US$2.4m to finance third phase of the FAO-China South-South cooperation Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Loyda Twinomujuni is a successful dairy farmer from Mbarara in south-western Uganda with 200 cows. She says about 110 of these are milked and each gives about 16 litres daily. But it was not …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 80 people have been arrested for illegal entry into Uganda. A group, which reportedly crossed into the Ugandan territory through Nyakabande sub county in Kisoro district, was arrested during an operation commanded by Kisoro district police commander Christopher Ruhunde early yesterday. Ruhunde …
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Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 70 professionals in enrolled Nursing, Midwifery, pharmacy, laboratory techniques, records and information management in Iganga District have been commissioned by President Yoweri Museveni. The graduands were awarded Diplomas and Certificates in Clinical Medicine, 3 years after the launching of the Institute. The graduation …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tourism earnings are estimated to have grown slower in the first ten months of 2019, according to to the Central Bank. The government had planned to attract more than one million tourists this year on top of the 1.8 million people received in 2018, …
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MUHAKANIZI: Unconsumed electricity will hit Uganda’s budget hard; capacity to rise to 1200MW, yet Ugandans can only consume 600MW Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda must now reserve money to pay for generated but unconsumed power for the next five years, Secretary to the Treasury Keith Muhakanizi has said. …
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Vacancy: Communications and Advocacy Manager IRC Uganda is an organisation working with governments, NGOs and people around the world to find long-term solutions to make access to safe drinking water and sanitation effective for all, forever. IRC works out of its headquarters in The Hague (the Netherlands) and has national …
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✅ Overall winner – IMC Kireka ✅ Innovation Award – IHK ✅ Reward your owner -IMC Mukono ✅ Team of Year – Kololo ✅ Best facility – Entebbe road ✅ Choice Award – Park Royal Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | International Medical Centre (IMC) on Saturday inaugurated its first …
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Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Twelve people have been swept to their deaths by floods in western Uganda, the Red Cross said on Saturday, as the East African country is battered by torrential rain. “We have recovered 12 bodies from the water and one person has been rushed to …
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Will Bemanya’s removal save or ruin the company? Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Bickering among government officials on who should take over the management of Uganda telecom as provisional administrator could scare away prospective investors, experts say. UTL needs around Shs255bn to clear some of its Shs536bn debt …
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Why many of our politicians go broke after leaving cabinet even though we think they are rich THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Last week, media reported that former Deputy Prime Minister, Henry Kajura, is in financial trouble. Three years after leaving cabinet, he is losing his …
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