The firms seek to invest in energy, infrastructure, IT and pharmaceutical industries Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke | Uganda’s ever growing position as an attractive investment destination for French companies came to the fore recently as a delegation of more than 30 companies under the umbrella organisation MEDEF (Mouvement des …
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Welterweight Muzamir ‘King Kong’ Kakande won his final fight Sunday as Uganda ended the AIBA African Boxing Championships in Congo Brazzaville with a gold and two silver medals. It is Uganda’s first gold in a major boxing tournament in 13 years. Uganda national champion Kakande beat Mauritian Merven Clair on …
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Says revamping the economy will depend on government spending Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The Central Bank has once again lowered its indicative lending rate, the Central Bank Rate, in a bid to push commercial bank rates down and spur private sector borrowing in the next three months. …
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Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | President Yoweri Museveni and technocrats at the Energy Ministry are set to pick an investor for Uganda’s $4 billion refinery but details of what is emerging from negotiations and due diligence meetings is troubling. Insiders say the in-fighting, intrigue and lobbying that has undermined previous infrastructure …
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Forced demarcation has put an end to the peaceful coexistence between the Acholi and the Madi Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On June 7, the nation was shocked again when the on-and-off Apaa land conflict in the northern district of Amuru escalated into violence, this time leaving eight people dead. Shocking …
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THIS WEEK: Prisons boss decries remand inmate population Commissioner General of Prisons Johnson Byabashaija has decried the population of inmates on remand in Ugandan prions as the highest in East Africa. Byabashaija was speaking to judicial officers and prosecutors at a plea bargaining conference in Kampala when he added that …
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THIS WEEK: KCCA warned on procurement A report by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) internal audit office has raised queries over how the city authority handles its procurement exercises. The report for the third quarter of the financial year of 2016/2017 notes that at least seven contracts were awarded …
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THIS WEEK: Anti-pornography committee starts work Father Simon Lokodo, the Minister for Ethics and Integrity has bolstered his fight against pornography by commissioning a government anti-pornography committee that has kicked off operations. The committee is headed by Dr Anette Kezaabu Kasimbazi. Other committee members include Dr Martin Sempa, Dalton Opwonya, …
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Prof Venansius Baryamureeba, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe and Prof Edward Kirumira are the three candidates out of whom the next Vice Chancellor for Makerere University will be picked. The three made impressive presentations as they sold their vision and leadership philosophies at a public forum attended by government officials, academic staff, …
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THIS WEEK: Uganda needs 400bn for conservation – UN The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has tasked Uganda to raise an annual fee of Shs418billion to finance management and conservation of its endangered animal and plant species. Almaz Gebru, the country director of UNDP says the current infrastructure binge and …
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