Trade Ministry says the Ease of Doing business does not reflect true picture on the ground Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda slide its ranking on the World Bank’s ‘ease of doing business’ report for the second consecutive year, dropping five places to the 127 position owed to increase in …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Stanbic Bank Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has posted 56.6 in October up from 54.2 in September, recording above the 50.0 no-change mark for the 21st successive month. This reading is the highest since the survey began in June 2016. Four of the five monitored …
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We want action, say critics Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Human rights advocates and opposition politicians have reacted to President Yoweri Museveni’s recent letter on torture with frustration, labeling it as “merely cosmetic.” President Museveni’s Oct. 23 letter titled, “Guidelines on managing rioters, terrorists, criminals and looters and methods …
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Audit reveals need for honest discussion, greater accountable and sufficient funding Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Shining the spotlight on the huge numbers of refugees Uganda hosts peaked in June 2017 with a meeting of world leaders on the shores of Lake Victoria in Kampala that sought to raise …
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What it will take to turnaround fortunes of a bank with negative publicity and mixed performance Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The new Chief Executive Officer of dfcu bank is many things that his predecessor is not. He is an economist, young and top business executive. He also holds a …
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Why integrating HIV with non-HIV facilities cannot work Kampala, Uganda | HENRY ZAKUMUMPA | In many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, HIV services are still offered separately within health facilities. These HIV clinics have their own dedicated staff and infrastructure such as waiting areas, a separate patient flow system and they typically …
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TODAY #WCL3 ➡ Uganda ?? vs Kenya ?? 8.30am ➡ Oman ?? vs Denmark ?? 8.30am Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Uganda had better not be a one-batsman team if they are to keep any hopes of glory in the ongoing World Cricket League Division 3 tournament in Oman. Arnold Otwani has brought in nearly half of Uganda’s 365 runs as …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The office of the Prime Minister (OPM) together with the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition will launch a new policy brief on Nov.13 entitled ‘preventing nutrition loss and waste across the food systems’. This will be followed by a technical seminar …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thomas Kwoyelo, the former operations commander of the notorious rebel group, the Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA has denied the first three counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Kwoyelo was on Monday formally charged by the International Crimes Division of the High Court for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have been deployed in schools suspected of being involved in examination malpractice. The Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education- UACE started on Monday. Police Operations spokesperson Samson Lubega, who is also a representative on the UNEB Examination Security Committee, says that the officers were …
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