Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Gulu City have petitioned the electricity distributor UMEME over the inconsistent and inadequate power supply. The petition signed by more than 400 people was on Tuesday handed over to the Resident City Commissioner Nsubuga Bwayo and Doreen Ogenga the UMEME Manager for Gulu …
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2021 EAC congress of accountants exposes economic integration opportunities Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda on April 14-16, hosted the third East African Congress of Accountants to deliberate about economic integration issues. The congress that attracted about 1,000 participants both online and physical, was held at a time Ugandan …
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London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | A statement from Arsenal, stating they made a mistake, capped a dramatic day that saw all six English Premier League clubs withdrew from the European Super League on Tuesday. The proposed by 12 European top clubs collapsed in less than 48 hours. …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese Central Market will be occupied by traders next month. The 16 Billion Shillings Market was supposed to be opened to traders last month after being commissioned by President Museveni in December. It is one of the several markets countrywide that was rebuilt under the …
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The Rwandan government has begun a drive for increased cheese quality to help boost dairy exports and the home market holds great potential for growth Rwanda | WILL McBAIN | In 1994, Rwandan cheesemaker Samuel Ndoli returned to his homeland at the end of his country’s civil war. “I was …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics will now calculate the Consumer Price Index, CPI, (inflation) based on the year 2016/2017 from the previous calculations that were based on the year 2009/2010. This following a rebasing exercise for the price indices to make sure the statistics provided …
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Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kwania district local government is most likely to experience a budget shortfall in the next F/Y 2021/2022. The council has come out with draft budget estimated at 24.5billion shillings, but in the last F/Y 2020/21, the council approved a budget of 28.6b billion shillings. The 2020/21 …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Studio equipment for the proposed Tororo Broadcasting Network (TBN) arrived in the country recently, and was last week cleared for delivery and installation. Transmission equipment is also on the way. “We have taken delivery of studio equipment having made good the suppliers cost, and …
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Access to Kenyan market still a pain for Ugandan traders Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Ugandan traders had high hopes when Betty Maina, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development visited Uganda on a recent weeklong bilateral visit. The local traders hoped that the key issues that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Long-distance truck drivers have appealed to East African Community head of states to curb increased armed violence targeting cargo convoys in South Sudan and compensate victims who lost lives and properties. The call follows four separate armed attacks on the cargo fleet along the Nimule-Juba …
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