Uganda
South Korea hails Uganda on promoting security
South Korea has hailed the government of Uganda for ensuring national security that has stimulated peace and an environment that fosters economic growth. South Korean Ambassador Park Jong-Dae gives a speech on Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) at a public- private patnership consulation worshop Park Jong-Dae, the South Korean ambassador More...
UNDP advises Uganda on poverty eradication
Government has been called on to consider the rural communities during the planning process if the country is to increased household incomes that will reduce poverty levels. The United Nations Development Programme More...
South Korea eyes rural satellite communication
President Yoweri Museveni has called on South Korean investors to tap into Uganda’s abundant resources, saying Uganda is a rich country with many resources that need to be exploited for development. He cited More...
Katakwi leaders panic over NAADS
District leaders in Katakwi in eastern Uganda have said they are frustrated by the uncertainty surrounding the future of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS). A farmer Joseph Okiror from Magoro in More...
Uganda to scrap tax on retirement benefits
The Government is considering removing all tax levied on retirement benefits for employees in the formal sector. Andrew Kasirye is the chairperson of the Uganda Retirements Benefits Regulatory Authority The move More...
Uganda Govt plans fuel tax hike
The Government has ruled out the possibility of dropping the taxes it has proposed in the forthcoming 2013/2014 budget. Ever since the release of the budget framework paper last month which contains the draft budget More...
Entebbe express way diverted over compensation
Parts of the proposed Kampala-Entebbe expressway route have been diverted to avoid paying off expensive property owners and ease the weight on a constrained compensation budget. An artistic impression of the Kampala-Entebbe More...
Uganda has room for investment in meat industry-Wakikhona
Government has called for massive investment in the beef industry as another way of eradicating poverty among Ugandans. State minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperative, David Wakikhona The Minister of State for More...
Hospital accountant charged over sh55m fraud
Mubende Hospital senior accountant, who allegedly siphoned funds amounting to over sh55m, has been charged with fraud. Henry Okumu Okori appeared before anti-corruption court magistrate, Michael Lagara, who sent More...
Uganda: Health service providers warned
State minister for primary health care, Sarah Opendi, has asked health service providers to make their messages clear to the public to reduce risks of health infections in society. From (L-R) Chekweko, Minister More...
