shillings worth of fishing equipment has gone up in flames in fire outbreak in Kalangala islands. Three fishing boats with 25-horse power engines and their fishing nets have this afternoon been burnt up in a fire that broke out at Nkose Landing Site …
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