The company remains strong to deliver good performance going forward, officials say Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Kampala-based drug manufacturer, Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Ltd, has recorded a Shs36bn loss for the financial year 2019/20 compared to a profit of Shs7bn recorded in the previous year. Company officials …
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Stats ahead of #Uganda’s 2021 elections ✳ 135 Districts ✳ 257 Counties ✳ 296 Constituencies ✳ 2,062 Sub Counties/TC/Mun ✳ 10,029 Parishes ✳ 68,733 Villages ✳ 34,344 Polling Stations ✳ 17,782,594 Registered Voters Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairman of the Uganda Electoral Commission (EC) Justice Simon …
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Experts differ on handling rising COVID-19 cases | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Recent increases in coronavirus disease COVID-19 cases are causing anxiety among Ugandans. Many fear the government will impose another lockdown. By June 11 total confirmed cases were 679. That is a jump of 172 cases or 34% from …
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How lies, fatigue are derailing Uganda’s fight against pandemic Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Ugandans no longer fear the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and that is very dangerous. Government officials in charge of fighting the spread of the disease are increasingly getting under pressure including from fake news. When Betty …
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What experts say about Shs45.4tn, debt, taxes Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE AND ISAAC KHISA | The 2020/21 national budget read on June 11 has been criticised by experts as weak on all fronts; from its stimulus and bailout programmes to the manner in which its figures were arrived at …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has reached an agreement with telecom company MTN Uganda to renew its license for a period of 12 years. MTN will pay sh372 billion for the license that commences on July 1, 2020. The telecom company said in a statement on Saturday that …
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Burundi court orders swearing in of president-elect Bujumbura, Burundi | AFP | Burundi’s constitutional court on Friday ruled that the country’s newly elected leader Evariste Ndayishimiye be sworn in as soon as possible following the sudden death of President Pierre Nkurunziza earlier this week. “No interim necessary, the president-elect …. …
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Budget 2021 summary ✳ Resource envelope Sh45.5 trillion ✳ Revenue Sh21.8 trillion ✳ Uganda GDP Sh138 trillion ✳ Uganda GDP rate +3.1% ✳ Electricity output 1254MW ✳ Paved roads 5600km ✳ National IT backbone, 49 districts ✳ Internet bandwidth $70/Mbps ✳ UDB sh1 trillion injection ✳ Domestic arrears pay 673bn …
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Bujumbura, Burundi | AFP | Burundi held an extraordinary cabinet meeting Thursday to discuss a way forward after the sudden death of long-serving ruler Pierre Nkurunziza left many anxious over the future of the troubled country. Nkurunziza, who died on Monday aged 55, had been due to step down in …
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#UGBUDGET20 ✳ Sh45.5 trillion ✳ Cuts on travel, conferences ✳ Security Sh4.5 trillion ✳ Works Sh5.8 trillion ✳ Govt to borrow Sh11trillion ✅ 2020 – Sh45 trillion ✅ 2019 – Sh40 trillion ✅ 2018 – Sh32 trillion ✅ 2017 – Sh22 trillion ✅ 2016 – Sh20 trillion Kampala, Uganda …
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