Demand for Ugandan pigs increases in China farmers tipped on bulk production: The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Vicent Bamulangaki Ssempijja has asked Ugandans to engage in large scale piggery production whose products are on high demand in Asian Countries. Ssempijja told East African Business Week that he has secured markets for Ugandan piggery […]
UNBS destroys substandard goods worth Shs3.5 Billion: The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has destroyed 413 metric tonnes of substandard goods worth Shs3.5 billion as it intensifies the fight against substandard products. According to Godwin Bonge Muhwezi the Principal Public Relations Office Uganda National Bureau of Standards, the goods destroyed included electronics, cosmetics, steel […]
Weak shilling increases costs in construction and manufacturing sector: The continued depreciation of the Ugandan shilling against the United States Dollar has pushed up the prices for construction and manufacturing sectors, a new report from the Uganda Bureau of statistics has revealed. According to the Construction Sector Indices report from UBOS it shows that the […]
Tax Commercial farmers instead of levying tax on social media: Civil Society advocates, advocating for the scrapping Social Media and Mobile Money tax have advised government to consider taxing large commercial farmers and to reduce government expenditure because this will enable government to raise more revenue. The agitators said Uganda has a good number of […]
Uganda’s seed sector crippled by lack of inspectors–report: Preliminary findings from the study conducted by the African Seed Access Index (TASAI) in Uganda warns that the country’s seeds market sector will be flooded with Imported seeds if the country does not strengthen the local seeds sector . The study reveals that though Uganda has many […]
President Museveni to officially open the Agric show tomorrow President Museveni to officially open the Agric show tomorrow The president of Uganda Farmers Federation Dick Nuwamanya Kamuganga has said President Yoweri Kauguta Museveni is expected to officially open the 26th National Agricultural trade show in Jinja. President Museveni who is also the patron of Uganda […]
BY SAMUEL NABWIISO KAMPALA, Uganda–The Chancellor, Uganda Christian University, Rev Stanly Ntgali has asked government to scrap income tax which government levies to non –profit education institutions in the country. Speaking at the University’s 19th graduation ceremony held at the main campus in Mukono , Ntagali said levying tax on education institutions negatively impacts the institution […]
BY SAMUEL NABWIISO KAMPALA, Uganda–Residents of Bugulumbya surrounding areas in Kamuli received free medical services at a free Airtel Uganda community health fair. The fair was held at Kasambira SDA Primary School and was presided over by Honorable Isaac Isanga Musumba. In partnership with The Hind’s Feet Project, a Non-Profit Organization that focuses on making […]
BY SAMUEL NABWIISO KAMPALA, Uganda–Infinix one of the leading manufacture of smart phones in the world has today unveiled its new smartphone device Note 5 on the Ugandan market. The new Note 5 is powered by Android one; “Beyond Intelligence” the smartphone is part of the Android one program designed to deliver software experienced by Google. […]
BY SAMUEL NABWIISO KAMPALA, Uganda–Save the Children has called upon the government of Uganda and international development partners to invest more in children. The children advocacy agency wants more resources to be allocated in education, health and child protection. Save the children said the government of Uganda should increase public expenditure on primary education to […]
BY SAMUEL NABWIISO KAMPALA, Uganda– Uganda will after September this year stop the importation of used vehicles that are older than 15 years from their manufacturing date. Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner for Customs, Dicksons Kateshumbwa said for environmental reasons, importation of vehicles above 15 years will be stopped. “If you are planning to import used […]
BY SAMUEL NABWIISO KAMPALA, Uganda–African Development Bank is to extend loan totaling to $20milion to Uganda for capitalizing Uganda Development Bank. The loan which is to be the approved within a period of three months will be used to extend cheap loans to Uganda’s, Business Community operating in the value chain of the agriculture sector. […]
BY SAMUEL NABWIISO KAMPALA, Uganda–dfcu Bank has officially handed over a refurbished Nakivubo Blue Primary School to KCCA. The handover was conducted at the school premises and presided over by KCCA’s Acting Director Education and Social Services Mr. Ambrose Atwoko. The handover of the school follows a UGX 85,000,000 donation made by dfcu Bank in […]